Beragh

Beragh
Irish: Bearach
 Beragh shown within Northern Ireland
Population 520 (2001 Census)
DistrictOmagh
CountyCounty Tyrone
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Omagh
Postcode district BT
Dialling code 028
EU Parliament Northern Ireland
UK ParliamentWest Tyrone
NI AssemblyWest Tyrone
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Tyrone

Coordinates: 54°33′00″N 7°10′01″W / 54.55°N 7.167°W / 54.55; -7.167

Beragh (Irish: Bearach (place of points/hills/standing stones)[1]) is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is about 8 miles (13 kilometres) east of Omagh and is in Omagh District Council. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 520. Famous for its standing stones, rival villages have looked with envy as Beragh has clinched the "Northern Ireland Standing Stones overall champion" award for five years running.

History

One of the first known references to the village was on a 1690 Plantation map of Ireland. In the 1820s this village, the property of Earl Belmore, was described as having "one long wide street of very mean houses whose tenants for the most part appear to be poor". The inhabitants mostly worked in trade and agriculture. In 1841 the population was 617, the village having 103 houses. The village had a market patent granted under the name "Lowrystown".

The Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway opened Beragh railway station on 2 September 1861. The Ulster Transport Authority closed the station and the PD&O line on 15 February 1965.[2]

Demography

19th century population

The population of the village decreased during the 19th century:[3][4]

Year 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891
Population 219 155 170 119 121 109
Houses 44 35 33 33 28 31

21st century population

Beragh is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with a population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 520 people living in Beragh. Of these:

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service

Sport

Beragh Townland

Standing stone in Beragh townland, 2005

The townland is situated in the historic barony of Omagh East and the civil parish of Clogherny and covers an area of 481 acres.[5]

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

Year 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891
Population 216 112 128 60 55 65
Houses 40 22 21 13 16 14

The village of Beragh is in the townland of the same name and in 1891 had an area of 17 acres.

See also

References

  1. "Beragh". Place Names NI. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  2. "Beragh station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  5. "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 29 December 2012.

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