Formoyle Parish through time

Formoyle Parish

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.

The parish of Formoyle was first listed by the 1861 Census of Ireland; it does not appear in the 1851 reports.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LONDONDERRY	Irish County			1891 Census of Ireland, Table 7, 'Area, houses, out-offices and farm steadings, and population, together with the valuation of each parish, townland, and township in 1891'.
COLERAINE	Barony			1891 Census of Ireland, Table 7, 'Area, houses, out-offices and farm steadings, and population, together with the valuation of each parish, townland, and township in 1891'.

Boundaries and changes

Base layer:

Show boundary:

If the boundaries of the Irish Civil Parish changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Formoyle Parish through time, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/13408191

Date accessed: 08th April 2026