Tamnyaskey (, ) is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the west of the parish, and is bounded by the townlands of Brackaghlislea, Calmore, Granny, Mormeal, and Tullyroan. It wasn't apportioned to any of the London livery companies, being kept as church lands.
The townland was part of the 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.
History Along with the townlands of Granny, Mormeal, and Tullyroan, Tamneyaskey comprises the four townlands that make up the Bishop of Derrys lands in the parish. Prior to the Plantation of Ulster, these four townlands constituted the termon (or erenagh) land of the parish, and were known as "Ballintrolla, Derreskerdan, Dirrygrinagh et Kellynahawla". Despite these townlands being in the same location as the later townlands, it is now impossible to match their names accurately.
Statistics
+ PopulationYearPop. 1841 98 1851 75 1861 97 1871 67 1881 83 1891 65 1901 43 1911 41 1926 45
+ Size (acres, roods, poles) Year a, r, p 1851 239, 1, 14 1881 237, 2, 25 1901 237, 2, 25 1926 228, 0, 5
+ Earlier recorded forms Year Form 1654 Tamneosker 1657c Tawneosker 1659c Tauniagher 1661 Tawneosker 1661c Tamlaghoskutt 1663 Tawnaosker 1672c Tomnasker 1672c Townasker 1680 Tateneosker 1767 Tammaskey 1813 Tamneyaskey (S.M.) (S.M.) - Sampson's Map
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 - Tamnyaskey 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 132-3. Queen's University of Belfast, 1996, Toner, Gregory: Place-Names of Northern Ireland, page 112. Queen's University of Belfast, 1996, HistPop; Area, houses, and population, Vol. III [Part 2], Ireland, 1901 Page 35