Falgortrevy is a
townland
A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...
lying within the Civil parishes in Ireland of
Maghera,
County Londonderry
County Londonderry ( Ulster-Scots: ''Coontie Lunnonderrie''), also known as County Derry ( ga, Contae Dhoire), is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the thirty two counties of Ireland and one of the nine counties of Ulster. B ...
,
Northern Ireland
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. It lies on the western boundary of the parish and is divided into two portions;
Falgortrevy (main portion) and Falgortrevy (detached portion), separated by small portions of the townlands of
Craigadick and
Tullyheran. The detached portion is also bounded by the townlands of
Craigmore and
Tirnony, whilst the main portion is also bounded by the townlands of
Ballynahone Beg and
Fallagloon
Fallagloon is a townland lying within the civil parish of Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the north-west boundary of the parish, and is bounded by the townlands of; Ballyknock, Ballynahone Beg, Bracaghreilly, Currudda, ...
. It wasn't apportioned to any of the London
livery companies, being kept as church lands.
The townland in 1926 was part of Tullykeeran
district electoral division as part of the
Maghera dispensary (registrar's) district of
Magherafelt
Magherafelt (, �mˠaxəɾʲəˈfʲiːlt̪ˠə is a small town and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 8,805 at the 2011 Census. It is the biggest town in the south of the county and is the social, econo ...
Rural District
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the Ad ...
.
Falgortrevy as part of
Maghera civil parish also lies in the historic
barony Barony may refer to:
* Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron
* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
* Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...
of
Loughinsholin
Loughinsholin () is a barony in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Its southeast borders the northwest shore of Lough Neagh, and itself is bordered by seven other baronies: Dungannon Upper to the south; Strabane Upper to the west; Keenaght ...
.
See also
*
Maghera
References
Townlands of County Londonderry
Civil parish of Maghera
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