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McGoughs, McGeoughs, and McGeoghs
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McGoughs, McGeoughs, and McGeoghs
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This page is a collection of notes on the McGoughs and McGeoughs in county Antrim.
Here is a map of the civil parishes of county Antrim. Here is the same map on Irish Ancestors. GENUKI has a page on county Antrim. The Fianna Guide to Irish Genealogy has a page on county Antrim. See also Antrim, part of an Irish genealogy website 'From Ireland' ©Dr. Jane Lyons, Dublin, Ireland. Here is another map of Antrim from History from Headstones.
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The civil parish of Blaris straddles the southern boundary of county Antrim and the northern boundary of county Down. The townlands of Old Warren and Tonagh lie in the part of Blaris parish that lies in Antrim, and are modernly wards of the city of Lisburn. See the Lisburn Borough Guide c1975 +: "Lisburn is a busy industrial town on the River Lagan (which forms the S. boundary of County Antrim) 13 km. south of Belfast at the intersection of the M1 motorway with other main roads." An appendix to the Topographical Dictionary of Ireland by Samuel Lewis, published in 1837, lists the townlands of Old Warren and Tonagh among those included in the borough of Lisburn "so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament."
Here is a part of the description of the parish from A Glimpse of Blaris in the Early Nineteenth Century by Sharon Adams.
"THE PARISH OF BLARIS, situated in the north eastern quadrant of Ireland, officially comprised approximately 10,697 statute acres, 7,870 of which lay in County Down, while the remainder formed part of the Barony of Upper Castlereagh, in County Antrim (1) For administration purposes the Parish was sub-divided into twenty-six smaller units, namely the townlands of ... Old Warren ... and Tonagh."
Here is a map of the townlands in Blaris Parish, counties Down and Antrim, from the Ros Davies' County Down, Ireland, Genealogy Research Site. Here are listings of McGoughs in the parish of Blaris from the Tithe Applotment Books (T) and Griffith's Valuation (T):
Arthur Megough, Old Warren, Blaris, Antrim T 1834
John Megough, Old Warren, Blaris, Antrim T 1834
John McGough, Tonagh, Blaris, Antrim G 1862
Patrick McGough is listed in the IGI as having been born on May 1, 1846, at Blaris, Antrim, Ireland, and having died on March 20, 1900. Patrick McGough and Mary Montgomery are listed by the IGI as the parents of Mary Ann McGough born on August 10, 1867, at Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland; and are listed by the IGI as parents of James Henry McGough born on October 22, 1871, in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland. (James Henry McGough married Mary Agnes Ryan on November 6, 1895, in Watertown, Litchfield, Ct, Saint John, New Brunswick, according to the IGI. James Henry McGough died on May 30, 1923.) Montgomery, Mary, and Patrick McGoff and Mary Montgomery are listed by the IGI as parents of Mary Jane McGoff born on February 15, 1875, in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland.
The civil parish of Carnmoney is just north of the city of Belfast, lies on the west shore of Belfast Lough, and shares its southern boundary with the northern boundary of the civil parish of Shankill. "Carnmoney—description from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837: Carnmoney, a parish, in the barony of Lower Belfast, county of Antrim, and province of Ulster; 3 miles (N. by E.) from Belfast; containing 5423 in habitants. This place was anciently called, Coole, and according to tradition there was a town of that name of considerable extent near the present church, on the decay of which the parish took its modern name from an adjoining hill with a large cairn on its summit. It is situated on Carrickfergus bay, and on the road from Belfast to Londonderry; and according to the ordnance survey comprises 8937¼ statute acres, of which 230 are too mountainous to be cultivated, and the remainder is arable or pasture land excepting about 70 acres of bog. The land is generally in a high state of cultivation, especially near the shore, where several gentlemen who are practical agriculturalists, till their own estates, and their improved methods are almost generally followed by the farmers. Great quantities of limestone are raised in the parish, and are shipped to Scotland and other places. The village of Whitehouse has considerable manufactures: there are a cotton and flax-spinning manufactory, and extensive works for printing cloths, which are made here exclusively for the Manchester market; and at White Abbey also is a cotton and flax spinning manufactory. These establishments together employ about 670 persons."
Whitehouse is at J350 807 on sheet 15, Belfast, of the 1:50 000 Discoverer Series of maps published by the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.
James McGeogh, Village of White House, Carnmoney, Antrim G 1861
Cranfield Bay lies on the north shore of Lough Neagh, about 3 1/2 miles (5 kilometers) southwest of Randalstown in the civil parish of Drummaul, below. It is at J060 855 on sheet 14, Lough Neagh, of the 1:50 000 Discoverer Series of maps published by the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland. "Cranfield—description from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837: Cranfield, a parish, in the barony of Upper Toome, county of Antrim, and province of Ulster, 1 mile (S. W. by S.) from Randalstown; containing 386 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the road from Randalstown to Toome, and on the western shore of Lough Neagh, of which, according to the Ordnance survey, it comprises 269½ statute acres, besides 834½ acres of land in a good state of cultivation, agriculture having greatly improved; there is neither bog nor waste land: the spinning arid weaving of linen cloth is carried on. It is within the jurisdiction of the manorial court of Mullaghgane, held every month at Toome."
