BALLINDERRY

In 1868, the parish of Ballinderry contained the following places:

"BALLINDERRY, a parish partly in the barony of Loughinsholin, in the county of Londonderry, and partly in the barony of Dungannor, in the county of Tyrone, province of Ulster, Ireland, 6 miles to S.E. of Moneymore. It is situated in a fertile and cultivated country on the banks of the Ballinderry river, which here forms the boundary of the two counties above-mentioned, and falls into Lough Neagh. A fort was erected here in 1615 by the London Salters' Company, and was captured during the Civil War by Sir Phelim O'Nial. Agriculture is the chief occupation of the inhabitants; but cotton and linen weaving are also carried on to some extent. There is a large distillery near Ballyronan. The living is a rectory, of the value of £437, in the diocese of Armagh and Clogher, and in the patronage of the archbishop. The church, erected in 1707, is in the perpendicular style. There are chapels belonging to the Roman Catholics and the Wesleyans, and several schools."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018