Dergalt Explained

Dergalt is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Strabane Lower and the civil parish of Camus and covers an area of 488 acres.[1] United States president Woodrow Wilson's ancestral home is located in the townland.

The name derives from the Irish: dearg alt (red glenside).[2]

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

Year 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891
Population 217 175 168 114 111 100
Houses 43 34 32 27 24 22

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Townlands of County Tyrone. IreAtlas Townland Database. 19 March 2013. 28 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150628231757/http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/. live.
  2. Web site: Dergalt. Place Names NI. 19 March 2013. 5 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305133358/http://www.placenamesni.org/historicforms.php?getPnameId=2604. live.
  3. Web site: Census of Ireland 1851. Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. 19 March 2013.
  4. Web site: Census of Ireland 1891. Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. 19 March 2013.

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