Cloughfin is a townland

Townland

A townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...

 lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan

Kilcronaghan

Kilcronaghan is a civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Containing one major settlement, Tobermore, and lying on the descending slope of Slieve Gallion, Kilcronaghan is bordered by the civil parishes of Ballynascreen, Desertmartin, Maghera, and Termoneeny. It lies within the former...

, County Londonderry

County Londonderry

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, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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. It lies in the center of the parish, and is bounded by the following townlands: Calmore

Calmore

Calmore is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the north-west of the parish, and is bounded by the townlands of; Granny, Moneyshanere, Moyesset, and Tobermore...

, Coolsaragh

Coolsaragh

Coolsaragh is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the south of the parish on the boundary with the civil parish of Desertmartin, and it is bounded by the townlands of: Annagh & Moneysterlinn, Cloughfin, Gortahurk, Keenaght,...

, Killytoney, and Tullyroan. It was apportioned to the Drapers

Worshipful Company of Drapers

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 company and freeholds.

The townland currently lies within Tobermore

Tobermore

Tobermore is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is located two and a half miles south of Maghera and five miles west of Magherafelt. Tobermore lies within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan and is part of Magherafelt District Council...

 electoral ward of Magherafelt District Council

Magherafelt District Council

Magherafelt District Council is a district council in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. Council headquarters are in Magherafelt. The Council area stretches from Lough Neagh and the River Bann in the east and into the Sperrin Mountains in the west and is divided by the Moyola River. It covers...

, however in 1901 and 1926 it was part of Iniscarn District Electoral Division

District Electoral Division

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 as part of the Draperstown

Draperstown

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 dispensery (registrar's) district of Magherafelt

Magherafelt

Magherafelt is a small town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 8,372 people recorded in the 2001 Census. It is the biggest town in the south of County Londonderry and is the social, economic and political hub of the area...

 Rural District

Rural district

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. It was also part of the former barony of Loughinsholin.

History

Population

Year	Pop.
1841	99
1851	72
1861	74
1871	64
1881	50
1891	44
1901	39
1911	29
1926	12

Size (acres, roods, poles) Year a, r, p 1851 178, 1, 7 1881 178, 1, 7 1901 178, 1, 7 1926 178, 2, 2 Earlier recorded forms Year Form 1609 Cloghom (O.S.) 1613 Cloghfine 1613 Cloghom (Charter) 1622 Cloughtym 1654 Cloughfin 1654 Clowghfin 1657 Cloghony 1663 Clohtine 1767 Cloughfin _{(O.S.) - Ordnance Survey map 1609
(Charter) - Charter of Londonderry 1613}