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CAMUS-JUXTA-MORNE, a parish, in the barony of STRABANE, county of TYRONE, and province of ULSTER; containing, with part of the town of Strabane, 6570 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated on the old road from Dublin to Londonderry, and on the river Morne, comprises, according to the Ordnance survey (including 20¾ acres in Lyons island), 7505¾ statute acres, of which 103¾ are water, about 4540 are arable and pasture land, and the remainder mountain and bog;" 6743 acres are applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £3078 per annum. The land, although in some places rocky, is generally very fertile, producing abundant crops, particularly in the vale of Morne. The inhabitants combine the weaving of linen with their agricultural pursuits. The principal houses are Milltown Lodge, the residence of Major Humphries, and.the glebehouse, of the Rev. J. Smith. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Derry, and in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to £468. The church is in the town of Strabane, and is a large and handsome edifice, for the repairs of which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners have recently granted £184. 4. 2.: it was originally built as a chapel for the new town of Strabane, by the Earl of Abercorn, in 1619, and has been used as the parish church since the destruction of the mother church, about the middle of the 17th century. The glebe-house was built by aid of a gift of £100 and a loan of £800 from the late Board of First Fruits, in 1832, upon the townland of Bierney, which constitutes the glebe, comprising 300 acres, and is more than three miles from the church. In the R. C. divisions the parish is the head of a union or district called Clonleigh and Camus, and comprising both those parishes: there are two chapels in the union, of which that of Camus, in the town of Strabane, is a large plain edifice. There is a large meeting-house for Presbyterians in connection with the Synod of Ulster, of the first class; and there are places of worship for Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists.

The parochial school, on the glebe of Bierney, is supported by the trustees of Erasmus Smith's charity, and the master has a rent-free residence and two acres of land. At Milltown is a school for boys and girls, erected by the Marquess of Abercorn, a large and handsome building, with a separate residence for the master and mistress, each of whom receives £20 a year from the Marquess, who also aids a school established at Edymon; and there is a national school at Strabane.' About 160 boys and 100 girls are educated in these schools. Prior to 1829 a blue-coat school existed here, with an income of £30 per annum, which sum is now applied to clothing 12 boys. Near Milltown school are the dispensary and fever hospital belonging to Strabane; they are large and well ventilated buildings, admirably arranged for their purposes. The ruins of the old parish church are situated on the banks of the Mourne: it was founded by St. Colgan in 586, and destroyed during the insurrection of 1641. See STRABANE.

from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837.

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Gazetteers

In 1868, the parish of Camus juxta Morne contained the following places:

"CAMUS JUXTA MORNE, a parish in the barony of Strabane, in the county of Tyrone, province of Ulster, Ireland, 16 miles to the N. of Omagh. It is situated in a hilly and moorland country, on the banks of the river Mourne, and contains part of the village of Strabane. The Marquis of Abercorn is the chief proprietor. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Derry and Raphoe, value £597, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was erected about 1620. The Presbyterians, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists have chapels in the village. There are parochial, National, and endowed schools. Milltown is the principal seat."

"STRABANE, a post and market town in the parishes of Leckpatrick, Urney, and Camus-juxta-Morne, barony of Strabane, county Tyrone, province of Ulster, Ireland, 18 miles N.N.W. of Omagh, and 129 from Dublin. It is a station on the Irish North-Western railway. This town is situated on the river Mourne, which here joins the Finn and Strabane canal, and at Lifford assumes the name of the Foyle river. It consists of ten principal streets and several smaller ones. It is lighted with gas, and has recently been much improved. The river is crossed by a bridge, which has been enlarged since its erection. The church of Camus parish is now a commodious building, in the Grecian style. There are also a Roman Catholic chapel, two Methodist meeting-houses, and several good public schools. Other charitable institutions are a dispensary, fever hospital, and poorhouse. Here is also the Derry and Raphoe Deaf and Dumb School, supported by voluntary contributions. It has a chief police station, and general and petty sessions are held. There are two branch banks and a savings-bank. Strabane was formerly a parliamentary borough, under charter of James I., returning two members before the Union. It was granted to the Earl of Abercorn in 1611, who founded the castle, and to whose family the town gives title of baron and viscount. The linen trade formerly flourished, but has now given place to an extensive general traffic. The government is vested in a body of commissioners. Milltown and Hollyhill are the neighbouring seats. Tuesday is market day. Fairs are held on the first Thursday in each month, the 12th May and November (old style). The Strabane Poor-law Union lies within the counties of Tyrone and Donegal, and contains 24 electoral divisions. The poorhouse has room for 960 persons. Strabane gives name to a presbytery, comprising Ardstraw, Ballyhennon, Clady, Donemana, Douglass, Glenelly, Newton Stewart, Strabane, and Urney."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018

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Historical Geography

The civil parish of Camus Juxta Morne contained the townlands of:
Bearney Glebe, Calheme, Carrigullin, Cavanalee, Dergalt, Dernalebe, Drumnaboy, Edymore, Elagh (Near Strabane), Evish, Liskinbwee, Lisky (Near Strabane), Milltown (S of Strabane), Stragullin, Townparks of Strabane,
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