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Loughinsholin

Loughinsholin (from Irish Loch Inse Ui Fhloinn 'lough of O'Lynn's island'[1]) is a barony in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.[2] Its southeast borders the northwest shore of Lough Neagh, and itself is bordered by seven other baronies: Dungannon Upper to the south; Strabane Upper to the west; Keenaght and Coleraine to the north; Kilconway, Toome Upper, and Toome Lower to the east.[2] It was formed largely on the extent of the northern part of the medieval Irish túath of Uí Tuirtri.

The Sperrin Mountains rise to the west of Loughinsholin, with Slieve Gallion and Carntogher the two most notable mountains of the range in the barony.[1] The Ballinderry River flows along the southern boundary of the barony, with the River Moyola cutting through the middle, both emptying into Lough Neagh. The largest settlement in the barony is town of Magherafelt.

History Edit

Medieval history and Uí Tuirtri Edit

The area of land that forms Loughinsholin has changed control several times throughout history. During the first millennium, it was part of the over-kingdom of Ulaid. It would then become part of the over-kingdom of Airgialla, founded by the Three Collas from their conquests in Ulster. One of the under-kingdoms of Airgialla was Uí Tuirtri, named after Fiachu Tort, son of Colla Uais (one of the Three Collas), which stretched from the River Blackwater south of Dungannon to the River Bior (meaning water, modern day Moyola River[3]), located half a mile north of Tobermore.

The Ó Floinn sept (English: O'Lynn) would come to prominence in Uí Tuirtri, with their power-base situated on a crannog just outside the modern village of Desertmartin. The lake this crannog lay in became known as "Lough Insholin" and was preserved as the name of the barony of Loughinsholin upon its creation. Centuries later, Shane More O'Hagan, once owner of Calmore Castle within the parish of Kilcronaghan in the barony, later married a lady from these O'Lynn's and took up residence at "Lough Insholin".[4]

With the expansion of the Cenél nEógain into Airgialla, the territory of Uí Tuirtri west of the river Bann eventually passed into the overlordship of Tír Eóghain.[5] By the 1350s, the Clandeboye O'Neills had stepped into the power-vacuum left by the collapse of the Earldom of Ulster,[6] and expanded to encompass all of Uí Tuirtri.

The last recorded lord of Loughinsholin was Brian Carrach O'Neill from a branch of the Clandeboye O'Neills. Brian Carrach's residence along the border of the parishes of Kilcronaghan and Ballynascreen became known as Dún Tí Bhriain (preserved as the townland of Duntibryan).[7] His daughter Anne, was the second wife of last prince of Clandeboye, Shane MacBryan O'Neill of Edenduffcarrick, later known as Shane's Castle, Antrim. Brian Carrach was killed by Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone[8] in 1586.[4]

On 15 July 1591, County Tyrone was divided into eight baronies, of which one was "Loghynisolin", containing the districts of Cloncankayne (Glenconkeyne) and Kilytraghe (Killetra).[9][10]

Charter of Londonderry Edit

The barony of Loughinsholin upon creation was originally part of County Tyrone, and in the survey of 1609, the map for the area shows it divided into two sections; the first of which contains the ancient Irish districts of "Killetragh" (Killetra), "Tomlagh", "Tarraghter", and "Melannagh" (Melanagh). The second of which contained the ancient districts of "Glanconkeyne" (Glenconkeyne) and "Clandonel" (Clandonnell).[11]

In 1613 however as part of the Charter of Londonderry, most of the barony except for the south-western portion consisting of Tarraghter and Melanagh, was incorporated into the new county of Londonderry. The remainder, which remained in County Tyrone, along with the barony of Mountjoy was amalgamated with that of Dungannon.[12][13]

Proportions Edit

Prior to 1613 and the creation of County Londonderry, the barony of Loughinsholin, like that of Coleraine, Keenaght, and Tirkeeran, was divided up into "proportions" for the survey carried out in 1609. The names and extent of these proportions were recited in the grant of the new county to The Honourable The Irish Society.[11] The estates of three of the great twelve London livery companies had their centres in the barony: the Drapers' Company in present-day Moneymore; the Salters' Company in Magherafelt; and the Vintners' Company in Bellaghy.

