 In the grants of the early 1600s, Killymoriarty was split into two poles of land, one went to the Church of Ireland and one to the McGovern family.On 25 January 1627 a grant was made of- "one pole of Killmoriertagh to Thomas Groves, the Rector or Vicar of the parish of Templepurt to hold as glebe land of Templeport Church.