Dartans Explained
Dartans is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the barony of Omagh West and the civil parish of Urney and covers an area of 367 acres.[1]
The name derives from the Irish: dartan (A place where cows or herds graze) or dartain (Knolls or hillocks).[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 | 108 | 109 | 106 | 110 | 93 | 78 |
| Houses | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Townlands of County Tyrone. IreAtlas Townland Database. 2 January 2013.
- Web site: Dartans. Place Names NI. 19 March 2013.
- Web site: Census of Ireland 1851. Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. 2 January 2013. 27 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130627134727/http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/13130/eppi_pages/336897. dead.
- Web site: Census of Ireland 1891. Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. 2 January 2013. 27 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130627134443/http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/18814/eppi_pages/505483. dead.