In most instances each proportion lay within one of the ancient territories that consisted the barony, in which each proportion consisted of a number of townlands.[11]

Killetra Edit

  • Ballinemanagh - A middle proportion consisting of 1,500 acres, besides glebe land.[11]
  • Drumrott - A small proportion consisting of 1,000 acres, besides glebe land.[11]
  • Tirnafessy - A small proportion consisting of 1,000 acres, besides glebe land.[11]

Clandonnell Edit

  • Gortconra - A great proportion consisting of 2,000 acres, besides glebe land.[11]
  • Ballymacrossy - A small proportion consisting of 1,000 acres.[11]

Glenconkeyne Edit

  • Moysaden - A small proportion consisting of 1,000 acres.[11]
  • Cohoire - A small proportion consisting of 1,000 acres, besides glebe land.[11]
  • Cynah - A small proportion consisting of 1,000 acres, besides glebe land.[11]

Tomlagh Edit

  • Balleletrim - A great proportion consisting of 2,500 acres, besides glebe land.[11]

Other proportions Edit

  • Corramony - A small proportion split between Clandonnell and Glenconkeyne consisting of 1,000 acres, besides glebe land.[11]
  • Lackah - A small proportion split between Killetra and Tomlagh consisting of 1,000 acres.[11]
  • Tyrassan - A small proportion consisting of 420 acres.[11]
  • Lands in Killetra that in all make up two proportions consisting of 420 and 560 acres respectively.[11]

List of settlements Edit

Below is a list of settlements in Loughinsholin:[1]

Towns Edit

Villages Edit

Hamlets and population centres Edit

  • Ballinderry Bridge
  • Ballymaguigan
  • Ballyneese
  • Churchtown
  • Glen
  • Herveyhill
  • Tamlaght O'Crilly
  • The Six Towns

List of civil parishes Edit

Below is a list of civil parishes in Loughinsholin:[14]

  • Arboe (split with barony of Dungannon Upper)
  • Artrea (split with barony of Dungannon Upper)
  • Ballinderry (split with barony of Dungannon Upper)
  • Ballynascreen
  • Ballyscullion (split with barony of Toome Upper)
  • Derryloran (split with barony of Dungannon Upper)
  • Desertlyn
  • Desertmartin
  • Kilcronaghan
  • Killelagh
  • Kilrea
  • Lissan (also partly in barony of Dungannon Upper)
  • Maghera
  • Magherafelt
  • Tamlaght (split with barony of Dungannon Upper)
  • Tamlaght O'Crilly (split with barony of Coleraine)
  • Termoneeny

References Edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Loughinsholin". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
  3. ^ Magherafelt Parish
  4. ^ a b Statistical Reports of Six Derry Parishes 1821, John MacCloskey
  5. ^ Ireland's History In Maps
  6. ^ Medieval Ireland: An Encyclopedia. Editors Seán Duffy, Ailbhe MacShamhráin, and James Moynes
  7. ^ Mr. John O'Donovan's Letters from County Londonderry (1834)
  8. ^ Tyrone's Rebellion, by Hyram Morgan
  9. ^ Reeves, William. Acts of Archbishop Colton in his Metropolitan Visitation of the Diocese of Derry, A.D. MCCCXCVII. Dublin: printed for the Irish Archaeological Society, 1850.
  10. ^ "Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae Asservatarum Repertorium". 1829. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p The Conquest of Ireland - County Londonderry Lands and Families in Northern Ireland, page 388, Rev. George Hill
  12. ^ - A New History of Ireland, pages 111-112
  13. ^ Map depicting the baronies that were part of the Plantation of Ulster
  14. ^ Map of the baronies and civil parishes of County Londonderry

