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Lurgan

"Lurgan, a parish, in the county of Cavan, and province of Ulster, on the road from Kells to Cavan; containing, with the posttown of Virginia (which is separately described), 6387 inhabitants. It comprises, according to the Ordnance survey, 11,327 statute acres, including 9221 acres of water, of which the greater portion is in Lough Ramor; 8423 acres are applotted under the tithe act, and there is a large portion of bog and moor."
[From Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837)]

Cemeteries

• Maghera Cemetery
• O Connell, P. "Lurgan Epitaphs", Breifne, Vol. 1, No. 4 (1964) p. 376-386
• Raffony Graveyard, Virginia
• Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland, v.4, p.7
  • Dr. Daniel O'Reilly, Bishop of Clogher, is buried in the ruined cemetery of Lurgan, 2½ miles north of Virginia on the road to Ballyjamesduff, he being of the Castlelerahan O'Reilly, under a tomb bearing this epitaph:-

    "Hic jacent exuviæ Reverendissimi Domini Daniels O'Reilly, per triginta annos Catholici Clogherensis Episcopi. obiit 24 Martii Anno 1778 ætate 79."

• Griffiths Valuation
  • Graveyard, Lurgan
  • Graveyard, Lurgan, Lessor: James HUNTER

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Census

• Census LDS Film 0597158
• Census Substitutes
  • "1584 Fiants", Breifny Antiquarian Society Journal, v.1
  • Barony of Castlerahan
    • 1630 Muster Roll
    • "1664 Hearth Money Roll for barony of Castlerahan", Breifne, v.7 No. 25, 1987, p.489-497
    • 1851: List of Inhabitants of Castlerahan Barony c. 1851 With Killinkere Catholic Parish Registers. NLI Pos. 5349
  • Cunningham, T. P. "The 1766 Religous Census, Kilmore and Ardagh", Breifne, Vol. 1, No. 4 (1962) p. 357-362
    • See also LDS Film 100173.

Land and Property

• Earl of Fingall: Rent Rolls, 1750, NLI Ms. 8024
• Farnham Estate
• The Massereene papers

Maps

• Townland Map

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Names, Geographical

• Ceallaigh, Ó. L. "Townland Names in the Parish of Lurgan", Heart of Breifne, 1985, pp. 53-66.
• Townland Listing from 1851 Census - IreAtlas Townland Database
  • Aghacashel, Aghaloughan, Aghnadrung
  • Ballaghanea, Ballaghanea Island, Burrencarragh, Burrenrea
  • Carrakeelty Beg, Carrakeelty More, Cleggan, Coppanagh Glebe, Coragh, Cornashesk, Cornaslieve, Correagh Glebe, Crannadillon, Curracloghan, Curraghkeel, Curraghmore
  • Deerpark, Derryevin, Drumderg, Drumderg Glebe, Drumgora, Drumhell, Drummoney, Dunancory
  • Fintawan
  • Gallonnambraher
  • Keelagh Glebe, Killnagun
  • Lattoon, Lisduff, Lisgrea, Lislea, Lismeen, Lisnafana, Lurgan, Lurgan Glebe
  • Mullaghmore, Murmod
  • Pollamalady, Pollintemple
  • Rahardrum
  • Stramatt
  • Virginia
  • Woodworths Island

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Town Records

• Virginia

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[Last updated: 04 October 2004 - Colin Ferguson ]