Brackaville
54°32′28″N 6°42′00″W / 54.541°N 6.700°W
Brackaville or Bracaville (possibly from Irish Bréachmhaoil, meaning 'wolf hill')[1][2] is a village and townland near Coalisland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Dungannon Middle and the civil parish of Donaghenry and covers an area of 235 acres[3] on the western side of Lough Neagh.
The population of the townland increased overall during the 19th century:[4][5]
Year | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population | 278 | 399 | 371 | 510 | 482 | 360 |
Houses | 56 | 69 | 80 | 106 | 104 | 84 |
The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: Coalisland Works Chimneys (4), (also in Annagher townland) (grid ref: H4829 6657)[6]
Sport
[edit]Brackaville is the home of the Gaelic Athletic Association football club Brackaville Owen Roes GFC, which became 2012 Tyrone Junior Football Champions in December 2012 after a 16-year gap.[7]
Notable people
[edit]- Eileen Donaghy (1930–2008), traditional singer
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Brackaville". Place Names NI. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ Dungannon-South Tyrone Council Area (East) Archived 2016-04-13 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Ireland Place-name Project
- ^ "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 13 December 2012.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ "Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012)" (PDF). NI Environment Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "Bridging a 16 year gap, Brackaville take title". Tyrone Times (13 December 2012). Retrieved 13 December 2012.