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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 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 (split with barony of Strabane Lower) * Longfield East * 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 ... * Termonamongan * Urney (split with barony of St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Language
Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was the population's first language until the 19th century, when English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century. Irish is still spoken as a first language in a small number of areas of certain counties such as Cork, Donegal, Galway, and Kerry, as well as smaller areas of counties Mayo, Meath, and Waterford. It is also spoken by a larger group of habitual but non-traditional speakers, mostly in urban areas where the majority are second-language speakers. Daily users in Ireland outside the education system number around 73,000 (1.5%), and the total number of persons (aged 3 and over) who claimed they could speak Irish in April 2016 was 1,761,420, representing 39.8% of respondents. For most of recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirhugh
Tirhugh (; ) is a barony in County Donegal, Republic of 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 They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.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 An ... [...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 recent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardstraw
Ardstraw (from ga, Ard Sratha (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 (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. John de Courcy In 1198, John de Courcy, a Norman knight who had invaded Ulster in 1177, destroyed the church of Ardstraw on his way to Inishowen. Ardstraw townland The townland is situated in the historic barony of Strabane ... [...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 2001 Census it had a population of 147. 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 Killeter, plus the rural protrusion of Tyrone to its immediate west, would have been transferred to the Irish Free State had the recommendations of the Irish Boundary Commission been enacted in 1925. Places of interest *Near Killeter is the Magherakeel historical site with a holy well, lime kiln A lime kiln is a kiln used for the calcination of limestone (calcium carbonate) to produce ... [...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. 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. Killen also has an Orange Lodge The Loyal Orange Institution, commonly known as the Orange Order, is an international Protestant fraternal order based in Northern Ireland and primarily associated with Ulster Protestants, particularly those of Ulster Scots heritage. It als ..., which was founded in 1829. 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 (Irish: ''Droim Caoin'' (Pleasant ridge).) is a small 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 parish of Longfield West and the historic barony of Omagh West. It had a population of 291 people in the 2001 Census. 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 opened to transport the coal. Drum quin has been in existence since 1211. Sir John Davies founded the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dooish
Dooish (Irish: ''Dubhais'' (Black hill-base) 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 2001 Census it had a population of 93 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 Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, ... References NI Neighbourhood Information System Villages in County Tyrone Townlands of County Tyrone Civil parish of Longfield West {{Tyrone-geo-stub ... [...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 2,976 people at the 2011 Census. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th Open Government Licence v3.0 © Crown copyright. 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 contestatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raphoe South
Raphoe South (; ), or South Raphoe, is a barony in County Donegal, Republic of 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 *Killygordon Killygordon () is a small village in the Finn Valley in the east of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. , the population was 614. It is located on the N15 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
