Ballymagorry or Ballymagory () is a small

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and

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County Tyrone County Tyrone (; ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland. Its county town is Omagh. Adjoined to the south-west shore of Lough Neagh, the cou ...

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. It is west of

Artigarvan Artigarvan (from , meaning "height of Garbhan's house"; Ulster-Scots: ''Airtigarvan'') is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Artigarvan had a population of 802 at the 2021 census. It is 3 miles from Strabane and 4 miles ...

and north of

Strabane Strabane (; ) is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Strabane had a population of 13,507 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th Open Government Li ...

. As of the 2001 census, it had a population of 565. It lies within the

Strabane District Council Strabane District Council (; Ulster Scots dialects, Ulster-Scots: ''Stràbane Destrìck Cooncil'') was a local council in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland established by the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972. It merged with Derry City ...

area and lies on the River Glenmornan.

Geography

The village, which is known as ''Bellymagarry'' in

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, lies in a

of the same name. Ballymagorry townland is situated in the historic 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 t ...

and the

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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 The County Donegal Railways Joint Committee operated an extensive narrow gauge railway system serving County Donegal, Ireland, from 1906 until 1960. The committee was incorporated by an Act of Parliament in 1906, which authorised the joint pur ...

on the section from Strabane (CDR) railway station to Londonderry Victoria Road in

Derry Derry, officially Londonderry, is the second-largest City status in the United Kingdom, city in Northern Ireland, and the fifth-largest on the island of Ireland. Located in County Londonderry, the city now covers both banks of the River Fo ...

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 during the 19th century: The population of Ballymagorry townland increased slightly during the 19th century:

21st century population

Ballymagorry is classified as a small village.NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)
On census day 2021 (29 April 2001), there were 565 people living in Ballymagorry. Of these: *25.3% were aged under 16 years and 15.2% were aged 60 and over *50.4% of the population were male and 49.6% were female *43.7% were from a

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background and 54.0% were from a

Protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

background *4.8% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed

Sport

Ballymagorry is home to Fox Lodge Cricket Club.

References

External links

Ballymagorry Rent Rolls
{{authority control Villages in County Tyrone Townlands of County Tyrone Barony of Strabane Lower