Granny (townland)
Granny (from Irish: Greanach meaning "gravely place" or from Irish: Crannaigh meaning "wooded place") is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the west of the parish on the boundary of the civil parish of Ballynascreen, and is bounded by the townlands of; Calmore, Duntribryan, Moneyshanere, Mormeal, and Tamnaskey. It wasn't apportioned to any of the London livery companies, being kept as church lands.[1]
The townland is currently part of Tobermore electoral ward of Magherafelt District Council, however in 1926 it was part of Tobermore district electoral division as part of the Maghera division of Magherafelt Rural District.[2] It was also part of the former barony of Loughinsholin.[1]
The hamlet of Kilross Villas and Kilross Primary School both lie within this townland along the Duntibryan road.[3]
History
Population
Year |
Pop. |
1841 |
100 [4] |
1851 |
88 [4] |
1861 |
78 [4] |
1871 |
77 [4] |
1881 |
57 [4] |
1911 |
37 [2] |
1926 |
36 [2] |
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Size (acres, roods, poles)
Year |
a, r, p |
1851 |
158, 0, 34 [5] |
1881 |
158, 0, 34 [4] |
1926 |
158, 3, 32 [2] |
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Earlier recorded forms[3]
Year |
Form |
1609 |
Durngrunagh |
1654 |
Cranne |
1654 |
Granny |
1657c |
Cranny |
1659c |
Mirmihellgrany
(joined with Mormeal) |
1661c |
Grenaghan |
1663 |
Crinney |
1672c |
Ganny |
1813 |
Granny (S.M.) [1] |
(S.M.) - Sampson's Map |
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See Also
References
- ^ a b c Notes on the Place Names of the Parishes and Townlands of the County of Londonderry, 1925, Alfred Moore Munn, Clerk of the Crown and Peace of the City and County of Londonderry
- ^ a b c d HistPop; County and County Borough of Londonderry, 1926, page 27
- ^ a b Place Names NI - Granny
- ^ a b c d e f HistPop; Area, population and number of houses, Vol. III, Ireland, 1881, page 698
- ^ HistPop; County of Londonderry, 1851, page 241
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