Hello Katherine,
Your query has taken much time to research, but I believe it has now been solved. The DUNWAIST recorded in the Longfield West Parish 1826 tithe applotment book is the same location recorded as DUNWEST in Samuel Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837). It is common to find townlands and subdenominations spelt phonetically in the tithe applotment books; in an era when many folk could neither read nor write, this was a common occurrence. You may wish to refer to: Library Ireland https://www.libraryireland.com/ Topographical Dictionary of Ireland – Samuel Lewis (1837) Parish of Langfield West https://www.libraryireland.com/topog/L/Langfield-West-Omagh-Tyrone.php “The parish comprises, according to the Ordnance survey, 29,906¾ statute acres, of which 176 are water, and about 6,700 are mountain and bog. The mountains afford good pasturage for cattle and sheep, and their declivities are in a state of progressive cultivation; a great portion of the bog is also being rapidly reclaimed, and the system of agriculture is fast improving. In DUNWEST are extensive beds of coal in three strata, all easy of access; and though at every flood large masses are detached by the river Poe [The POE, (or Fairy Water), a stream of the county of Tyrone, Ireland, rises near Castlederg, and falls into the Strule near Omagh], and carried down the stream, no attempt yet has been made to work them: coal of very good quality is also found in other parts of the parish”. LONGFIELD WEST TITHE APPLOTMENT BOOK (1826) DUNWAIST BARTON John BLEANEY John BOOTH James BOOTH John BOYD [?] DARCY John DOUGHERTY James GALLICE Frank GALLICE Patt GALLICE Phelix GALLICE Redmond McAREE John McCANNEY Frank, reps of the late McCANNEY James McCANNEY John McELHOLM Rodger McILHILL Andrew & partners McILHOLOM Rodger McMENAMIN Owen MEGLAGHLIN Neil MONTGOMERY Hutsin [Hustin/ Hudson?] MONTGOMERY John O’NEIL Henery PATTEN James PATTEN John & son George QUIGLEY Andrew REED James REED John STUT George STUT John DUNWAIST/ DUNWEST is not recorded in Griffiths Valuation which indicates that it has disappeared and been renamed. A comparison of the family names listed in both the TAB and Griffiths finds these families holding leases in the adjoining townlands of SLOUGHAN and BILLARY. Given that these records are a whole generation apart and the effects of large scale emigration during and post Famine, many of the families remained in these townlands. Also, neither Sloughan nor Billary are recorded in the tithe applotment book. Another point is that the Fairy Water flows along the southern boundary of Sloughan (the site of the deposits of coal). GRIFFITHS VALUATION, LONGFIELD WEST (c1860) SLOUGHAN TOWNLAND GILLEESE Owen GILLEESE Patrick MANSFIELD Rev. Geo. D. McCANEY Catherine McCANEY James McCANEY William McCORMACK Hugh McELHILL James McELHILL Mary McELHILL Michael McELHOLM Felix McMENAMIN Hugh McMENAMIN Owen MEEHAN James MITCHELL James, Jun. MITCHELL James, Sen REID James WALKER David WINTERS Edward WINTERS John BILLARY TOWNLAND GILLEESE James GILLEESE Owen, Jun. GILLEESE Owen, Sen. GILLEESE Sarah GILLESE Owen GILLESE Simon HEALY Michael McLOUGHLIN John MONTGOMERY Richard MOORE John POOLE Edward QUIGLEY John SCOTT Robert STUTT Archibald STUTT George, Sen STUTT George, Jun. It was not uncommon for townlands found in TABs to be renamed and subdenominations to just disappear in the thirty year period of the 1820s-50s; I have transcribed 43 tithe applotment books for Co. Tyrone, 20 for Co. Donegal and 12 for Co. Londonderry and am continually surprised and intrigued. Nothing is straightforward. I hope this has been helpful to your research; you did not share with the List, which of the leaseholders was your forebear – was it John/ Andrew Quigley? All the best with your research, Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 ________________________________ From: CoTyroneList <cotyronelist-boun...@cotyroneireland.com> on behalf of Katherine Quigley via CoTyroneList <cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com> Sent: Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:53:02 AM To: cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com Cc: Katherine Quigley Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] Dunwaist, Co Tyrone I am having the hardest time figuring out where Dunwaist is (or was). I found a record from Longfield West that mentioned several people from Dunwaist, but no trace of it on maps or other databases. Does anyone know where it is? I appreciate any help, Katherine _______________________________________________ CoTyroneList Mailing List Mailing List Email Address: CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com Change Your Preferences: http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY
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