Drumnakilly (Irish:Droim na Coille, "Ridge of the Wood").[1]) is a smallvillage andtownland betweenCarrickmore andOmagh inCounty Tyrone,Northern Ireland. In the2001 Census it had a population of 114 people. The townland is situated in the historicbarony ofStrabane Upper and thecivil parish ofTermonmaguirk and covers an area of 1,352 acres.[2] It lies within theOmagh District Council area.
On 30 August 1988 aProvisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) detachment wasambushed by the British Army in Drumnakilly whilst attempting to kill an off-duty member of theUlster Defence Regiment, leading to the deaths of the IRA members.[3]
The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:[4][5]
| Year | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 541 | 415 | 370 | 368 | 381 | 301 |
| Houses | 91 | 66 | 62 | 62 | 70 | 61 |
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