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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 two baronies in County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland: Tirhugh to the south-west; and Raphoe South to the north-west. List of settlements Below is a list of settlements in Omagh West: Towns *Castlederg Population centers *Aghyaran *Clare * Dooish * Drumquin * Killen * Killeter *Mourne Beg List of civil parishes Below is a list of civil parishes in Omagh West: * Ardstraw Ardstraw (from (hill or height of the holm or strath)) is a small village, townland and civil parish in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, three miles northwest of Newtownstewart. In the 2001 census, it had a population of 222 people (in 81 hous ... (split with barony of Strabane Lower) * Longfield East * Longfield West * Termonamongan * Urney (split with ba ... [...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] |
Tirhugh
Tirhugh (; ) 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 They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.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 Tirhugh takes its name from the Irish ''Tír Aodha'', meaning "Aodh's land", referring to Áed mac Ainmuirech, a semi-legendary 6th century king. The Irish name Áed (Aodh) is conventionally translated as Hugh, although the names are etymologically unrelated. Geography Tirhugh is located in the south of County Donegal, on the River Erne and the east coast of Donegal Bay. It is the strip of land that connects Donegal to the rest of the Republic of Ireland. History The territory of the O'Gallchobair (Gallagher) was centered here from the Middle Ages onward. The Mac Raith, O'Haedha (O'Hugh or Hayes), MacDonlevy, MacNulty, O'Clery, MacWard, O'Lynch and O'Mullhollan were other local septs. The Annals of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longfield West
Longfield West is a civil parish in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Omagh West. Civil parish of Longfield West The civil parish includes the villages of Dooish, Drumquin and Killen. Townlands The civil parish contains the following townlands: * Aghakinmart *Ally * Annaghalough * Barravey *Billary * Bomackatall Lower * Bomackatall Upper *Bullock Park * Carradoo Glebe * Carradowa Glebe * Carrick * Carrickaness * Carrickbwee Glebe * Castlecraig * Cavansallagh * Clunahill Glebe * Collow * Coolavannagh * Cornashesk * Curragh Glebe * Curraghamulkin * Curraghmacall *Dooish * Drumgallan * Drummenagh * Drumnamalra * Drumowen *Drumquin * Drumscra * Dunnaree * Ednashanlaght * Garrison Glebe * Gortnasoal Glebe * Hill Head * Killen * Killoan *Kilmore (Irvine) *Kilmore (Robinson) * Kirlish *Lackagh * Lisky Glebe * Marrock Glebe * Meenacloy * Meenadoan * Meenaheery Glebe * Meenbog * Meencargagh * Meenmossogue Glebe * Prughlish * Sloughan * Tully * Tull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longfield East
Longfield is a village in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located 6 miles south east of Dartford and the same distance south-west of Gravesend. History The place in Kent is recorded as ''Langanfelda'' in the Saxon Charters of 964–995, and as ''Langafel'' in the Domesday Book of 1086. It had been proposed by town planner Patrick Abercrombie as part of the Greater London Plan in the mid-1940s to build a new town in the Longfield area, however other satellite areas around London were selected instead. Localities Longfield and New Barn is a civil parish named after the adjacent villages it covers, the eastern part being New Barn, it also covers the smaller settlement, the neighbourhood of Longfield Hill. Longfield is the ancient village, situated on the road between Dartford and Meopham; the historic church there is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene. New Barn is larger in population than Longfield, although has little in the way of services, being a comparatively rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardstraw
Ardstraw (from (hill or height of the holm or strath)) is a small village, townland and civil parish in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, three miles northwest of Newtownstewart. In the 2001 census, it had a population of 222 people (in 81 houses). Bishopric The Diocese of Ardstraw was founded in the 6th century by Saint Eoghan. It is one of the dioceses recognized by the Synod of Ráth Breasail in 1111. Although the 1152 Synod of Kells replaced it in its list of dioceses with that of Maghera, the seat of which was later moved to Derry, bishops of Ardstraw continued to exist until the early 13th century, when the see was finally united to that of Derry. No longer a residential bishopric it is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see. In 1198, John de Courcy, a Norman knight who had invaded Ulster in 1177, destroyed the church of Ardstraw on his way to Inishowen. Geography Civil parish of Ardstraw The parish is largely situated in the historic barony of Stra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killeter
