Drumballyhagan and Drumballyhagan Clark (, ) are two townlands lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Situated in the north of the parish, the two townlands are separated by the Moyola River, of which the southern portion was held by a person surnamed "Clark". Together they are bounded by the townlands of; Ballynahone Beg, Bracaghreilly, Drumcrow, Fallagloon, Lisnamuck, Moneyshanere, and Tobermore. It was apportioned to the Vintners company.
The townland was part of Tobermore electoral ward of the former Magherafelt District Council, however in 1926 it was part of Tobermore district electoral division as part of the Maghera division of Magherafelt Rural District. It was also part of the historic barony of Loughinsholin.
Etymology This townland derives its name from the O'Hagan's, one of the principal Irish families in the barony of Loughinsholin. They occupied a castle in the nearby townland of Calmore and the surname was common in the neighbouring parishes of Desertmartin and Ballynascreen.
History Table legend (D) - Drumballyhagan (DC) - Drumballyhagan Clarke
+ PopulationYearPop. (D)Pop. (DC) 1841 168 41 1851 84 26 1861 88 28 1871 77 19 1881 51 31 1891 77 60 1901 29 22 1911 39 19 1926 46 15
+ Size (acres, roods, poles) Year a, r, p (D) a, r, p (DC) 1851 320, 3, 4 117, 1, 34 1881 320, 3, 4 117, 1, 34 1901 320, 3, 4 117, 1, 34 1926 318, 1, 8 119, 3, 37
+ Earlier recorded forms Year Form 1609 Dromballiagan (E.C.) 1613 Balle Hagan 1613 Dromballyagan (Charter) 1654 Drombellihaggon 1654 Drumbellihaggan 1659c Drumballyhagan 1663 Drumbolehagan 1767 Drumballyhagan (E.C.) - Escheated Counties Map 1609(Charter) - Charter of Londonderry 1613
See also Kilcronaghan List of townlands in Tobermore Tobermore
References HistPop; County and County Borough of Londonderry, 1926, page 27 HistPop; County of Londonderry, 1851, page 241 HistPop; Area, population and number of houses, Vol. III, Ireland, 1881, page 698 Place Names NI - Drumballyhagan Notes on the Place Names of the Parishes and Townlands of the County of Londonderry, 1925, Alfred Moore Munn, Clerk of the Crown and Peace of the City and County of Londonderry Toner, Gregory: Place-Names of Northern Ireland, page 120-121. Queen's University of Belfast, 1996,
HistPop; Area, houses, and population, Vol. III [Part 2], Ireland, 1901 Page 35