Folks, Mac McCutchan asked about the location in Ireland of the marriage records of Hugh Fulton and Elinor Johnson. I decided to do a little exploring and encountered a great deal of frustration with the names of these locations in Ireland. As you recall, Trevor Fulton brought to our attention that the American sources of this information have introduced errors in the spelling of the parish (see referenced notes from the archives listed below). In the "MEMOIRS OF THE FULTONS OF LISBURN", compiled by Sir Theodore C. Hope, printed for private circulation, 1903, Chapter VI p 20-22 is entitled "John Fulton of Lisburn and Derriaghy or Belsize". Derriaghy from Sir Hope's book seems to be the most reliable - he even mentions that the Lisburn Catherdral Register lists the marriage of Hugh Fulton and Ellinor Johnston and the birth of some of their children. Has anyone on the list checked this primary source ? We really need to go back to the Lisburn Cathedral Records to confirm this information and perhaps collect more clues. The American book, "The Fulton-Hayden-Warner Ancestry in America" compiled by Clarence Ettienne Leonard; Tobias A. Wright Printer and Publisher, New York, 1923. references Sir Hope's book but lists Elinor Johnson of Denaghy, Ireland, whereas Sir Hope lists Ellinor Johnston of Derriaghy/Deriaghy. Mr Leonard lists John bapt 1709 at Diviaghy and Sir Hope lists it as Derriaghy. There is an Online Irish Atlas located at: http://www.thecore.com/cgi-bin/ire-srch I wanted to see what I could find out about the townlands associated with the parish. I searched for the parish of Derriaghy and found nothing. Luckily Trevor had mentioned the name was derived from Derry for oak, so I searched for the parish of Derryaghy and got the following, all in the County of Antrim, Northern Ireland: TOWNLAND ACRES BARONY CIVIL PARISH POOR LAW UNION ******** ***** **************** ************ ************* Aghalislone 238 Upper Belfast Derryaghy Lisburn Aghalislone 426 Upper Massereene Derryaghy Lisburn Aghnahough 737 Upper Massereene Derryaghy Lisburn Bovolcan 582 Upper Massereene Derryaghy Lisburn Clogher 231 Upper Massereene Derryaghy Lisburn Islandkelly 351 Upper Massereene Derryaghy Lisburn Mullaghglass 920 Upper Belfast Derryaghy Lisburn Poleglass 188 Upper Belfast Derryaghy Lisburn Tornaroy 291 Upper Belfast Derryaghy Lisburn White Mountain 484 Upper Masscreene Derryaghy Lisburn I then checked some books. "Irish Records Sources for Family and Local History" by Dr. James G. Ryan, Ancestry Publishing Co,Salt Lake City, UT, 1988. p. 4 Church of Ireland Parish Derryaghey (sic) (Lisburn), Co Antrim p. 5 Church of Ireland Parish Dunaghy, Co Antrim p. 10 Roman Catholic parish Dunaghy map grid #25, Co Antrim p. 10 Roman Catholic Parish Derryaghy map grid #78, Co Antrim "A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland" by Brian Mitchell, Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD, 1994. p. 16 Civil Parish Derryaghy, Co Antrim (southern section of county) p. 16 Civil Parish Dunaghy, Co Antrim (upper-middle of county) I checked the book "A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, originally published 1837 London, reprint Genealogical Publ. Co 1995. I could not find a Diviaghy or a Denaghy. It lists the following: p 451: DERRYAGHY, or DERRIAGHY, a parish, partly in the barony of Upper Belfast, but chiefly in that of Upper Massereene, county of Antrim and province of Ulster, 2 miles (N.) from Lisburn;...The parish is bounded on the southeat by the Lagan Canal, and situated on the road from Belfast to Dublin and Armagh,... p 452: The parish is rich in mineral productions, but none of the mines are worked to any extent, though the Lagan Canal affords every facility of water conveyance. The surrounding scenery is boldly varied and enlivened with several gentlemen's seats, among which are Ballymacash, the elegant mansion of E. Johnson, Esq., ...There are three extensive bleach greens, the property of Messrs. Charley, Richardson, and Roberts, in which, upon the average, more than 50,000 pieces of linen, lawn, and damask of the finest quality are annually bleached and finished for the English markets... A school was built at Ballymacash, in 1790, by Rev. Philip Johnson and handsomely rebuilt in 1833, by E. Johnson, Esq., by whom it is supported: ...the Rev Philip Johnson, for 61 years vicar, was also a native of this parish. He distinguished himself during the disturbances of 1798; wrote a reply to Plowden, who made mention of him in his History of Ireland, and died in 1833. p 566: DUNAGHY, a parish, in the barony of Kilconway, county of Antrim, and province of Ulster, 6 miles (N. W. by N) from Broughshane. .. Along the banks of the Ravel and Altakeerag are considerable tracts of low meadow land, subject to floods from the former river which pours down with grest rapidity. The females are employed in spinning and the males, in addition to their agricultural pursuits, in weaving coarse linens and calicos. I wonder if the Johnsons mentioned in the book are related to the Elinor Johnson ? Reference Notes from Fulton-L Archives related to this topic: 1) Subject:Lisburn Fulton and Ties to America - How do we prove it ? Resent-Date:Mon, 8 Mar 1999 05:25:58 -0800 (PST) 2) Subject: James Fulton d.1753 Resent-Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 13:45:14 -0800 (PST 3) Subject: Lisburn area Date:Thu, 3 Apr 1997 01:39:39 -0500 Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York 10926 FULTON web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm