INCH

In 1868, the parish of Inch contained the following places:

"INCH, a parish and an island in the barony of West Inishowen, county Donegal, province of Ulster, Ireland, 9 miles N.W. of Londonderry. Derry is its post town. The parish includes the district of Barr of Inch, or Mintiaghs, and the island of Inch, situated on the N. side of Lough Swilly. The surface is somewhat broken and rises in the centre at Inch Top to a considerable height. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Derry, value £92, in the patronage of the dean of the diocese The church stands on the island, and was recently repaired by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The parish is included in the Roman Catholic district of Iskahan, Burt, and Inch. There are a Roman Catholic chapel on the island, and a Presbyterian meeting-house. Here are also a parochial, a Sunday, and two private schools. Inch House, on the island, is the principal residence. On the S. side of the island is the site of a castle built by Sir Cahir O'Dogherty, in the 15th century. It afterwards belonged to Sir Arthur Chichester, from whom it descended with the island to the present owner, Lord Templemore. The island was occupied by the insurgents in 1641. Several ferries keep up the communication with the mainland."

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