Ballygawley, County Tyrone
Coordinates: 54°27′42″N 7°01′41″W / 54.4618°N 7.0280°W
| Ballygawley | |
| Irish: Baile Uí Dhálaigh | |
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 Ballygawley shown within Northern Ireland |
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| Population | 642 (2001) |
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| Irish grid reference | H630574 |
| - Belfast | 52 mi (84 km) |
| District | Dungannon and South Tyrone |
| County | County Tyrone |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DUNGANNON |
| Postcode district | BT71 |
| Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
| EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
| NI Assembly | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
| List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Tyrone | |
Ballygawley or Ballygawly (from Irish: Baile Uí Dhálaigh, meaning "Ó Dálaigh's townland")[1][2] is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is about 21 kilometres (13 mi) southwest of Dungannon, near the meeting of the A5 Omagh–Monaghan and A4 Dungannon–Enniskillen roads.[3]
It is a compact village around the ‘L’ shaped Main Street and Church Street, with a second cluster of development to the southwest. The main cluster inholds most of the village’s facilities; two primary schools, churches and a range of shops and services. The cluster of development to the southwest inholds a secondary school and housing.[3] Ballygawley had a population of 642 at the 2001 Census.
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[edit] History
[edit] The Troubles
For more information see The Troubles in Ballygawley, which includes a list of incidents in Ballygawley during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities, as well as:
- Attack on Ballygawley barracks, 1985.
- Ballygawley bus bombing, 1988.
[edit] People
- Mickey Harte, the Gaelic football manager who led Tyrone to All Ireland glory in 2003,2005 and 2008, was born in Ballygawley in 1952 ([1]).
- Michaela McAreavey, daughter of Mickey Harte, who was murdered in 2011 whilst on honeymoon in Mauritius
- Ballygawley is located near the ancestral homestead of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States on his mother's side.
[edit] Development
Ballygawley is acquiring extensive development with the major upgrade to the A4 and the building of the new roundabout to accommodate the traffic congestion from the main Aughnacloy rd. With these road improvements many contractors have been submitting plans for extensive housing developments. The most exciting of all being the redevelopment of Main st leading onto Church Street, with plans for new bars and restaurants. There is speculation of the Stewart Arms hotel being reopened and other developments such as the health spa at 'Grangemount'. There are other developments such as the rebuilding of Loughrans Castle as a historical building to house historical items from the surrounding area. The Ballygawley River is a major tourist attraction supplying the finest of fresh water fishing in Ireland. The original hydo-electric station at the old Dungannon rd is being rebuilt to provide a large amount of the town's energy.
[edit] Events
Although having an Irish nationalist majority, Ballygawley is paraded through by the unionist loyal orders without any incident and last held the Orange Orders "Twelfth" celebrations in 2006,[4] and the Royal Black Institutions "Black Saturday" demonstration in 2011.[5]
[edit] Transport
- Ballygawley railway station (on the narrow gauge Clogher Valley Railway) opened on 2 May 1887 but was shut on 1 January 1942.[6]
[edit] Education
[edit] Sport
- Errigal Ciarán GAC is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.
[edit] Demography
Ballygawley is classified as a Small Village or Hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 500 and 1,000 people). In the 2001 census (29 April 2001) there were 642 people living in Ballygawley. Of these:
- 26.7% were aged under 16 years and 19.3% were aged 60 and over
- 45.8% of the population were male and 54.2% were female
- 82.1% were from a Catholic background and 17.5% were from a Protestant background
- 4.0% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
[edit] References
- ^ A. D. Mills, 2003, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ a b "Ballygawley". Dungannon and South Tyrone Area Plan 2010. http://www.planningni.gov.uk/index/policy/dev_plans/devplans_az/dungannon_2010/dungannon_settlements/dungannon_villages/dungannon_ballygawley.htm. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ BBC News
- ^ Ulster Gazette
- ^ "Ballygawley station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
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