Tullyroan

Tullyroan
Irish transcription(s)
 • Derivation: Tulaigh Uí Ruáin
 • Meaning: "O'Rowan's hill"
Tullyroan

Tullyroan shown within Northern Ireland

Coordinates: 54°47′35″N 6°43′05″W / 54.793°N 6.718°WCoordinates: 54°47′35″N 6°43′05″W / 54.793°N 6.718°W
Country Northern Ireland
County County Londonderry
Barony Loughinsholin
Civil parish Kilcronaghan
Plantation grant Church lands
First recorded 1655
Government
 • Council Magherafelt District Council
 • Ward Tobermore
Area[1]
 • Total 134.22 ha (331.66 acres)
Irish grid ref H8294

Tullyroan (locally [ˌtӧliˈrɔːən] and IPA: [ˌtӧliˈrɔːnən] [sic], from Irish Tulaigh Uí Ruáin, meaning "O'Rowan's hill"[2]) is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the centre of the parish and is bounded by the townlands of: Brackaghlislea, Calmore, Cloughfin, Coolsaragh, Gortahurk, Tamnyaskey. It wasn't apportioned to any of the London livery companies, being kept as church lands.[3]

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.[4] It was also part of the former barony of Loughinsholin.[3]

Etymology

The townland of Tullyroan is derived from the Irish Tulaigh Uí Ruáin meaning "O'Rowan's hill".[2] Tulaigh (or Tulach), which means "hillock/hill" likely refers to Belmount Hill which is in this townland. The second element could be of several different origins such as ruán in the sense of buckwheat, which grew well on small hills, or in the sense of red land or soil, of which Tullyroan contains a considerable amount of heath especially around Belmount Hill. Despite this it is postulated that it in fact derives from the name O'Rowan, a name found in western Ireland, however in the 1663 Hearth Money Rolls, a "Knogher O'Rome" (read as O'Roine) is recorded within this parish.[2]

Belmount Hill in this townland is derived from the French Bel Mont, meaning "beautiful mountain".[2]

History

Along with the townlands of Granny, Mormeal, and Tamnyaskey, Tullyroan comprises the four townlands that make up the Bishop of Derrys lands in the parish. Prior to the Plantation of Ulster, these four townlands constituted the termon (or erenagh) land of the parish, and were known as "Ballintrolla, Derreskerdan, Dirrygrinagh et Kellynahawla". Despite these townlands being in the same location as the later townlands, it is now impossible to match their names accurately.[5]

Statistics

Population
Year Pop.
1841 198 [6]
1851 125 [6]
1861 144 [6]
1871 150 [6]
1881 113 [6]
1911 57 [4]
1926 63 [4]
Size (acres, roods, poles)
Year a, r, p
1851 322, 2, 15 [7]
1881 324, 1, 4[6]
1926 324, 1, 15 [4]
Earlier recorded forms
Year Form
1655-6 Tilleran 32 (D.S.) [3]
1813 Tullyrone (S.M.) [3]
(D.S.) Down Survey Map
(S.M.) - Sampson's Map

See also

References

  1. ↑ Northern Ireland Environment Agency. "NIEA Map Viewer". Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Toner, Gregory: Place-Names of Northern Ireland, page 134-5. Queen's University of Belfast, 1996, ISBN 0-85389-613-5
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 HistPop; County and County Borough of Londonderry, 1926, page 27
  5. ↑ Toner, Gregory: Place-Names of Northern Ireland, page 112. Queen's University of Belfast, 1996, ISBN 0-85389-613-5
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 HistPop; Area, population and number of houses, Vol. III, Ireland, 1881, page 698
  7. ↑ HistPop; County of Londonderry, 1851, page 241