Ballymully Glebe Explained

Ballymully Glebe is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Dungannon Upper and the civil parish of Desertcreat and covers an area of 144 acres.[1]

The name derives from the Irish: Baile Mullaigh (town of the summit or farmstead of the summit).[2]

The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:[3] [4]

Year 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891
Population 64 30 36 15 13 7
Houses 12 5 4 4 3 3

The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: Tullyhogue Fort (grid ref: H8251 7428).[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Townlands of County Tyrone. IreAtlas Townland Database. 28 December 2012.
  2. Web site: Ballymully Glebe. Place Names NI. 18 March 2013.
  3. Web site: Census of Ireland 1851. Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. 28 December 2012. 13 January 2013. https://archive.today/20130113225406/http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/13130/eppi_pages/336886. dead.
  4. Web site: Census of Ireland 1891. Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. 28 December 2012.
  5. Web site: Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012) . NI Environment Agency . 28 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 .