Cloughfin, Kilcronaghan civil parish

Cloughfin (from Irish: Cloch Fionn meaning "white stone or Finn's stone") is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the center of the parish, and is bounded by the following townlands: Calmore, Coolsaragh, Killytoney, and Tullyroan. It was apportioned to the Drapers company and freeholds.^[1]

The townland currently lies within Tobermore electoral ward of Magherafelt District Council, however in 1901 and 1926 it was part of Iniscarn District Electoral Division as part of the Draperstown dispensery (registrar's) district of Magherafelt Rural District.^[2][3] It was also part of the former barony of Loughinsholin.^[1]

History

Population Year Pop. 1841 99 [4] 1851 72 [4] 1861 74 [4] 1871 64 [4] 1881 50 [4] 1891 44 [2] 1901 39 [2] 1911 29 [3] 1926 12 [3]

Size (acres, roods, poles) Year a, r, p 1851 178, 1, 7 [5] 1881 178, 1, 7 [4] 1901 178, 1, 7 [2] 1926 178, 2, 2 [3]

Earlier recorded forms[6] Year Form 1609 Cloghom (O.S.) 1613 Cloghfine 1613 Cloghom (Charter) 1622 Cloughtym 1654 Cloughfin 1654 Clowghfin 1657 Cloghony 1663 Clohtine 1767 Cloughfin (O.S.) - Ordnance Survey map 1609 (Charter) - Charter of Londonderry 1613

See Also

• Kilcronaghan
• List of townlands in Tobermore
• Tobermore

References

1. ^ ^{a b} 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
2. ^ ^{a b c d} HistPop; Area, houses, and population, Vol. III [Part 2, Ireland, 1901 Page 34]
3. ^ ^{a b c d} HistPop; County and County Borough of Londonderry, 1926, page 24
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f} HistPop; Area, population and number of houses, Vol. III, Ireland, 1881, page 698
5. ^ HistPop; County of Londonderry, 1851, page 241
6. ^ Place Names NI - Cloughfin