Moybeg Kirley

Moybeg Kirley (from Irish: Maigh Beag Corr Liath meaning "little plain of the grey pointed hill") is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the north-west of the parish, with the Moyola River forming its northern boundary. It is bounded by the townlands of Drumconready, Drumcrow, Kirley, Moneyguiggy, and Moneyshanere. It was apportioned to the Drapers company.^[1]

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

History

Population Year Pop. 1841 44 [3] 1851 41 [3] 1861 37 [3] 1871 35 [3] 1881 26 [3] 1911 9 [2] 1926 15 [2]

Size (acres, roods, poles) Year a, r, p 1851 162, 2, 22 [4] 1881 162, 1, 9 [3] 1926 162, 2, 9 [2]

Earlier recorded forms[5] Year Form 1609 Maybeg (O.S.) [1] 1613 Moybegg (Charter) [1] 1613 Moybegkerley 1622 Moybegkirlo 1659c Molock beg Quarter 1661 Half Moybegg and Taynaghmore 1813 Moybeg (S.M.) [1] (O.S.) - Ordnance Survey map (1609) (Charter) - Charter of Londonderry (1613) (S.M.) - Sampson's Map

See Also

• Kilcronaghan
• List of townlands in Tobermore
• Tobermore

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} 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; County and County Borough of Londonderry, 1926, page 24
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f} HistPop; Area, population and number of houses, Vol. III, Ireland, 1881, page 698
4. ^ HistPop; County of Londonderry, 1851, page 241
5. ^ Place Names NI - Moybeg Kirley