Oughtdoorish is a
townland
A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic orig ...
in
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. It is no longer used as an administrative division for local government but retai ...
,
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
. It is situated in the
barony of
Strabane Upper
Strabane Upper (named after Strabane) is a barony in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is bordered by six other baronies: Tirkeeran and Keenaght to the north; Loughinsholin and Dungannon Upper to the east; Omagh East to the south; and Str ...
and the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
of
Bodoney Upper and covers an area of 1848 acres.
The name derives from the
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
: ''Ocht dubhrois'' (breast of hill of the black wood).
In 1841 the population of the townland was 126 people (28 houses) and in 1851 it was 148 people (27 houses).
The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a
Rath (grid ref: H5875 9253).
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, ...
*
List of archaeological sites in County Tyrone
List of archaeological sites in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland:
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* Aghafad, Rath, grid ref: H4603 5800
* Aghagogan, Wedge tomb, grid ref: H6391 7360 and standing stone, grid ref: H6398 7351
* Aghalane, Standing stone, stone cir ...
References
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Townlands of County Tyrone
Archaeological sites in County Tyrone