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Barony Of Strabane Lower
Strabane Lower (named after Strabane) is a barony in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is bordered by five other baronies in Northern Ireland: North West Liberties of Londonderry to the north; Tirkeeran to the north-east; Strabane Upper to the east; Omagh East to the south; and Omagh West to the south-west. It also borders two baronies in County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland: Raphoe North and Raphoe South to the west. List of settlements Below is a list of settlements in Strabane Lower: Towns *Strabane Villages *Ardstraw * Artigarvan * Ballymagorry * Clady *Donemana *Newtownstewart *Sion Mills List of civil parishes Below is a list of civil parishes in Strabane Lower: * Ardstraw (split with barony of Omagh West Omagh West (named after Omagh town) is a barony in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is bordered by three other baronies in Northern Ireland: Strabane Lower to the north-east; Omagh East to the east; and Lurg to the south. It also borders ...) * Cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Language
Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous language, indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was the majority of the population's first language until the 19th century, when English (language), English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century, in what is sometimes characterised as a result of linguistic imperialism. Today, Irish is still commonly spoken as a first language in Ireland's Gaeltacht regions, in which 2% of Ireland's population lived in 2022. The total number of people (aged 3 and over) in Ireland who declared they could speak Irish in April 2022 was 1,873,997, representing 40% of respondents, but of these, 472,887 said they never spoke it and a further 551,993 said they only spoke it within the education system. Linguistic analyses o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raphoe North
Raphoe North (; ), or North Raphoe, is a barony in County Donegal, Ireland. Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. Etymology Raphoe North takes its name from Raphoe town, in Irish ''Ráth Bhoth'', "ringfort of the huts." Geography Raphoe North is located in the east of County Donegal, to the east of the River Swilly and the west of the River Foyle; both the River Finn and the Burn Dale flow through the barony. History Raphoe North was the ancient territory of the Mac Lochlainn, a branch of the northern Uí Néill. An area called Cinel Moen belonged to the O'Gormleys until the O'Donnells drove them out in the 14th century. Other tribes in the area were the O'Brollaghan, O'Deeney, O'Toner O'Gallagher, O'Quinn, O'Kenny, O'Cannon and O'Derry. The barony of Raphoe was divided into North and South between 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cumber Upper
Cumber Upper is a civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is mainly situated in the historic barony of Tirkeeran, with one townland ( Stranagalwilly) in the barony of Strabane Lower. Towns and villages The civil parish contains the village of Craigbane. Townlands The civil parish contains the following townlands: * Alla Lower * Alla Upper * Altaghoney * Ballyartan * Ballycallaghan * Ballyholly * Ballymaclanigan * Ballyrory * Barr Cregg *Binn * Carnanbane * Carnanreagh *Claudy * Coolnacolpagh * Cregg * Cregg Barr * Cumber * Dunady * Dungorkin * Gilky Hill * Glenlough * Gortilea * Gortnaran * Gortnaskey * Gortscreagan * Kilcaltan * Kilculmagrandal * Kilgort * Killycor * Kinculbrack *Lear * Letterlogher * Lettermuck * Ling * Lisbunny * Mulderg * Raspberry Hill * Sallowilly * Stranagalwilly * Tireighter * Tullintrain See also *List of civil parishes of County Londonderry In Ireland Counties are divided into Civil Parishes and Parishes are further divided into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sion Mills
Sion Mills is a village to the south of Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on the River Mourne. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 2,050 people. It is a tree-lined industrial village and designated conservation area, particularly rich in architectural heritage. The village of Sion Mills was established by the Herdman family in 1835. The family operated a linen production mill in the village. History The name ''Sion'' comes from the townland of ''Seein'', which lies to the south of the village. It is an anglicisation of an Irish placename: either ''Suidhe Fhinn'' (meaning "seat of Finn") or ''Sidheán'' (also spelt ''Síodhán'' and ''Sián'', meaning " fairy mound"). The second part of the name is the English "mill". Sion Mills was laid out as a model linen village by the Herdman brothers, James, John and George. In 1835 they converted an old flour mill on the River Mourne into a flax spinning mill, and erected a bigger mill behind it in the 1850s. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newtownstewart
Newtownstewart is a village and townland of in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is overlooked by hills called Bessy Bell and Mary Gray and lies on the River Strule below the confluence with its tributary the Owenkillew. It is situated in the historic Barony (geographic), barony of Strabane Lower and the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Ardstraw. In the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census it had a population of 1,551 people. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright. It lies within the Derry City and Strabane District Council area. History The townland of Newtownstewart was historically called ''Lislas''. Newtownstewart Castle was built by Newcomen baronets, Sir Robert Newcomen in 1615 as part of the Plantation of Ulster. The castle was acquired by Sir William Stewart when he married Newcomen's second daughter in 1629. The castle and town were renamed Newtownstewart by Sir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donemana
Donemana (named after the townland of Dunnamanagh, ) is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is 7 miles or 11 kilometres north-east of Strabane, on the banks of the Burn Dennett and at the foothills of the Sperrins. In 2001, it was the largest of the thirteen villages in the former Strabane District Council area and it had a population of 586 in the Census that year. Other anglicised spellings of its name include Dun mana hand Don mana h History The village was established in the early 17th century as part of the Plantation of Ulster, instigated by James I in 1609. Land in the area was granted to John Drummond who established the village; building a bawn (an enclosed, fortified farmyard, designed as a place of refuge for settlers in case of attack), 10 wicker-work houses, and a watermill for grinding corn. Transport The two main roads running through Donemana are the B49, which runs from Strabane through Donemana to Claudy (near the A6 dual carriageway between D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clady, County Tyrone
Clady () is a small village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies about 4 miles from Strabane on the River Finn and borders the Republic of Ireland. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 538 people. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th Open Government Licence v3.0 © Crown copyright. It is within Urney civil parish and the former barony of Strabane Lower. In local government it is part of the Derry City and Strabane District Council. The townland covers an area of 173 acres. History The village is one of the oldest in the district. The village is referred to as Claudy in Samuel Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, but early and later works attribute the name, Clady, distinguishing it from Claudy in County Londonderry. Next to the village is an important passage over the River Finn, one of the "passes", which controlled the access to Derry from the south and east in the times when the ferry at Drry wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballymagorry
Ballymagorry or Ballymagory () is a small village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is west of Artigarvan and north of Strabane. As of the 2001 census, it had a population of 565. It lies within the Strabane District Council area and lies on the River Glenmornan. Geography The village, which is known as ''Bellymagarry'' in Ulster-Scots, lies in a townland of the same name. Ballymagorry townland is situated in the historic barony of Strabane Lower and the civil parish of Leckpatrick and covers an area of 289 acres. Transport The area was once served by rail with Ballymagorry railway station run by the County Donegal Railway on the section from Strabane (CDR) railway station to Londonderry Victoria Road in Derry line. Ballymagorry station opened on 7 August 1900 but was shut on 1 January 1955. The village lies on the main A5 trunk road between Strabane and 'Derry. Demography 19th century population The population of Ballymagorry village decreased d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
