Drumnakilly
{{short description|Village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland}}
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Drumnakilly (Irish: Droim na Coille, "Ridge of the Wood").{{cite web| title=Drumnakilly| work=Place Names NI| url=http://www.placenamesni.org/historicforms.php?getPnameId=4739| access-date=20 March 2013| archive-date=14 April 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414161253/http://www.placenamesni.org/historicforms.php?getPnameId=4739| url-status=live}}) 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.{{cite web| title=Townlands of County Tyrone| work=IreAtlas Townland Database| url=http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/| access-date=10 April 2015| archive-date=28 June 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628231757/http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/| url-status=live}} It lies within the Omagh District Council area.
History
=The Troubles=
On 30 August 1988 a Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) detachment was ambushed by the British Army in Drumnakilly whilst attempting to kill an off-duty member of the Ulster Defence Regiment, leading to the deaths of the IRA members.{{cite web|url=https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/sutton/chron/|title=CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths|website=cain.ulster.ac.uk|access-date=17 May 2019|archive-date=26 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226232558/https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/sutton/chron/|url-status=live}}
Demography
The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:{{cite web | title=Census of Ireland 1851| work=Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland| url=http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/13130/eppi_pages/336905 | access-date=20 March 2013}}{{cite web | title=Census of Ireland 1891| work=Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland| url=http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/18814/eppi_pages/505492 | access-date=20 March 2013}}
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| Year | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 541 | 415 | 370 | 368 | 381 | 301 |
| Houses | 91 | 66 | 62 | 62 | 70 | 61 |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information System]
{{County Tyrone}}
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Category:Villages in County Tyrone
Category:Townlands of County Tyrone
Category:Civil parish of Termonmaguirk
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