Mallabeny Explained

Mallabeny
Settlement Type:Townland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United Kingdom
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Tyrone
Subdivision Type2:Barony
Subdivision Name2:Clogher
Subdivision Type3:Civil parish
Subdivision Name3:Clogher
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:1851
Population Total:91
Population Density Km2:auto

Mallabeny is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the barony of Clogher and the civil parish of Clogher and covers an area of 328 acres.[1]

In 1841 the population of the townland was 131 people (25 houses) and in 1851 it was 91 people (16 houses).[2]

The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a Hillfort (grid ref: H5079 5411),[3] a large circular area, at least 100m in diameter, surrounded by traces of a bank up to 2m high on the outside.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Townlands of County Tyrone. IreAtlas Townland Database. 20 December 2012.
  2. Web site: Census of Ireland 1851. Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. 20 December 2012.
  3. Web site: Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012) . NI Environment Agency . 20 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 .
  4. Web site: West Tyrone. Stonecircle. 20 December 2012.