Village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Human settlement in Northern Ireland
Ardstraw (fromIrish :Ard Sratha (hill or height of the holm orstrath )[ 1] village ,townland andcivil parish inCounty Tyrone ,Northern Ireland , three miles northwest ofNewtownstewart . In the2021 census , it had a population of 204 people.[ 2]
The Diocese of Ardstraw was founded in the 6th century by SaintEoghan . It is one of the dioceses recognized by theSynod of Ráth Breasail in 1111. Although the 1152Synod of Kells replaced it in its list of dioceses with that ofMaghera , the seat of which was later moved toDerry , bishops of Ardstraw continued to exist until the early 13th century, when the see was finally united to that of Derry.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
No longer a residential bishopric it is today listed by theCatholic Church as atitular see .[ 6]
In 1198,John de Courcy , aNorman knight who had invadedUlster in 1177, destroyed the church of Ardstraw on his way toInishowen .[ 7]
Civil parish of Ardstraw [ edit ] The parish is largely situated in the historicbarony ofStrabane Lower and partly inOmagh West . The parish contains the following towns and villages:
The civil parish contains the followingtownlands :
Aghafad, Aghasessy, Altdoghal, Archill, Ardbarren Lower, Ardbarren Upper, Ardstraw Backhill, Ballought, Ballyfolliard, Ballymullarty, Ballynaloan, Ballyrenan, Barons Court, Beagh, Binnawooda, Birnaghs, Bloomry, Bolaght, Breen, Brocklis, Bunderg, Byturn Carnaveagh ,Carncorran Glebe ,Carnkenny ,Carrickadartan ,Cashty ,Castlebane ,Cavandarragh ,Clady Blair ,Clady Haliday ,Clady Hood ,Clady Johnston ,Clady-sproul (also known asLiscreevaghan ),Clare Upper ,Claremore, County Tyrone ,Cloghogle (also known asGlenknock ),Cloonty ,Concess ,Coolaghy ,Coolcreaghy ,Coolnacrunaght ,Coolnaherin Park ,Creevy, County Tyrone ,Crew Lower ,Crew Upper ,Crosh, County Tyrone ,Croshballinree Deer Park Lower (also known asDeer Park Old ),Deer Park Middle ,Deer Park Upper (also known asDeer Park New ),Derrygoon ,Douglas (also known asLigfordrum ),Drumclamph ,Drumlegagh ,Drumnabey ,Drumnahoe ,Dunrevan ,Dunteige Envagh, Erganagh Fyfin Gallan Lower, Gallan Upper, Garvetagh Lower, Garvetagh Upper, Glasmullagh, Glenglush, Glenknock (also known as Cloghogle), Golan Adams, Golan Hunter, Golan Sproul, Grange Killeen, Killydart, Killymore, Kilreal Lower, Kilreal Upper, Kilstrule, Knockbrack, Knockiniller, Knockroe Laragh, Largybeg, Legland, Legnabraid, Letterbin, Lettercarn, Ligfordrum (also known as Douglas), Liscreevaghan (also known as Clady-sproul), Lislafferty, Lisleen, Lisnacreaght, Lisnafin, Lisnatunny Glebe, Listymore, Lurganboy Magheracoltan, Magheracreggan, Magheralough, Meaghy, Milltown, Moyle Glebe, Mullagh, Mulvin Newtownstewart Priestsessagh, Pubble Rakelly, Ratyn Scarvagherin, Sessagh of Gallan, Shanog, Shanonny East, Shanonny West, Skinboy, Skinboy Mountain,Spamount , Stonewalls, Stonyfalls, Strahulter, Straletterdallan, Tamnagh, Tievenny, Tirmegan,Tullymuck Upperthird, Urbalreagh Whitehouse Ardstraw townland itself covers an area of 353 acres.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Year 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 Population 156 132 144 88 71 56 Houses 34 27 30 20 14 12
Ardstraw F.C. playsassociation football in theNorthern Ireland Intermediate League .
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