Tír Eoghain / Tyrone / Land of Owen
A list of civil & religious parishes within Co. Tyrone as well as the Barony & Union for the civil parish. Brackets ([]) denote the current parish name.
Civil Parish |
Roman Catholic |
Church of Ireland |
Presbtyerian |
Town |
Barony |
Union |
| Aghaloo | Aghaloo | Aghaloo or Caledon Brantry |
Minterburn Ballymagrane Caledon |
Caledon | Dungannon Lwr | Armagh Clogher Dungannon |
| Aghalurcher | Aghalurcher (Lisnaskea) |
Aghalurcher Kiltermon |
none | Clogher | Clogher | |
| Arboe | Arboe | Arboe | Dungannon Upr | Cookstown | ||
| Ardstraw | Ardstraw East [Newtownstewart] Ardstraw West [Ardstraw West & Castlederg] |
Ardstraw | Newtownstewart | Omagh West | Castlederg | |
| Artrea | Artrea | Artrea | Moneymore | Dungannon Upr | Cookstown | |
| Ballinderry | Ballinderry | Ballinderry | Dungannon Upr | Cookstown | ||
| Ballyclog | Ballyclog & Donaghenry [Coalisland] | Ballyclog | none | Dungannon Upr | Cookstown | |
| Bodoney Lower | Bodoney Lower [Gortin] Greencastle | Bodoney Lower | Strabane Upr | Gortin | ||
| Bodoney Upper | Bodoney Upper (Cranagh) [Plumbridge] | none Sperrin (hamlet) |
Strabane Upr | Gortin | ||
| Camus | Camus Mourne |
Camus | Strabane Lwr | Strabane | ||
| Cappagh | Cappagh | Cappagh Edenderry Lislimnaghan |
Mountfield (village) | Strabane Upr | Omagh | |
| Carnteel | Aghaloo | Carnteel | Aughnacloy | Aughnacloy | Dungannon Lwr | Clogher |
| Clogher | Clogher Fivemiletown |
Clogher Fivemiletown Errigle Portclare Augher |
Aughentain Cavanaleck Clogherny Glenhoy |
Clogher Augher Fivemiletown |
Clogher | Clogher |
| Clogherny | Ballintacker | Clogherny | Clogherny Seskinore or Newtownparry |
Beragh (village) | Omagh East | Omagh |
| Clonfeacle | Clonfeacle [Moy] | Moy Benburb Eglish |
Dungannon Mid | Dungannon | ||
| Clonoe | Clonoe | Clonoe | none, but near Coalisland & Stewartstown | Dungannon Mid | Dungannon | |
| Derryloran | Derryloran | Derryloran | Sandholes Cookstown |
Dungannon Upr | Cookstown | |
| Desertcreat | Desertcreight | Desertcreat | none Tullahoge (hamlet) |
Dungannon Upr | Cookstown | |
| Donacavey | Donaghcavey [Fintona] | Donacavey | Ballynahatty or Creevan Fintona |
Fintona | Clogher | Omagh |
| Donaghedy | Donaghedy or Dunamanagh [Donemana] | Donaghedy |
Donaghedy Donemana |
Dunamanagh | Strabane Lwr | Strabane |
| Donaghenry | Donaghenry Coalisland |
Donaghenry Brackaville |
Stewartstown Newmills |
Stewartstown | Dungannon Mid | Cookstown |
| Donaghmore | Donaghmore | Donaghmore | Castlecaulfield Clonaneese Upr Clonaneese Lwr |
Dungannon Mid | Dungannon | |
| Dromore | Dromore | Dromore | Dromore | Omagh East | Omagh | |
| Drumglass | Drumglass [Dungannon] Killyman Tullyniskan |
Drumglass |
Dungannon Carland |
Dungannon | Dungannon Mid | Dungannon |
| Drumragh | Drumragh [Omagh] | Drumragh Clanabogan |
Omagh Trinity Gillygooley |
Omagh | Omagh East | Omagh |
| Errigal Keerogue | Errigal Kieran [Ballygawley] | Errigal Keerogue | Ballygawley Ballyreagh |
Ballygawley | Clogher | Clogher |
| Errigal Trough | Errigal Trough | Errigal Trough | Clogher | Clogher | ||
| Kildress | Kildress Killeenan |
Kildress | Orritor Claggan |
Oritor (hamlet) | Dungannon Upr | Cookstown |
| Killeeshill | Killeeshil | none | Dungannon Lwr | Dungannon | ||
| Killyman | Drumglass [Dungannon] Killyman Tullyniskan |
Killyman | none | Dungannon Mid | Dungannon | |
| Kilskeery | Kilskerry [Trillick] | Kilskeery | Trillick | Omagh East | Enniskillen | |
| Learmount | Learmount Cumber Upper |
Learmount |
Derry? | |||
| Leckpatrick | Leckpatrick | Leckpatrick | Ballymagorry (village) | Strabane Lwr | Strabane | |
| Lissan | Lissan | Lissan | none | Dungannon Upr | Cookstown | |
| Longfield East | Langfield [Drumquin] | Drumquin | Drumquin | Omagh West | Omagh | |
| Longfield West | Langfield | none | Omagh West | Castlederg | ||
| Magheracross | Kilskerry [Trillick] | Lowtherstown? | ||||
| Pomeroy | Pomeroy | Pomeroy | Pomeroy | Dungannon Mid | Dungannon | |
| Tamlaght | Arboe [Ardboe] Coagh |
Tamlaght | Coagh | Coagh | Dungannon Upr | Cookstown |
| Termonamongan | Termonamongan [Aghyaran] | Termonamongan | Killeter | Killeter | Omagh West | Castlederg |
| Termonmaguirk | Termonmaguirk [Carrickmore] | Cooley or Sixmilecross |
Sixmilecross | Carrickmore | Omagh East | Omagh |
| Tullyniskan | Drumglass [Dungannon] Killyman Tullyniskan |
Tullyniskan | Coalisland | Dungannon Mid | Dungannon | |
| Urney | Urney | Urney Derg Sion Mills |
Urney Castlederg Clady Sion Mills |
Sion Mills | Strabane Lwr | Strabane |
Civil Parish |
Roman Catholic | Church of Ireland | Presbyterian | Town |
Barony |
Union |
To see a map of the civil parishes, Co. Tyrone civil parish map (from PRONI)
The Poor Law Union is important to with respect to:
- civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths (1864 ->). In an index for vital records the union is the same as the Registration District
- Primary (Griffith's)Valuation
- getting an idea of the area in which an ancestor lived. Reading the various poor law union records, including the Board of Guardians Minute Books will give one an idea of the sociological conditions. To see the full details on Poor Law Records click here PRONI Poor Law Records (PRONI) http://proni.nics.gov.uk/records/poor_law.htm
The Barony is an important land division for records such as:
- the Old Age Pension census search forms, aka "Green Sheets" which are held in the National Archives, Dublin.
- Primary (Griffith's)Valuation
For information on genealogical research, click here to get to Sources for Co. Tyrone research[forthcoming]
© C. LawlerThis page was created Oct.1997 & updated June 1998 & May 1999
