Drumnakilly

Drumnakilly

Drumnakilly

Village in Northern Ireland

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.

Junction of the main roads in Drumnakilly

History

The Troubles

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

Demography

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

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See also

References

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

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