Creggan, County Tyrone

Creggan, County Tyrone
Creggan, County Tyrone
townland
	Coordinates: 54°38′56″N 7°02′17″W / 54.649°N 7.038°W

Creggan (Irish: An Creagán^[1]) is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Omagh East and the civil parish of Termonmaguirk and covers an area of 4022 acres.^[2]

Popular places of tourist interest include the An Creagán centre, located three miles north of Carrickmore on the main Cookstown to Omagh road. Tourists are drawn to the old-fashioned cottages located near the An Creagán centre.

The popular traditional folk song, The "Creggan White Hare", is named for this townland.^[3]

The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:^[4]^[5]

Year	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891
Population	371	423	427	440	392	333
Houses	69	68	77	79	71	70

References

^ "Creggan". Place Names NI. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
^ "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
^ Recorded for the BBC from Vincent Donnelly in Castlecaulfield, Co Tyrone, in 1952 - BBC recording 18532.
^ "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
^ "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2012.

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[1] "Creggan". Place Names NI. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

[2] "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

[3] Recorded for the BBC from Vincent Donnelly in Castlecaulfield, Co Tyrone, in 1952 - BBC recording 18532.

[4] "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2012.

[5] "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2012.

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