Liggartown
Liggartown is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the barony of Strabane Lower and the civil parish of Urney and covers an area of 261 acres.[1]
Liggartown is one of three townlands which meet in the centre of the village of Sion Mills, the others being and . Herdmans Mill, around which the village was built, is in Liggartown,[2] and was preceded on the site by a corn mill which was mentioned in the 1640 Civil Survey as part of the Abercorn estate.[3]
The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:[4][5]
Year | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population | 540 | 44 | 70 | 53 | 56 | 57 |
Houses | 47 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Sion Mills Village". Sion Mills Buildings Preservation Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Herdmans Mill, Sion Mills". BBC Your Place and Mine. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
Categories:
- Townlands of County Tyrone
- Civil parish of Urney