The parish of Loughgilly is in the county of Armagh. The following townlands are in this parish:
"The last 12 townlands form the parish of Balleek, a perpetual cure in the endowment of the rector of Loughgilly, the whole of which pays cess to the church in Carrickananny townland called Balleek church, but the following 4 townlands continue to pay tythe to Loughgilly parish: Lisadian, Rathcarbery, Drumherriff, Tullya. " (Ordnance Survey Memoirs 1835-38)