A place called Tamleugh?

[pennymercer127]

"Mr Mullens named Tamleugh after his father's estate in Ireland, owing to the similarity of the small hills which were scattered about the neighborhood." - Tamleugh is near Violet Town, in Victoria, Australia.

Charles Mullens/Mullin/Mullins was born at Newtown Limavady c1819, the son of James Mullin and Rachel McDevitt and arrived in Melbourne, Australia about 1840. He had a sheep property called Moglonemby.

I'm keen to find baptism records for Charles and his siblings who also came to Victoria - John Michael, born c1829; Margaret, born c1831; James, born c1831 and William, born c1832.

Can anyone suggest where Tamleugh in Derry is/was?

[glensman]

Possibly the townland of Tamlaght which is in the parish of Magilligan close to Limavady.

[aghadowey]

Mullins (and variants) very common surname in the area and there are lots of possible churches they could have attended. Do you know what religion they were?

[pennymercer127]

The family married in just about anything but a Catholic Church in Victoria, but mostly Church of England or Presbyterian.

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   There is another townland called Tamlaght which lies about a mile west of the town of Limavady and is in the Parish of Tamlaghtfinlagan (Ballykelly).

Regards

[glensman]

Hi,
   There is another townland called Tamlaght which lies about a mile west of the town of Limavady and is in the Parish of Tamlaghtfinlagan (Ballykelly).

Regards

Might it be the same townland split between the parishes of Magilligan and Tamlaghtfinlagan?

[glensman]

To answer my own question I have checked and see that they are quite separate townlands.

[kingskerswell]

Yes, about 8 miles apart.

Regards