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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"RAYMOGHY, (or Ray), a parish in the barony of Raphoe, county Donegal, province of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles N.E. of Letterkenny, its post town. The parish, which is of large extent, is chiefly arable and pasture, but com prises some mountain and waste. It lies along the margin of Lough Swilly. The living is a rectory and vicarage in the diocese of Raphoe, value £768, in the patronage of Trinity College, Dublin. The church was erected in 1792. It is united to Lagan in the Roman Catholic arrangement. Here are two Presbyterian meetinghouses, two public and several private-schools. Leslie Hill is the chief seat. Fairs are held on 6th January and following months.

"MANOR-CONYNGHAM, (or Cunningham), a post-office village in the parish of Raymoghy, in the barony of Raphoe, county Donegal, province of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles E. of Letterkenny. It is situated near the head of Lough Swilly, and contains a church, Presbyterian meeting-house, and dispensary within the Letterkenny Poor-law Union. Fairs are held on the 6th January, March, May, July, September, and November.

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