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Evish

Evish is a small rural community area and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, 3 miles from Strabane and 7 miles from Plumbridge. It is situated in the barony of Strabane Lower and the civil parish of Camus and covers an area of 870 acres (350 ha).

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Evish (Irish: Eimhis, meaning 'coarse mountain pasture')1 is a small rural community area and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, 3 miles from Strabane and 7 miles from Plumbridge. It is situated in the barony of Strabane Lower and the civil parish of Camus and covers an area of 870 acres (350 ha).2

Features

Within the area is Evish Primary School and Evish Cross Community Group. It includes Dergalt where President Woodrow Wilson's ancestral home is located.3

Demographics

In 1841 the population of the townland was 193 people (39 houses) and in 1851 it was 199 people (43 houses).4

Archaeology

The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a Wedge tomb (grid ref: H3923 9678).5

See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Evish". Place Names NI. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  2. "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  3. "Ancestral Heritage - County Tyrone". geographia.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  5. "Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012)" (PDF). NI Environment Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2012.