Culnady (townland)
For the village of Culnady, see Culnady.
Culnady (from Irish Cuil Cnadaidhe, meaning "nook of the sluggard")[1] is a townland lying within the civil parish of Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the north-east of the parish and is bounded in the north-east by the Grillagh river. It is also bounded by the townlands of Ballymacilcurr, Crew, Curragh, Drummuck, Tirgarvil, and Tirnageeragh. It was apportioned to the Vintners company and Crown freeholds.[2]
The townland in 1926 was part of Upperland District Electoral Division of Magherafelt Rural District. As part of Maghera civil parish, Culnady also lies within the historic barony of Loughinsholin.
See also
References
- ↑ Place Names NI - Culnady
- ↑ Notes on the Place Names of the Parishes and Townlands of the County of Londonderry, 1925, Alfred Moore Munn, Clerk of the Crown and Peace of the City and County of Londonderry
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