Evish Explained

54.811°N -7.403°WEvish ^[1] is a small rural community area and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, 3 miles from Strabane and 7 miles from Plumbridge. It is situated in the barony of Strabane Lower and the civil parish of Camus and covers an area of 870 acres.^[2]

Within the area is Evish Primary School and Evish Cross Community Group. It includes Dergalt where President Woodrow Wilson's ancestral home is located.^[3]

In 1841 the population of the townland was 193 people (39 houses) and in 1851 it was 199 people (43 houses).^[4]

The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a Wedge tomb (grid ref: H3923 9678).^[5]

See also

• List of townlands of County Tyrone
• List of archaeological sites in County Tyrone

Notes and References

1. Web site: Evish. Place Names NI. 15 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120804192227/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=2608. 4 August 2012.
2. Web site: Townlands of County Tyrone. IreAtlas Townland Database. 15 December 2012.
3. Web site: Ancestral Heritage - County Tyrone . geographia.com . 6 September 2020 .
4. Web site: Census of Ireland 1851. Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. 15 December 2012.
5. Web site: Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012) . NI Environment Agency . 15 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 .