Ballycolman Explained
| Type: | Townland |
| Country: | Northern Ireland |
| Unitary Northern Ireland: | County Tyrone |
| Irish Name: | Baile Uí Colmain |
Ballycolman (Irish: Baile Uí Colmain) is a townland of 588 acres in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, now part of Strabane. It is situated in the historic barony of Strabane Lower and the civil parish of Urney.[1]
The name derives from the Irish: Baile Uí Colmain (Colman's town).[2]
The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:[3] [4]
| Year | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 |
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| Population | 304 | 392 | 249 | 181 |
| Houses | 59 | 79 | 52 | 43 |
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It was then subsumed into Strabane. It is best known for Ballycolman housing estate in Strabane, and also has a community centre, nursery school and industrial estate.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Ballycolman. IreAtlas Townlands Database. 16 April 2015. 28 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150628231757/http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/. live.
- Web site: Ballycolman. Place Names NI. 18 March 2013. 5 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305070708/http://www.placenamesni.org/historicforms.php?getPnameId=2595. live.
- Web site: Census of Ireland 1851. Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. 28 December 2012.
- Web site: Census of Ireland 1891. Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. 27 December 2012.
