Gorey, County Tyrone
Gorey | |
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Townland | |
Fields in Gorey townland | |
Location within Northern Ireland | |
Civil parish | |
County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DUNGANNON |
Postcode district | BT70 |
Dialling code | 028 |
Police | Northern Ireland |
Fire | Northern Ireland |
Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
UK Parliament | |
NI Assembly | |
Gorey is a small townland in the civil parish of Donaghmore in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.[1] It is situated midway between Dungannon and Ballygawley, close to the village of Cabragh.[2] Gorey townland is approximately 279 acres (0.44 sq mi) in area.[3]
Demographics
[edit]In the 1926 Northern Ireland census, 44 people were living in Gorey, a slight increase from 43 as of the 1911 census. In 1926, 28 males (63.6%) and 16 females (36.4%) were recorded.[4]
The 1937 census recorded 43 inhabitants. By the 1951 census, 24 people lived in Gorey, of which 13 (54.2%) were male and 11 (45.8%) were female.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gorey Townland, Co. Tyrone". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ Kula, Adam (10 March 2024). "'Over 1,000' piglets and dozens of mothers reportedly killed in fire at Co Tyrone farm". News Letter. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "Gorey Townland, Co. Tyrone". townlands.ie. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Census of Northern Ireland 1926 - County of Tyrone" (PDF). Government of Northern Ireland. July 1928. p. 20. Retrieved 19 January 2025 – via NISRA.
- ^ "Census of Population of Northern Ireland 1925 - County of Tyrone" (PDF). Government of Northern Ireland. June 1954. Retrieved 19 January 2025 – via NISRA.