Mount Darby

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Mount Darby
Irish grid reference H466315
District Fermanagh
County County Fermanagh
Constituent country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ENNISKILLEN
Postcode district BT92
Dialling code 028 677 51
Police Northern Ireland
Fire Northern Ireland
Ambulance Northern Ireland
European Parliament Northern Ireland
UK Parliament Fermanagh and South Tyrone
NI Assembly Fermanagh and South Tyrone
List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Fermanagh

Mount Darby is a townland in South-Eastern County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

Area 132:2:8

Etymology

It is worth noting that there is a hill in the area called Mounty Darby, however, we have not found any records of how or why it came to be named.

While researching this townland we found a reference to a townland called Kildermott which would suggest a church in the area. However, no evidence seems to exist.

Griffiths Valuation 1862

Occupier………………………Lessor John Graham…………………………Robert Mayne H Os & L Patrick Smith…………………………John Graham House John Venson……………………….... John Graham House

Francis Johnston…………………… Robert Mayne                      H (in progress) & L

Unoccupied…………………………. Francis Johnston House George Wiggins…………………….. Francis Johnston House Unoccupied…………………………. Francis Johnston House Margaret Fox………………………... Francis Johnston House

1901 Census

Head of Family……………….Name of Landholder if different John Kells……………………………Wm Johnston Margaret Johnston John Graham

Surnames in 2005

   Howe                                Lovett

Former Residents Downey

Absentee Landlord

The landlord of both Strananerriagh and Mount Darby was Robert Mayne who lived in Dublin. The Mary J.S.Woodwright in the Turbary documents was a daughter. In the following Irish Land Commission document she is joined by two others probably other relatives.

Land Commission

Document from the Land Commission

This document was lent to us by Mr Keith Howe. It relates to his farm in Mount Darby which in 1901 Census was occupied by John Graham. Like the vast majority of farmers in Ireland at that time he did not own his farm as nowadays but rented it from a landlord. One of the provisions of the 1881 Land Act was to set up a Land Commission which fixed a fair rent by arbitration. The rent for Mr Grahams’farm of 32a:1r:32p in Mount Darby was £11.0.0 before he successfully appealed.

William Johnston

William Johnston

Wm Johnston whose farm was next along the road and who was a schoolboy when Graham’s were there.