CUMBER UPPER

In 1868, the parish of Cumber Upper contained the following places:

"CUMBER UPPER, a parish in the baronies of Tirkeeran and Lower Strabane, in the counties of Londonderry and Tyrone, province of Ulster, Ireland, 9 miles S.E. of Londonderry. Claudy is its post town. The surface is very mountainous, rising to a height of 2,236 feet above the sea-level, at Mount Sawel, part of the Sperrin range. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Derry, value £1,225, in the patronage of the bishop. It forms the corps of a prebend in Derry Cathedral. The church erected in 1757, is a commodious structure, and has a small tower. In 1831 the district of Learmount was founded, and eight townlands were detached from this parish for the purpose. There is a Roman Catholic chapel at Gortscreagan and Claudy, where is also a meeting-house for Presbyterians. In the Roman Catholic arrangement a part of the parish is united to Banagher and a part to Lower Cumber. Here are several schools, both parochial and private, two of which are endowed by the Fishmongers' Company. The seats are Learmount and Cumber House. There is much valuable timber in the grounds of the former."

"CLADY, (or Cumber-clady), a village in the parish of Cumber Upper, in the barony of Tyrkeeran, in the county of Londonderry, province of Ulster, Ireland, 8 miles on the road from Dungiven to Londonderry. It is situated on the river Faughn, and contains the parish church and a dispensary. The remains of O'Cahan's Castle are within a very short distance. Cumber House is the chief residence. Fairs are held on the 17th May and 7th November.

"PARK, a village in the parish of Cumber Upper, in the barony of Tirkeeran, county Londonderry, province of Ulster, Ireland, 9 miles S. E. of Londonderry. It is situated under Sawel, one of the Sperrin range."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018