Edward McGeogh, Cranfield, Cranfield, Antrim T 1833 [Among the Catholic Householders in the Parish of Drummaul, townland of Cranfeld, in 1849 was Edward McGeow (and Daniel, James, and William McTeer).]
Edward McGeogh, Cranfield, Cranfield, Antrim G 1862
James McGeogh of Moneyrod, Randalstown, South Antrim, signed the Ulster Covenant of September 28, 1912, opposing home rule.
Randalstown is 25 miles west by northwest of Belfast on the M2 highway. Randalstown is at J080 900 on sheet 14, Lough Neagh, of the 1:50 000 Discoverer Series of maps published by the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland. "Drummaul Parish—description from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837: Drummaul, a parish, in the barony of Upper Toome, county of Antrim, and province of Ulster; containing, with the post-town of Randalstown (which is described under its own head), 9737 inhabitants. During the revolution of 1688, this parish was frequently the head-quarters of the Earl of Antrim's regiment, which marched hence to the attack of Londonderry; and in the disturbances of 1798, the insurgents were driven from Antrim into Randalstown, in this parish, by the king's troops. The parish is situated on the river Main, and on the northern shore of Lough Neagh; it is intersected by the road from Belfast to the eastern parts of the counties of Derry and Tyrone, and by the mail roads from Belfast to Coleraine, and from Antrim to Cookstown. It comprises, according to the Ordnance survey, 32,394 statute acres, of which, 11,472 are in Lough Neagh, and 171 ¼ in the river Main. The land, with the exception of a few farms, is in a very indifferent state of cultivation; the system of agriculture is, however, beginning to improve; there are bogs containing about 2800 acres."
James McGeogh, Town of Randalstown, Drummaul, Antrim G 1862
John Miller married Jane McGeough in about 1832 in Randalstown, Antrim, Ireland according to the IGI. Jane McGeough was born in Randalstown in about 1814.
The civil parish of Duneane is immediately west of the civil parish of Drumaul, above. The north edge of the parish is the east shore of Lough Neagh. The townland of Ballynamullan is a little less than 5 miles south by southwest of Randalstown in the civil parish of Drummaul, and is at J035 867 on sheet 14, Lough Neagh, of the 1:50 000 Discoverer Series of maps published by the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland. The townland of Ballydonnelly is about 3 miles west by northwest of Randalstown and is at J030 918 on the same map. "Derryhollagh Cottages" is on the same map, a little over 2 kilometers west of Randalstown. Creggan Bridge is about 3 kilometers southwest of Randalstown. "Duneane Parish—description from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837: Duneane, a parish, in the barony of Upper Toome, county of Antrim, and province of Ulster, 6 miles (W. N. W.) from Randalstown, on the road from Belfast to Londonderry; containing 6812 inhabitants. This parish is bounded on the west by Lough Beg and the river Bann, and on the south by Lough Neagh, in which, at the distance of half a mile from the shore, is a group called the Three Islands, which are within its limits. It comprises, according to the Ordnance survey, 13,1288 statute acres, of which 1628¼ are in Lough Neagh, 415¾ in Lough Beg, and 29½ in the river Bann. About two-thirds of the land are in a state of good cultivation, one-tenth is bog, and the remainder waste: the soil is fertile and the system of agriculture greatly improved. Basaltic stone is quarried in large quantities for building and for repairing the roads."
James McGough, Ballydonnelly, Duneane, Antrim T 1833
Neal McGough, Ballynamullen, Duneane, Antrim T 1833
Arthur McGough, Creggan, Duneane Antrim T 1833
Neal McGough, Derryhollagh, Duneane, Antrim G 1862
The civil parish of Shankill lies to the north, west, and south of the civil parish of Belfast. All townlands listed here are now within the Belfast City Local Government District. Here is a map of Belfast Neighbourhoods. Here is a history of Belfast on the Irish genealogy website 'From Ireland' ©Dr. Jane Lyons, Dublin, Ireland.
