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In 1868, the parish of Montiaghs contained the following places:"MONTIAGHS, (and Islands) a parish in the barony of East Oneilland, county Armagh, province of Ulster, Ireland, 9 miles N. of Richhill. Derrymacash is its post town. It is 5 miles long, and its greatest breadth is 4½ miles; containing the village of Charlestown. The surface is low and boggy. The parish is partly bordered by the river Bann, and a large portion of Lough Neagh is included within the limits; several islands in the lough belong to this parish. The interior is traversed by the road from Lurgan to Stewartstown. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Dromore, value £53, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was erected partly by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits in 1785. There are four or five day and a Sunday school. This parish is the property of Lord Lurgan, of Brownlow."
"CHARLESTOWN, (or Bannfoot) a village in the parish of Montiaghs and Islands, the barony of West O'Neilland, in the county of Armagh, province of Ulster, Ireland. It is situated upon Lough Neagh, 6 miles to the N.W. of Portadown.
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018