Aghalunny Explained
Aghalunny is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Omagh West and the civil parish of Termonamongan and covers an area of 493 acres.[1]
The name derives from the Irish: Achadh Lughna (Looney's Field), Achadh Leamhnach (Field of the Elms) or Achadh Loinne (Field of the Gladness or Gaiety).[2]
The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:[3] [4]
| Year | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
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| Population | 155 | 123 | 109 | 109 | 97 | 108 |
| Houses | 26 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
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The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a bridge, known as the Fairy Bridge (grid ref: H1695 7985).[5]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Townlands of County Tyrone. IreAtlas Townland Database. 11 December 2012.
- Web site: Aghalunny. Place Names NI. 20 February 2013.
- Web site: Census of Ireland 1851. Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. 25 December 2012.
- Web site: Census of Ireland 1891. Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. 25 December 2012.
- Web site: Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012) . NI Environment Agency . 11 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131026155955/http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/the_schedule_of_historic_monuments_-_october_2012-2.pdf . 26 October 2013 .
