Kilcroagh, County Tyrone Explained
Kilcroagh is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, near Castlederg. It is situated in the historic barony of Omagh West and the civil parish of Urney and covers an area of 351 acres.[1]
The name derives from the Irish: Coill Chruaiche (wood of the round hill).[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 | 245 | 183 | 153 | 136 | 137 | 89 |
| Houses | 43 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 23 |
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The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a standing stone: the White Stone (grid ref: H2554 8487)[5] which stands over 1.5m high and is made almost entirely of quartz, hence the local name.[6]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Townlands of County Tyrone. IreAtlas Townland Database. 19 December 2012.
- Web site: Kilcroagh. Ulster Place Names. 19 December 2012.
- Web site: Census of Ireland 1851. Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. 19 December 2012. 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.
- Web site: Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012) . NI Environment Agency . 19 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 .
- Web site: Castlederg. UK Holiday Places. 19 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310003853/https://www.ukholidayplaces.co.uk/ukvisitorguide/townsguide/castlederg.html. 10 March 2016.
