restored to him but a final grant was made to Thomas Gwyllym in August 1666, which included 63 acres & 2 roods in Derrogenny alias Derrygenny. Thomas Gwyllym died in 1681 and his son Colonel Meredith Gwyllym inherited the Ballyconnell estate, including Derryginny. Colonel Meredith Gwyllym died in 1711 and the Ballyconnell estate passed to his eldest son, Meredith Gwyllym. A deed dated 2 May 1724 by the aforesaid Meredith Gwyllym includes the townland as Derrogeny alias Derrygenny. The Gwyllym estate was sold for £8,000 in 1724 to Colonel Alexander Montgomery (1686–1729) of Convoy House, County Donegal, M.P. for Donegal Borough, 1725 to 1727, and for Donegal County, 1727 to 1729. A lease dated 14 May 1728 by the aforesaid Alexander Montgomery included Derrygowny alias Derrygannan. Montgomery died in 1729 and left the Ballyconnell estate to his nephew George Leslie, who then assumed the name of George Leslie Montgomery. George Leslie Montgomery was M.P. for Strabane, County Tyrone from 1765 to 1768 and for County Cavan from 1770 to 1787, when he died and left the Ballyconnell estate to his son George Montgomery, whose estate was administered by the Court of Chancery as he was a lunatic, George Montgomery died in 1841, and his estate went to his Enery cousins of Bawnboy. In 1856 they sold the estate to take advantage of its increased value owing to the opening of the Woodford Canal through the town in the same year. The estate, including Derryginny, was split up among different purchasers and maps & details of previous leases of the sold parts are still available. The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list the following tithepayers in the townland- Moore, Sturdy, Netterfield, Flood, Gwynne, Hannon, Cochrane. The Ordnance Survey Name Books for 1836 give the following description of the townland- Doire gainimhe, 'oak wood of the sand'. Centre of parish. Property of Montgomery. Rent £2 per arable acre. Soil is blue sandy clay. A good road South to West. A limestone quarry. The Derryginny Valuation Office Field books are available for 1840. Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists the landlords of the townland as Magee and Netterfield and the tenants as Gwynne, Graham, Schoolhouse, Small, Kells, Netterfield, Donohoe, Caffrey, Wilson and Hannon. In 2017 an award-winning documentary was made about a Derryginny farmer, 85-year-old Raymond Ovens. Derryginny Schools In 1826 there were two schools in Derryginny. One was a pay-school constructed of stone