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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 Derry 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) * Camus * 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 par ... [...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] |
Raphoe North
Raphoe North (; ), or North 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 They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.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 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 ... [...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 townla ... [...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 River ... [...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 of Strabane Lower and the civil parish of Ardstraw. In the 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 Sir Robert Newcomen in 1615 as part of the Plantation of Ulster. The castle was acquired by Sir William Stewart when he married Newcommen's second daughter in 1629. The castle and town were renamed Newtownstewart by Sir William Stewart after his birthplace. The former Northern Bank building on the corner was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donemana
Donemana or Dunnamanagh (named after the townland of Dunnamanagh, ) is a small 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. It is the largest of the thirteen villages in the Strabane District Council area and had a population of 593 in the 2001 Census. 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 Donemana railway station was part of the County Donegal Railway and opened on 6 August 1900 but was shut on 1 January 1955. Education It has two primary ... [...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 with 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 Londonderry from the south and east in the times when the ferry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballymagorry
Ballymagorry or Ballymagory ( Irish: ''Baile Mhic Gofraidh'' (MacGorry's townland)) is a small village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is west of Artigarvan and north of Strabane. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 565. It lies within the Strabane District Council area and lies on the River Glenmornan. History The village is known as ''Bellymagarry'' in Ulster-Scots. 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 the village decreased during the 19th century: 21st century population Ballymagorry is classified as a small village. On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 565 people livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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