14/12/2014 1:58 PM http://www.igp-web.com/armagh/townlands/Ballylane.htm Ballylane Townland County Armagh, Northern Ireland Civil Parish Kilclooney Barony Fews Lower Poor Law Union Armagh Catholic Diocese Armagh Catholic Parish Whitecross (Loughgilly), Ballymacnabb (Kilclooney) KILCLUNEY,or KILCLOONEY, a district parish, partly in the barony of Lower Orior, but chiefly in that of Lower Fews, county of Armagh, and province of Ulster, 2 miles (S.W.) from Markethill, on the road from Newry to Armagh; containing 7627 inhabitants. It was constituted, in 1792, by disuniting 22 townlands from the parish of Mullaghbrack, and comprises, according to the Ordnance Survey, 12,833¼ statute acres, of which 3109 are heath and bog, and the remainder in a high state of cultivation. At Carricklane is a quarry of good clay-slate, from which was raised the stone for building Gosford Castle. Lead ore has also been found in considerable quantities, and there are indications of coal. The weaving of linen and cotton cloth is carried on. It is in the diocese of Armagh, and on its separation from Mullaghbrack, a perpetual curacy, in the gift of the Prebendary of Mullaghbrack, was instituted, under the provisions of an act of the 7th of Geo. III.; and a church was built at Glassdrummond, a plain neat edifice, for the erection of which the late Board of First Fruits gave £500. The glebe-house, towards which the same Board granted £450 as a gift and £50 as a loan, is a handsome building, situated on a glebe of 22 acres. In the R.C. divisions the parish forms part of the union or district of Lisnadill, or Ballymacnab; the chapel is a large and handsome edifice at Clady. There are two places of worship for Presbyterians in connection with the Seceding synod, one of the first class at Redrock, the other at Ballylane. There are eight public schools, some of which are aided by donations from the Rev. Dr. Blacker, others by Lords Charlemont and Gosford, and the parochial school by the prebendary and perpetual curate; they afford instruction to about 680 children. Some vestiges yet exist of the old church of Kilcluney, which was burnt in 1641, and also of a bawn built in 1619 by H. Achison, Esq., which was destroyed at the same time. Cairn-amnhanaghan, or “The Vicar’s Cairn”, which is noticed more particularly under the head of Mullaghbrack, is in this district. [The Mullaghbrack head adds the following: "On the estate of Lord Charlemont is a cairn, called Cairnamnhanaghan, or “the monk’s cairn”, a conical heap of stones still covering more than two acres, though much reduced by the peasantry, who have carried away many of the stones for building, a practice now prohibited by the proprietor."] A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland” by Samuel Lewis, 1837, extracted from FHL film 413528) 1 of 19 14/12/2014 1:58 PM 14/12/2014 1:58 PM http://www.igp-web.com/armagh/townlands/Ballylane.htm A Ballylane Panorama Kilpatrick Farm in Ballylane Gray Farm in Ballylane 2 of 19 14/12/2014 1:58 PM 14/12/2014 1:58 PM http://www.igp-web.com/armagh/townlands/Ballylane.htm Ballylane in 1835 3 of 19 14/12/2014 1:58 PM 14/12/2014 1:58 PM http://www.igp-web.com/armagh/townlands/Ballylane.htm Ballylane in 1864 (The numbers on the farms match the numbers on the Griffith's chart below) 4 of 19 14/12/2014 1:58 PM 14/12/2014 1:58 PM http://www.igp-web.com/armagh/townlands/Ballylane.htm Ballylane in 2005 Ballylane Tithe Applotments No tithe applotment records survive for Ballylane. There were definitely some tithe-free townlands 5 of 19 14/12/2014 1:58 PM 14/12/2014 1:58 PM http://www.igp-web.com/armagh/townlands/Ballylane.htm in the area around Ballylane, does anyone know whether Ballylane was tithe-free or whether the tithe records don't exist for some other reason? Fortunately, an even better alternative exists. (See the next section.) Ballylane Survey by the Earl of Charlemont (1827) In 1827, Francis William Caulfeild, 5th Viscount Charlemont and 2nd Earl of Charlemont, had a survey taken of many of his properties in County Armagh and Count Tyrone. For Ballylane, the result was a wonderful schedule of every tenant and subtenant in the townland, with a description and the area of each parcel. Each parcel was numbered, and there is a large matching numbered map of Ballylane showing precisely the boundaries of each tenant's parcel(s). The adjacent townlands of Ballymacnabb, Clady More and Clady Beg were surveyed at the same time, and others, as well. The schedule of tenants can be found on FHL film 1279357, but the map has to be gotten directly from PRONI where it is in fond T/1176/5. There was also a survey of bog leases done at the same time. Profitable Unprofitable Map Total Holding Total Lease Lessee Present Tenant Description Land Area Land Area Numbers A R P A R P A R P A R P 1,2 Philip Hughes Terence Hughes Arable & pasture 16 0 30 3,4 do do Cut out bog 1 2 11 Total in lease to Philip Hughes 17 3 1 17 3 1 5 At will Yearly tenants "The Gall Bog" 17 3 24 17 3 24 17 3 24 6 Hugh Killpatrick David Killpatrick Arable & pasture 15 0 7 7 do do Reclaimed bog 3 10 Total held by David Killpatrick 15 3 17 Meadow 8 do Thomas Killpatrick 2 35 2 35 detached Total in lease to Hugh Killpatrick 16 2 12 9 M Magary Widow Magary Arable & pasture 12 3 30 10 do do Reclaimed bog 1 0 0 Total in lease to Michael Magary 13 3 30 13 3 30 Patrick McArdle Arable pasture & 11 to 15 Patrick McArdle 26 0 7 (Lowdyer ??) meadow Reclaimed & cut 16 to 18 do do 2 1 6 out bog Total in lease to Patrick McArdle 28 1 13 28 1 13 Bog nearly cut 19 At will Yearly tenants 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 out 20 to 23 David Killpatrick David Killpatrick Arable & pasture 19 2 17 reclaimed & cut 24 to 26 do do 1 0 29 out bog Total in lease to David Killpatrick 20 3 6 20 3 6 Patrick (Bickesly) Arable pasture & 27,28 John McArdle 15 2 0 15 2 0 15 2 0 McArdle meadow 29 John Finigan John Finigan Arable & pasture 7 2 2 7 2 2 7 2 2 30 Hugh Finigan Hugh Finigan do 8 1 25 31 do do Reclaimed bog 1 0 0 Total in lease to Hugh Finigan 9 1 25 9 1 25 Bog nearly cut 32 to 35 At will 7 2 36 7 2 36 7 2 36 out 36 to 38 John McGrath John McGrath Jr Arable & pasture 5 0 18 5 0 18 39, 40 do John McGrath Sr do 5 1 27 41 do do Reclaimed bog 1 34 Total held by John McGrath Sr 5 3 21 42, 43 do Bryan Toner Arable & pasture 6 2 27 6 2 27 6 of 19 14/12/2014 1:58 PM 14/12/2014 1:58 PM http://www.igp-web.com/armagh/townlands/Ballylane.htm