(continued from page 1?) pg 20 thirteen parishes: Annahijt, laris (part of the parish is in Co. Antrim), Clonduff, Donaghcloney, Do ghmive, Drumballyroney, Garvaghy, Killaney, Kilkeel, Maghera, and ullj, ish. The greatest concentration was in Donaghcloney. 4110 In Co the name was spelt'four. ways: Carnahan, Kernaghan, Kernahan and Kenaghan. There were four refererites in the tithe applotment books and ten to the rating valuations. They were to be found in eight parishes: Armagh, Creggan, Drumcree, Grange, Killevy, , Loughgilly, and . The greatest concentration was in Creggan and Loughgilly, each with three households of Kernaghans.

In Co Tyrone the name was spelt three ways: Carnaghan, Kernaghan, and Kernahan. There were three references to the tithe applotment books and two to the rating valuations. These related to two parishes only, Clogher and Tamlaght.

In Co Fermanagh the name was spelt three ways: Kernaghan, Kernaghan and Kernahan. There were four references to the rating valuations relating to three parishes - Aghalurcher, Enniskillen and Trory.

In Co Londonderry the name was spelt two ways: Kernaghan and Kernahan. There were two references to the tithe applotment books and ten to the rating valuations. These related to six parishes: Artrea, Ballinderry, Ballynascreen, Clondermot, Tamlaght and Templemore.

To make the picture complete we checked the remaining three counties of the ancient province of Ulster. In Co Donegal the name was spelt Kearnaghan, Kernahar and Keenahan. There were three references to the tithe applotment books and two to the rating valuations. The parishes are Clonleigh, Killea, Killybegs Upper and Inishmacsaint. 4110 In Co Monaghan the name is spelt Kernaghan and Kernahan. There were two references to the tithe applotment books and ten to the rating valuations. The parishes are Aghnamullen, Kilmore, Monaghan, Tedavent and Tullycorbet.

Finally in Co Cavan the name is spelt Kearnaghan, Kinahan and Kernahan and all references relate to the parishes of Drumlane and Knockbride.

Thus we see that in the nineteenth century the name was found principally in Cos Antrim and Down, with a few in Co Armagh and a mere scattering in the other counties of Ulster.

Next we turned to the Index of Personal Names of the Public Record Office of . This is an index to names on documents held by the Record Office. As might be expected, such a mammoth undertaking is as yet incomplete and the Index of Personal names represents only a small part of the holdings of the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. A list of these references has been typed as an appendix to this report. It will be seen that a preponderance of these Carnahans came from Co Antrim. They were of varying faiths: there is one Thomas Kernaghan who was a Presbyterian minister in Co Tyrone in the nineteenth century, and a number of Carnahans and Kernaghans who were Quakers near Lisburn, Co Antrim, and , Co Armagh, at the beginning of the eighteenth century. Those living in Newry signed a loyal declaration in 1848 the 'year of revolutions'. Finally we took a look at an eighteenth century parish register. These are somewhat rare - most Church of Ireland registers start from the early nineteenth century and Presbyterian and Roman Cathokic registers are still later./ Both Presbyterians and Roman Catholics were buried in Church of Ireland graveyards in the eighteenth century as there were at that time very few separate denominational graveyards. Presbyterians and other nonconformists were often married in the Church of Ireland as marriage in the established church was often felt to be more 'legal' - in a civil rather than a religious sense.