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Coordinates: 54°33′00″N 7°10′01″W / 54.55°N 7.167°W
| Beragh | |
| Irish: Bearach | |
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 Beragh shown within Northern Ireland |
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| Population | 520 (2001 Census) |
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| District | Omagh |
| County | County Tyrone |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Omagh |
| Postcode district | BT |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | West Tyrone |
| NI Assembly | West Tyrone |
| List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Tyrone | |
Beragh (from Irish: Bearach)[1] is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is about 8 miles (13 kilometres) east of Omagh. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 520.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] 2001 Census
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:
- 28.5% were aged under 16 years;
- 18.1% were aged 60 and over;
- the average age was 34.3 years (NI average age 35.8 years);
- 47.5% of the population were male and 52.5% were female;
- 62.8% were from a Catholic Community Background;
- 35.4% were from a Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' Community Background;
- 6.3% were born outside Northern Ireland; and
- 0.0% were from an ethnic group other than white.
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
[edit] Sport
- Beragh Red Knights is the local Gaelic football club.
- Beragh Swifts is the local Association football club.
[edit] References
- ^ Placenames NI
- ^ "Beragh station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
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