Inishowen In The Seventeen Century
From the Civil Survey A.D. 1654-5

"Old times are changed, old manners gone."

Scott

The description of the Barrony of Enishowen in the Countey of Donegall by its Meets and bounds by the soyle and nature of the soyle and by what other things of eminency and note conteinded therein.

The bounds of this barrony begineth westward at a place caled Burtt Castle which belongeth to the Lord Chichester and from thence norward with ye greate River of Loghswilly while wee come to a place caled Ardmalin belonging to ye Lord Chichester and soe continueth norward while wee come to the Ocean which boundeth to the North-eastward, while wee come to an ancientt ruined Castle called Greene Castle and from thence by two castles the one called Redd castle and the other called White Castle doth belonging to Major George Carey as tennantt to the Lord Chichester and from thence Southward to ye stronge ffortt of Cullmore belonging to the State and soe continueth southward by a Bogg to an olde fortt joyning one of the quarter of Ballinacard which Quarter belongeth to ye cittie and libberties of Londonderry and with an olde Ditch bog and Logh to ye river of Ballimackeerty joyning to ye Libberties of Londonderry and from thence to the topp of a Mountaine called Monaknocknamone belonging to the Lord Chichester and from thence southwest by a little brooke decending and falling downe in Logh Lappan which boundeth us from the barony of Raphoe and from thence Westward through the Causey and bogg of Colemackatrine and from thence by a small ditch unto ye river of Loghswilly where wee began our bounds. The greatest partt of our soyle is Mountaine and Bogg that which is arrable is hungrie ground and the pasture worse Oure graine is most oats some barlie litle wheate and less rye Wee have likewise some small inconsiderrable ffishings Vizt one small sallmon fishing in ye river in ye river of Boncrannogh one seale ffishing in the island of Glasseve one litle sallmon ffishing in the River of Strabregg and a less in Loghfoile all wch, ffishings belongeth to the Lord Chichester and nothing elce doe wee finde Remarcable in our Barrony.

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