John McGeogh, Cromac Townparks (Grace Street), Shankill. Antrim G 1861. The 1861–62 Belfast Street Directory lists John McGough, printer, at #2 on Hamilton Street (Cromac Street to Joy Street)
Mary McGeough, Dock Townparks (New Lodge Road), Shankill, Antrim G 1861. The 1861–62 Belfast Street Directory lists Mary McGeogh, dealer, at #13 on New Lodge Road (from North Queen Street) formerly Pinkerton's Row
Patrick McGeough, Dock Townparks (Hume's Court), Shankill, Antrim G 1861. Patrick McGough is listed in the IGI as having been born on May 1, 1846, at Blaris, Antrim, Ireland, and having died on March 20, 1900. Patrick McGough and Mary Montgomery are listed by the IGI as the parents of Mary Ann McGough born on August 10, 1867, at Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland; and are listed by the IGI as parents of James Henry McGough born on October 22, 1871, in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland. (James Henry McGough married Mary Agnes Ryan on November 6, 1895, in Watertown, Litchfield, Ct, Saint John, New Brunswick, according to the IGI. James Henry McGough died on May 30, 1923.) Patrick McGoff and Mary Montgomery are listed by the IGI as parents of Mary Jane McGoff born on February 15, 1875, in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland. See the entry for Patrick McGough under Litchfield county, Watertown, Connecticut, on my page: McGoughs and McGues in the 1900 Census of the United States
Patrick McGough. Here is an entry from the Belfast Timeline of August, 1871:
"Patrick McGough, a labourer, was admitted into the General Hospital suffering from laceration of the arm. It appeared that a man was carrying a quantity of slates on his head up a ladder at the new theatre, and that the slates caught on a rope and fell on McGough."
Legioniel is immediately northwest of the center of Belfast, and is at J 303 772 of sheet 15, Belfast, of the 1:50 0000 Discoverer Series of maps published by the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.
Bridget McGeogh, Village of Legioniel (Thompson's Row), Shankill, Antrim G 1861
William McGeogh, Village of Legioniel, Shankill, Antrim G 1861
Daniel McGeogh,, Smithfield Townparks (White's Entry), Shankill, Antrim G 1861
John McGeogh, Smithfield Townparks (Falls Road), Shankill, Antrim G 1861
Patrick McGeogh (and another), Smithfield Townparks (Rowantree Court), Shankill, Antrim G 1861. The 1880 Belfast/Ulster Street Directory lists: Patrick McGough, miller, 2 Alton Street. Patrick McGough and Catherine McKenna* are listed by the IGI as parents of Patrick McGough born on March 24, 1864, in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland; and Margaret McGough born on December 11, 1869, in Armagh.
[*Catherine McKenna and Peter McGeough are listed by the IGI as parents of Elizabeth McGeough born on March 1, 1872, in Ireland.]
Michael McGough, St. Ann's Ward Townparks (Carrick Hill), Shankill, Antrim G 1861. Land was jointly owned as indicated by the entry: "an another." [There was also a James McGoff in St. Ann's Ward Townparks, Carrick Hill, Shankill, Antrim G 1861.]
Catherine McGeogh, St. George's Ward Townparks (Mary Street), Shankill, Antrim G 1861. The 1861–62 Belfast Street Directory lists Catherine McGough among fifteen small houses at # 21Allen's Court, off Peter's Hill.
Catherine McGeough, St. George's Ward Townparks (Alma Street), Shankill, Antrim G 1861.
Margaret McGough is listed in house number 32 in the Head of Household Name Index of Broadbent Street, Belfast, in 1901.
Patrick McGeough and Ann Robinson are listed by the IGI as parents of James McGeough born on May 20, 1875, in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland; and Ellen McGeough born on September 23, 1868, in Antrim, Ireland.
James McGeogh and Margaret Scott are listed by the IGI as the parents of Ellen McGeogh born on January 21, 1871, in Antrim, Ireland; Patrick McGeough are and Margaret Scott are listed by the IGI as parents of George McGeough born on April 12, 1874, in Antrim, Ireland; and Patrick McGeough, born on February 28, 1867, in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland.
Henry McGeogh and Eliza Smyth are listed by the IGI as parents of Henry McGeogh born on December 23, 1866, in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland.
James McGeogh, 46 Euston Street, Belfast (East Ormeau) signed the Ulster Covenant of September 28, 1912, opposing home rule at the Willowfield Unionist Club
William McGeogh, 34 University Street, Belfast (South Saint Anne's) signed the Ulster Covenant of September 28, 1912, opposing home rule at the Belfast City Hall.
The civil parish of Templecorran lies to the south and west of the southern tip of Larne Lough, about 5 miles northeast of Carrickfergus. "Templecorran, Broad Island or Ballycarry—description from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837: Templecorran, or Broad Island, a parish, in the barony of Lower Belfast, county of Antrim, and province of Ulster, 5 miles (N. E.) from Carrickfergus, on the road from Belfast city to Larne, and on Lough Larne; containing, with the village of Ballycarry, 1338 inhabitants."
McGeough, Templecorran, Antrim HI-T 1833. This listing is in the Householder's Index, but I have not yet tracked it to the Tithe Applotment Books. [There is a Robert McGuire listed in the 1833 Tithe Applotment Books in the townland of Aldfreek in the parish of Templecorran.]
Sarah McGeough. Here is an entry from the County Antrim Assizes Court in Carrickfergus in 1839: " 586, Sarah McGeough, 19, Roman Catholic, petty larceny, imprisoned 3 months in gaol, alphabet, 7th October"
James McGough and Ann Graham are listed by the IGI as parents of Jane McGough born on May 5, 1875, in Antrim, Ireland.
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