Mount Darby
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 John Graham…………………………Robert Mayne H Os & L Patrick Smith…………………………John Graham House John Venson……………………….... John Graham House
Francis Johnston…………………… Robert Mayne H (in progress) & L
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
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
Wm Johnston whose farm was next along the road and who was a schoolboy when Graham’s were there.