Oughtdoorish

Oughtdoorish is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the barony of Strabane Upper and the civil parish of Bodoney Upper and covers an area of 1848 acres.[1]

Oughtdoorish townland in 2006

The name derives from the Irish: Ocht dubhrois (breast of hill of the black wood).[2]

In 1841 the population of the townland was 126 people (28 houses) and in 1851 it was 148 people (27 houses).[3]

The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a Rath (grid ref: H5875 9253).[4]

See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oughtdoorish.

References
  1. "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. "Oughtdoorish". Place Names NI. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  4. "Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012)" (PDF). NI Environment Agency. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.