House in background was James (Charlie) Moran`s. James was son of Charlie Moran and Charlie`s father was Bernard.
The hill at the lower end of Glenviggan was always called Crockmoran (Moran`s hill) because of a clachan of Morans that once existed there. The Morans have been in the Sixtowns for a very long time indeed. They probably date back well into the 1700`s. One particular Moran emigrated to America and fought in the American War of Independence. That would suggest that the Moran`s were in the Sixtowns before that time. SEE story of Hugh Morrin.
There was a time when the townland of Tullybrick was once called `Moran`s town, because there were so many of them living there.
In 1856, there were four houses of Morans in Crockmoran, Glenviggan.They were Hugh, Charles, James and Susan. Charles`s father was Bernard and his son was James. Then as the families of three of the houses died out all the land went to James Moran.
![Frank Moran going out for a shot. Frank Moran going out for a shot.](https://sixtownsni.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FrankMoran.jpg)
Frank Moran going out for a shot.
![Morans The Moran homestead, home to Frank, his father James, his grandfather Jamie and their families down the generations](https://sixtownsni.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Morans.jpg)
The Moran homestead, home to Frank, his father James, his grandfather Jamie and their families down the generations