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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Derry (Londonderry) => Topic started by: microbe on Wednesday 15 April 09 18:53 BST (UK)
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Is there such a thing as a townland map for the Bann Valley? If not how does one tell where they are and whether townlands you are interested in are adjacent?
Thanks
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To start with, here's a map of the civil parishes in Co. Londonderry:
http://applications.proni.gov.uk/geogindx/lond.htm
To find townlands and parishes in Ireland: www.thecore.com/seanruad
Be sure to change default setting from 'exact match' to search for part of a word.
Administrative Division of Ireland: http://ireland.kiwicelts.com/irishMap/ireMap.html
This site can be hard to use at first and not complete for everywhere in Londonderry but well worth persisting to see if the area you are interested in is included.
Not sure if there is such a thing online as Co. Derry townland maps. I work with set of O.S. townland maps and other reference books and maps.
If there's a certain area you are interested in let me know and I'll see what I can find for you.
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Do you know which parish in particular? I have townland maps for Aghadowey, Agivey, Errigle and Desertoghill in published books (but can't reporduce them here due to copyright restrictions).
The maps on the Griffith website show townland boundaries - and you can fade in the present day road system to get a feel for where they are on the ground.
http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/gv_place_search_form.php
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Thank you to both replies. The various links you supplied have given me a clearer picture of the relative location of the townlands i particularly wanted to know about i.e. Moneydig,Culnaman, Bovedy, Dullaghy, Ballylame & Drumane.
I am still puzzling over Drumane. As a child visiting my grandparents in Coolnaman I knew of a place called Drumene nearby (1 - 2 miles away ). Also on my grandparents wedding certificate my grandmother's place of residence is shown as Drumeene. however I could never find it in any of my searches despite varying the spelling. The nearest I found was Drumane in Tamlaght O'Crilly....BUT today poring over the Griffiths maps I found it in Culnaman and spelt Drummeene. So presumably it is not a townland but what is it?
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This web-site may help. www.4qd.org/bann/
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This web-site may help. www.4qd.org/bann/
Above link doesn't work- here's the current link to Bann Valley site:
www.torrens.org.uk/Genealogy/BannValley/index.html
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Drumeene (not sure of spelling) is a hill – and a very steep one as I remember from riding (more likely, pushing) my bike up it as a child!
If you go to Culnaman on the Griffith map and fade in the modern road network you should be able to find the junction of the Gortin Road and Carrowreagh Road in the eastern corner of the townland. Drumeene is the hill running up the Carrowreagh Road from this crossroads towards Moneydig. I’m pretty sure it’s in Culnaman in Desertoghill parish, but that crossroads marks the meeting point of three parishes, so part of Drumeene hill is probably in Gortin Coolhill (Parish of Aghadowey – north along Gortin Road from crossroads) and Tamlaght townland (Parish of Kilrea - east from junction along Carrowreagh Road).
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Many’s a time I whizzed down that hill on my bicycle.
Great childhood times.
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https://www.logainm.ie/58296.aspx Drummeen
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http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=4334
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Hi Hallmark - that's the wrong Drummeen - here's the link to it on googlemaps
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.9892263,-6.5877887,3a,75y,255.37h,117.12t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1scu_o2Xkf4bsqeZjn8J-p9A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
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Culnaman has several sub-denominations in it; ie smaller areas named, but not accorded townland status by officialdom. Used by locals. Drumeen is one; the Carragh is another (divided into upper and lower Carragh, at that) and possibly also "the Wood"
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According to the Topographical Index - "Culnaman is a Townland in County Londonderry, in the District Council area of Coleraine, in the Ward of Agivey, in the District Electoral Division of Bovagh".
Brown1777
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Culnaman has several sub-denominations in it; ie smaller areas named, but not accorded townland status by officialdom. Used by locals. Drumeen is one; the Carragh is another (divided into upper and lower Carragh, at that) and possibly also "the Wood"
It is the smaller areas such as Drumeen, The Carragh, etc. that were "not accorded townland status by officialdom", Brown1777. No one is disputing that Culnaman (Coolnaman, etc.) is a townland.
https://www.townlands.ie/londonderry/coleraine/desertoghill/culnaman/
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Perhaps I should not have commented? Will have to ask for permission in future. Brown1777
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Perhaps I should not have commented? Will have to ask for permission in future. Brown1777
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