Mount Darby

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	Tenement
John Graham	Robert Mayne	House, Offices & Land
Patrick Smith	John Graham	House
John Venson	John Graham	House
Francis Johnston	Robert Mayne	House (In progress) & Land
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.