An Baile Nua

Newtown Cunningham was established circa 1610-1620 as a planned plantation town in the Laggan Valley, named after John Cunningham of Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, who received 1,000 acres during the Plantation of Ulster under King James I. By 1614, his settlement had grown to 29 tenants; by 1622, over 50 tenants were documented, with the broader Laggan Valley hosting approximately 2,000 settlers within ...