Drumnakilly
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Drumnakilly (Irish: Droim na Coille, "Ridge of the Wood").[1]) is a small village and townland between Carrickmore and Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 114 people. The townland is situated in the historic barony of Strabane Upper and the civil parish of Termonmaguirk and covers an area of 1,352 acres.[2] It lies within the Omagh District Council area.
History
[edit]The Troubles
[edit]On 30 August 1988 a Provisional Irish Republican Army detachment was ambushed by the British Army in the Drumnakilly neighbourhood whilst attempting to kill an off-duty Ulster Defence Regiment member, leading to the deaths of the IRA members.[3]
Demography
[edit]The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:[4][5]
Year | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population | 541 | 415 | 370 | 368 | 381 | 301 |
Houses | 91 | 66 | 62 | 62 | 70 | 61 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Drumnakilly". Place Names NI. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths". cain.ulster.ac.uk.
- ^ "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
External links
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