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Loughinsholin from Irish Loch Inse Ui Fhloinn lough of O Lynn s island 1 is a barony in County Londonderry Northern Ireland 2 Its southeast borders the northwest shore of Lough Neagh and itself is bordered by seven other baronies Dungannon Upper to the south Strabane Upper to the west Keenaght and Coleraine to the north Kilconway Toome Upper and Toome Lower to the east 2 It was formed largely on the extent of the northern part of the medieval Irish tuath of Ui Tuirtri Loughinsholin Loch Inse Ui Fhloinn 1 Irish Location of Loughinsholin County Londonderry Northern Ireland Sovereign stateUnited KingdomCountryNorthern IrelandCountyLondonderryThe Sperrin Mountains rise to the west of Loughinsholin with Slieve Gallion and Carntogher the two most notable mountains of the range in the barony 1 The Ballinderry River flows along the southern boundary of the barony with the River Moyola cutting through the middle both emptying into Lough Neagh The largest settlement in the barony is town of Magherafelt Contents 1 History 1 1 Medieval history and Ui Tuirtri 1 2 Charter of Londonderry 2 Proportions 2 1 Killetra 2 2 Clandonnell 2 3 Glenconkeyne 2 4 Tomlagh 2 5 Other proportions 3 List of settlements 3 1 Towns 3 2 Villages 3 3 Hamlets and population centres 4 List of civil parishes 5 ReferencesHistory EditMedieval history and Ui Tuirtri Edit The area of land that forms Loughinsholin has changed control several times throughout history During the first millennium it was part of the over kingdom of Ulaid It would then become part of the over kingdom of Airgialla founded by the Three Collas from their conquests in Ulster One of the under kingdoms of Airgialla was Ui Tuirtri named after Fiachu Tort son of Colla Uais one of the Three Collas which stretched from the River Blackwater south of Dungannon to the River Bior meaning water modern day Moyola River 3 located half a mile north of Tobermore The o Floinn sept English O Lynn would come to prominence in Ui Tuirtri with their power base situated on a crannog just outside the modern village of Desertmartin The lake this crannog lay in became known as Lough Insholin and was preserved as the name of the barony of Loughinsholin upon its creation Centuries later Shane More O Hagan once owner of Calmore Castle within the parish of Kilcronaghan in the barony later married a lady from these O Lynn s and took up residence at Lough Insholin 4 With the expansion of the Cenel nEogain into Airgialla the territory of Ui Tuirtri west of the river Bann eventually passed into the overlordship of Tir Eoghain 5 By the 1350s the Clandeboye O Neills had stepped into the power vacuum left by the collapse of the Earldom of Ulster 6 and expanded to encompass all of Ui Tuirtri The last recorded lord of Loughinsholin was Brian Carrach O Neill from a branch of the Clandeboye O Neills Brian Carrach s residence along the border of the parishes of Kilcronaghan and Ballynascreen became known as Dun Ti Bhriain preserved as the townland of Duntibryan 7 His daughter Anne was the second wife of last prince of Clandeboye Shane MacBryan O Neill of Edenduffcarrick later known as Shane s Castle Antrim Brian Carrach was killed by Hugh O Neill Earl of Tyrone 8 in 1586 4 On 15 July 1591 County Tyrone was divided into eight baronies of which one was Loghynisolin containing the districts of Cloncankayne Glenconkeyne and Kilytraghe Killetra 9 10 Charter of Londonderry Edit The barony of Loughinsholin upon creation was originally part of County Tyrone and in the survey of 1609 the map for the area shows it divided into two sections the first of which contains the ancient Irish districts of Killetragh Killetra Tomlagh Tarraghter and Melannagh Melanagh The second of which contained the ancient districts of Glanconkeyne Glenconkeyne and Clandonel Clandonnell 11 In 1613 however as part of the Charter of Londonderry most of the barony except for the south western portion consisting of Tarraghter and Melanagh was incorporated into the new county of Londonderry The remainder