Drumnakilly Explained

Drumnakilly (Irish: Droim na Coille, "Ridge of the Wood").^[1]) is a small village and townland between Carrickmore and Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 114 people. The townland is situated in the historic barony of Strabane Upper and the civil parish of Termonmaguirk and covers an area of 1,352 acres.^[2] It lies within the Omagh District Council area.

History

The Troubles

On 30 August 1988 a Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) detachment was ambushed by the British Army in Drumnakilly whilst attempting to kill an off-duty member of the Ulster Defence Regiment, leading to the deaths of the IRA members.^[3]

Demography

The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:^{[4] [5]}

Year	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891
Population	541	415	370	368	381	301
Houses	91	66	62	62	70	61

See also

• List of townlands of County Tyrone

External links

• NI Neighbourhood Information System

54.6039°N -7.1689°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Drumnakilly. Place Names NI. 20 March 2013.
2. Web site: Townlands of County Tyrone. IreAtlas Townland Database. 10 April 2015.
3. Web site: CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths. cain.ulster.ac.uk.
4. Web site: Census of Ireland 1851. Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. 20 March 2013.
5. Web site: Census of Ireland 1891. Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. 20 March 2013.