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Clonfeacle (County Armagh portion)

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"Clonfeacle, a parish, partly in the barony of ARMAGH, and partly in that of O'NEILLAND WEST, county of ARMAGH, but chiefly in the barony of DUNGANNON, county of TYRONE, and province of ULSTER, 5-1/2 miles (N. N. W.) from Armagh; containing, with the districts of Derrygortrevy, Moy, and Blackwatertown, (each of which is separately described) 19,547 inhabitants. ... The parish is intersected by the river Blackwater, over which are several large and handsome stone bridges ; and comprises, according to the Ordnance survey, 26,218 statute acres, of which 21,582 re in Tyrone, and 4636 in Armagh. ... The scenery is pleasingly diversified and beautifully picturesque; the glen through which the Blackwater flows is highly romantic, and the canal, when completed, will add to the interest of the landscape. The principal seats are Dartrey Lodge, the residence of W. Olpherts, Esq. ; the Argory, of W. McGeough Bond, Esq. ; and Tullydoey, of J. Eyre Jackson, Esq. at which place is also the residence of T. Eyre, Esq. The weaving of linen is carried on extensively by the farmers and cottiers at their own dwellings ; and at Tullydoey is an extensive bleach-green."

[From the Clonfeacle segment in Lewis' Topographical Dictionary (1837)]

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Archives & Libraries

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Census

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Church Directories

  • Church of Ireland Clonfeacle
    • The Church of Ireland - Find a church page
      • Parish Church of St. Patrick -- Mailing address: 4 Clonfeacle Road, Benburb, Dungannon, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland BT71 7LQ; Tel: 028 3754 8239
    • Representative Church Body Library
      • Braemor Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14; Tel: +353 (0)1 4923979
  • Methodist Blackwatertown
    • United circuit evening service at Tullyroan; Tel: (028) 3833 2454
    • Portadown District Superintendent: Rev. Maurice Laverty, 5 The Hollows, Gilford Road, Lurgan, BT66 7FF.
    • Contact information from the Methodist Church in Ireland, Portadown District
  • Roman Catholic Moy (Armagh diocese)
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Church History

  • Coote, Charles, Sir, Excerpt from Statistical Survey of the County of Armagh, pub. 1804
  • Dillon, Charles (fl. 1980), Handing on the faith in Clonfeacle: St. Jarlath's Church bicentenary celebr... , The Author, Moy, 1980
    • QUB: Main Lib., Belfast Campus (Special Colls) - h p BX1507.C6/DILL
  • Rickey, Walter, The extraordinary conduct of the Rev. Doctor Richardson, Rector of the parish of Clonfecle in the Diocese of Armagh, towards the curate of the said parish; briefly stated, printed for the author, by John King, 2, Westmorland-Street, Dublin, 1807
    • NLI: LO 6200, Coll. Lo; P 1195(4), Collection P.
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Description & Travel

The Wikipedia entry for Clonfeacle (County Armagh portion).

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Gazetteers

  • The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.
  • Lewis, Samuel, Blackwatertown, from Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Ireland [1837] - hosted by Library Ireland
  • Lewis, Samuel, Clonfeacle, from Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Ireland [1837]
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Historical Geography

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Manors

  • Kerr, John, Churchill - home of the Verners, from Review - Journal of the Craigavon Historical Society, Vol. 6 No. 3
  • Major Collections held at the PRONI
    • The Dartrey Papers
    • The Verner Wingfield Papers
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OSI grid reference H8172755401 (Lat/Lon: 54.440574, -6.741129), Clonfeacle (County Armagh portion) which are provided by:

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Names, Geographical

  • Ó Paircín, Liam, in AINM, Journal of the Ulster Place-name Society, Index of Contents, AINM - I-VIII
    • Canary (par. Clonfeakle, bar. Oneilland W.) VII (1996-97), 7
    • Clonfeakle (bar. Oneilland W.) VII (1996-97), 7
    • Clonfeacle, Cluain Fiachna VIII (1998-2000), 18; VIII (1998-2000), 166 (= BUPNS Series I Vol. 1 Part 3 (Summer 1953, 49 [33])
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Newspapers

  • IrelandOldNews - an ongoing, volunteer project to transcribe 18th & 19th century Irish newspapers
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  • The Belfast Newspaper Index, 1737-1800; compiled by Dr. John C. Greene of Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

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Public Records

  • Holdings of documents related to Clonfeacle parish at the PRONI
    • Papers about individual parishes in the Armagh Diocesan Registry archive [Source]
      • "Clonfeacle, near Moy, Co. Tyrone -- The papers run from 1746 to 1964 (with many gaps), and include a c.1870 schedule of formal documents relating to buildings over the period 1742-1866, an epitome of a letter on irrigation addressed to the Rt Hon. Isaac Corry, c.1799-1804, by the incumbent, the Rev. Dr William Richardson, a memorial and estimates relating to the roof of the glebe house, 1802-1803, and an early-19th century memorial from the parishioners about a sum of money granted by the Board of First Fruits for a chapel of ease." Source:
    • The Dartrey Papers (D/3053 and D/526/2) [Source]
      • "Armagh estate papers: The Armagh estate is documented by title deeds, leases and other papers relating to tenements in Armagh city and to lands in Co. Armagh, chiefly the Blackwatertown estate in the parish of Clonfeacle, held under the See of Armagh, 1714-1872 and 1920. These include: legal opinion relating to the late Walter Dawson of Armagh’s lease of the tolls and customs of the markets and fairs of Armagh, which Primate Lindsay declared invalid, 1714; Primate’s leases to the Dawsons/Cremornes of lands in the territory of Clonfeacle, Co. Armagh, 1779-1836, and of tenements in Armagh city, 1795-1860; deeds of mortgage on tenements in Armagh city and on lands in Cos Armagh and Louth, held by the 1st Earl of Dartrey under the See of Armagh, 1872 and 1874; and Irish Land Commission and Estate Duty Office rentals of the Armagh estate of the late 2nd Earl of Dartrey, 1920 and 1921."
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Social Life & Customs

  • Lutton, Elizabeth, Childhood days at the Argory 1903-1916, from Review - The Journal of the Craigavon Historical Society, Vol. 6 No. 1
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Taxation

  • Valuation Records
    • 1848-1864, General valuation of rateable property in Ireland, "Griffith's Valuation"