Carrigans, County Tyrone

Carrigans townland in 2005
Court tomb in Carrigans townland, 2005

Carrigans is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Strabane Upper and the civil parish of Cappagh and covers an area of 859 acres.[1]

The name derives from the Irish: Carraigínidhe (small rocks).[2]

The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:[3][4]

Year 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891
Population 386 274 259 230 164 125
Houses 80 58 55 40 32 26

The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a Court tomb (grid ref: H4218 8076).[5]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Carrigans". Place Names NI. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carrigans,_County_Tyrone&action=editParliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012)". NI Environment Agency. Retrieved 25 December 2012.