Total in lease to John McGrath 17 2 26 44 At will Bridget McSherry Reclaimed bog 1 0 32 1 0 32 1 0 32 Bog nearly cut 45 do 2 8 2 8 2 8 out 46 Bernard Toner Bernard Toner Arable & pasture 15 1 17 47 do do Cut out bog 3 37 Total in lease to Bernard Toner 16 1 14 16 1 14 48, 49 John Corkey John Corkey Arable & pasture 10 1 30 50 do do Cut out bog 2 1 8 Total in lease to John Corkey 12 2 38 12 2 38 51 Henry Corkey John Corkey Arable & pasture 5 3 14 5 3 14 52 do Archibald Corkey do 17 3 26 17 3 26 Total in lease to Henry Corkey 23 3 0 53 Archibald Corkey Archibald Corkey Arable & pasture 11 1 4 11 1 4 11 1 4 Bog nearly cut 54 to 56 At will Yearly tenants 10 2 2 10 2 2 10 2 2 out 57, 58 Joseph Corkey Joseph Corkey Arable & pasture 18 1 30 59, 60 do do Pasture bog 2 1 38 Reclaimed & cut 61 to 63 do do 2 2 10 out bog Total in lease to Joseph Corkey 23 1 38 23 1 38 64 to 67 At will Turf bog 2 2 6 2 2 6 2 2 6 68 William Corkey William Corkey Arable & pasture 15 0 20 15 0 20 15 0 20 69, 70 At will Turf bog 2 0 11 2 0 11 2 0 11 John (Bawn) 71 James Killpatrick Arable & pasture 18 2 7 Killpatrick 72, 73 do do Pasture bog 1 0 37 Total held by John Bawn Killpatrick 19 3 4 74 to 77 do Thomas Killpatrick Arable & pasture 25 1 25 Reclaimed & cut 78, 79 do do 4 2 13 out bog Total held by Thomas Killpatrick 29 3 38 Total in lease to James Killpatrick 49 3 2 Reps Joseph 80 to 82 Arthur Killpatrick Arable & pasture 17 0 0 Killpatrick 83 do do Cut out bog 1 30 Total held by Reps Joseph Killpatrick 17 1 30 84, 85 do William Killpatrick Arable & pasture 12 1 4 12 1 4 86, 87 do Arthur Killpatrick do 9 2 29 9 2 29 Total in lease to Arthur Killpatrick 39 1 23 Bog nearly cut 88 At will 8 3 14 8 3 14 8 3 14 out Elder John 89 John Killpatrick Arable & pasture 22 1 12 22 1 12 22 1 12 Killpatrick 90, 91 do Arthur Killpatrick do 8 2 33 92 do do Cut out bog 3 22 Total in lease to John Killpatrick 9 2 15 9 2 15 James & William 93 Robert Cromwell Arable & pasture 6 1 23 6 1 23 Hadden 94 do Thomas McWhiter do 4 3 30 4 3 30 95 do Samuel Littlewood do 4 1 8 4 1 8 96 to 98 do Robert Hadden Sr do 5 0 32 5 0 32 99 to 103 do Robert Hadden Jr do 13 3 21 7 of 19 14/12/2014 1:58 PM 14/12/2014 1:58 PM http://www.igp-web.com/armagh/townlands/Ballylane.htm Arable 104, 105 do do reclaimed & cut 1 2 28 out bog Total held by Robert Hadden Jr 15 2 9 106 do Samuel Hadden Arable & pasture 9 0 0 107 do do Cut out bog 1 2 16 Total held by Samuel Hadden 10 2 16 Total in lease to James & William Hadden 46 3 38 Reps James 108 William Crookshank Arable & pasture 8 1 34 8 1 34 Crookshank 109, 110 do John Crookshank do 5 1 10 111 do do Boggy Pasture 2 14 Total held by John Crookshank 5 3 24 112 to 115 do Robert Crookshank Arable & pasture 9 3 13 116 do do Boggy pasture 2 5 Total held by Robert Crookshank 10 1 18 James & Hugh 117, 118 do Arable & pasture 4 3 27 4 3 27 Martin Total in lease to William Crookshank 29 2 23 119 Lake & morass 15 2 30 15 2 30 15 2 30 120, 121 Turf bog 3 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 John (Bawn) 122 James Killpatrick Arable & pasture 6 0 10 6 0 10 6 0 10 Killpatrick 123, 124 Pat Vallelly Thomas Killpatrick do 9 1 22 9 1 22 125, 126 do Widow Vallelly do 4 2 4 4 2 4 127 do James Vallelly