Ballymagorry
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Ballymagorry or Ballymagory (Template:Langx, meaning 'MacGorry's townland')[1] is a small village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is west of Artigarvan and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Strabane. As of the 2001 census, it had a population of 565. It lies within the Strabane District Council area and lies on the Glenmornan River.[2]
Geography
The village, which is known as Bellymagarry in Ulster-Scots, lies in a townland of the same name. Ballymagorry townland is situated in the historic barony of Strabane Lower and the civil parish of Leckpatrick and covers an area of 289 acres.[3]
Transport
The area was once served by rail with Ballymagorry railway station run by the County Donegal Railway on the section from Strabane (CDR) railway station to Londonderry Victoria Road in Derry line. Ballymagorry station opened on 7 August 1900 but was shut on 1 January 1955.[4] The village lies on the main A5 trunk road between Strabane and 'Derry.
Demography
19th century population
The population of Ballymagorry village decreased during the 19th century:[5][6]
| Year | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 213 | 169 | 181 | 155 | 127 | 106 |
| Houses | 46 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 31 | 25 |
The population of Ballymagorry townland increased slightly during the 19th century:[7][8]
| Year | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 65 | 46 | 71 | 80 | 118 | 66 |
| Houses | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 15 |
21st century population
Ballymagorry is classified as a small village.[9] On census day 2021 (29 April 2001), there were 565 people living in Ballymagorry. Of these:
- 25.3% were aged under 16 years and 15.2% were aged 60 and over
- 50.4% of the population were male and 49.6% were female
- 43.7% were from a Catholic background and 54.0% were from a Protestant background
- 4.8% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed
Sport
Ballymagorry is home to Fox Lodge Cricket Club.
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ballymagorry". Place Names NI. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BBC Domesday Reloaded at National Archives". Archived from the original on 23 March 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ballymagorry station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
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