Killeter () is a small village and townland near Castlederg in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In the 2021 census it had a population of 93. Killeter has a yearly August fair, which "celebrates the diversity and richness of rural life". The village itself sits along an ancient pilgrimage trail which winds its way to Lough Derg. The national cycle network traverses part of this trail, which is bounded to the west by Killeter Forest. The writer Benedict Kiely has stated that he based the fictional village of Carmincross, in his novel ''Nothing Happens in Carmincross'', on Killeter. History Near Killeter is the Magherakeel () ecclesiastical site. This site contains a holy well, lime kiln and ruins of a 6th century church. On 29 April 1844, a shower of meteoric stones fell, in the sight of several people, at Killeter. They were broken into small fragments and only one piece was found whole. Killeter, plus the rural protrusion of Tyrone to its immediate west, would have been tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killen, County Tyrone
Killen () is a small village and townland (of 356 acres) in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is several miles southwest of Castlederg, on the road leading south over Scraghy Mountain. A short distance to the west lies County Donegal, in the Republic of Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Longfield West and the historic 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 .... In the 2001 Census it had a population of 231 people. In recent years, Killen Creamery has been turned into a community centre and business centre. References {{authority control Villages in County Tyrone Civil parish of Longfield West Townlands of County Tyrone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drumquin
Drumquin () is a village and townland (of 398 acres) in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies between Omagh and Castlederg, on the banks of the Drumquin River (Fairywater). It is situated in the civil parishes of both Longfield West and Longfield East. The main part of the village is located in Longfield East, in the townland of Drumnaforbe, whilst Longfield West is where its namesake townland Drumquin is located. Drumquin is in the historic barony of Omagh West. History It has a rich and varied historical legacy with a Neolithic stone circle, a Holy Well, and the Giant's Stone on Dooish Mountain. The works of the noted Irish writer Benedict Kiely contain many references to the Drumquin district, with which he had family connections on his mother's side. In 1802, the countryside around Drumquin was described as one continuous scene of dreary mountains. However, the traveler did point out that forty years before that a rich coalmine had been opened at Drumquin and a canal o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dooish
Dooish () is a village and townland near Drumquin in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The townland is situated in the historic barony of Omagh West and the civil parish of Longfield West and covers an area of 845 acres. In the 2021 census it had a population of 99 people. It lies within the Omagh District Council area. The population of the townland declined during the 19th century: See also *List of townlands of County Tyrone This is a sortable table of the approximately 2,162 townlands in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Retri ... References NI Neighbourhood Information System [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castlederg
Castlederg (earlier Caslanadergy, ) is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Derg and is near the border with County Donegal, Ireland. It stands in the townlands of Castlesessagh and Churchtown, in the historic barony of Omagh West and the civil parish of Urney. The village has a ruined castle and two ancient tombs known as the Druid's Altar and Todd's Den. It had a population of 2,980 people at the 2021 census. The village hosts some of the district's key events each year, including the Derg Vintage Rally, Dergfest music festival, Red River Festival and the traditional Apple Fair. Castlederg was a traveller's stop along the ancient pilgrimage route to Station Island on Lough Derg. The town boasts ancient ruins and monastic settlements. History Early history Historically the area around the town was a site of contestation between the territories of Cenél nEógain (later Tír Eoghain) and Connail (later Tír Chonaill – mostly modern County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raphoe South
Raphoe South (; ), or South 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 South takes its name from Raphoe town, in Irish ''Ráth Bhoth'', " ringfort of the huts." Geography Raphoe South is located in the centre of County Donegal; the River Finn flows through it. History Raphoe South was the ancient territory of the O'Mulligan, O'Pattan, McGlinchy and McCrossans. The barony of Raphoe was divided into South and North between 1807 and 1821. List of settlements Below is a list of settlements in Raphoe South: *Ballybofey * Castlefinn *Convoy A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support and can help maintain co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
