Gorey, County Tyrone

Gorey
Townland
Fields in Gorey townland
Gorey is located in County Tyrone
Gorey
Gorey
Gorey is located in Northern Ireland
Gorey
Gorey
Location within Northern Ireland
Civil parish
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDUNGANNON
Postcode districtBT70
Dialling code028
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Northern Ireland
Tyrone
54°29′40″N 6°53′52″W / 54.49444°N 6.89778°W / 54.49444; -6.89778

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

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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

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  1. ^ "Gorey Townland, Co. Tyrone". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Gorey Townland, Co. Tyrone". townlands.ie. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Census of Northern Ireland 1926 - County of Tyrone" (PDF). Government of Northern Ireland. July 1928. p. 20. Retrieved 19 January 2025 – via NISRA.
  5. ^ "Census of Population of Northern Ireland 1925 - County of Tyrone" (PDF). Government of Northern Ireland. June 1954. Retrieved 19 January 2025 – via NISRA.