which remained in County Tyrone along with the barony of Mountjoy was amalgamated with that of Dungannon 12 13 Proportions EditPrior to 1613 and the creation of County Londonderry the barony of Loughinsholin like that of Coleraine Keenaght and Tirkeeran was divided up into proportions for the survey carried out in 1609 The names and extent of these proportions were recited in the grant of the new county to The Honourable The Irish Society 11 The estates of three of the great twelve London livery companies had their centres in the barony the Drapers Company in present day Moneymore the Salters Company in Magherafelt and the Vintners Company in Bellaghy In most instances each proportion lay within one of the ancient territories that consisted the barony in which each proportion consisted of a number of townlands 11 Killetra Edit Ballinemanagh A middle proportion consisting of 1 500 acres besides glebe land 11 Drumrott A small proportion consisting of 1 000 acres besides glebe land 11 Tirnafessy A small proportion consisting of 1 000 acres besides glebe land 11 Clandonnell Edit Gortconra A great proportion consisting of 2 000 acres besides glebe land 11 Ballymacrossy A small proportion consisting of 1 000 acres 11 Glenconkeyne Edit Moysaden A small proportion consisting of 1 000 acres 11 Cohoire A small proportion consisting of 1 000 acres besides glebe land 11 Cynah A small proportion consisting of 1 000 acres besides glebe land 11 Tomlagh Edit Balleletrim A great proportion consisting of 2 500 acres besides glebe land 11 Other proportions Edit Corramony A small proportion split between Clandonnell and Glenconkeyne consisting of 1 000 acres besides glebe land 11 Lackah A small proportion split between Killetra and Tomlagh consisting of 1 000 acres 11 Tyrassan A small proportion consisting of 420 acres 11 Lands in Killetra that in all make up two proportions consisting of 420 and 560 acres respectively 11 List of settlements EditBelow is a list of settlements in Loughinsholin 1 Towns Edit MagherafeltVillages Edit Ballyronan Bellaghy Castledawson Clady Desertmartin Draperstown Inishrush Kilrea Knockloughrim Maghera Moneymore Swatragh Tamlaght The Loup Tobermore UpperlandsHamlets and population centres Edit Ballinderry Bridge Ballymaguigan Ballyneese Churchtown Glen Herveyhill Tamlaght O Crilly The Six TownsList of civil parishes EditBelow is a list of civil parishes in Loughinsholin 14 Arboe split with barony of Dungannon Upper Artrea split with barony of Dungannon Upper Ballinderry split with barony of Dungannon Upper Ballynascreen Ballyscullion split with barony of Toome Upper Derryloran split with barony of Dungannon Upper Desertlyn Desertmartin Kilcronaghan Killelagh Kilrea Lissan also partly in barony of Dungannon Upper Maghera Magherafelt Tamlaght split with barony of Dungannon Upper Tamlaght O Crilly split with barony of Coleraine TermoneenyReferences Edit a b c d Loughinsholin Placenames Database of Ireland Department of Community Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Retrieved 10 June 2011 a b PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland Magherafelt Parish a b Statistical Reports of Six Derry Parishes 1821 John MacCloskey Ireland s History In Maps Medieval Ireland An Encyclopedia Editors Sean Duffy Ailbhe MacShamhrain and James Moynes Mr John O Donovan s Letters from County Londonderry 1834 Tyrone s Rebellion by Hyram Morgan Reeves William Acts of Archbishop Colton in his Metropolitan Visitation of the Diocese of Derry A D MCCCXCVII Dublin printed for the Irish Archaeological Society 1850 Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae Asservatarum Repertorium 1829 Retrieved 12 May 2015 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p The Conquest of Ireland County Londonderry Lands and Families in Northern Ireland page 388 Rev George Hill A New History of Ireland pages 111 112 Map depicting the baronies that were part of the Plantation of Ulster Map of the baronies and civil parishes of County Londonderry 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