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County Londonderry, Ireland
Towns
Tubbermore or Tobarmore
description from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837
This civil parish is in the Civil Registration District of Magherafelt.
See Magherafelt BMD refs for surnames associated with the area
1830's O.S. Map No. 36 & Town map : Past Homes
TUBBERMORE, or TOBARMORE, a post-town, in the parish of KILCRONAGHAN, barony of LOUGHINSHOLIN, county of LONDONDERRY, and province of ULSTER, 18 miles (S.) from Coleraine, on the road to Armagh city, and 98 (N. by W.) from Dublin city; containing 679 inhabitants.It is situated on the river Moyola, and comprises 132 small thatched houses, in one wide irregular street. Fairs are held on Jan. 17th, Feb. 13th, March 28th, May 31st, July 5th, Aug. 10th, and Oct. 19th.
Here are chapels for the Independents and Presbyterians. The ancient fountain, or Tober-mor, which gave name to the town, and is now dry, was once sufficiently powerful to supply a mill close by, now in ruins.
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