Liggartown is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the barony of Strabane Lower and the civil parish of Urney and covers an area of 261 acres.[1]
Liggartown is one of three townlands which meet in the centre of the village of Sion Mills, the others being Seein and Ballyfatten. Herdmans Mill, around which the village was built, is in Liggartown,[2] and was preceded on the site by a corn mill which was mentioned in the 1640 Civil Survey as part of the Abercorn estate.[3]
The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:[4][5]
| Year | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 540 | 44 | 70 | 53 | 56 | 57 |
| Houses | 47 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Sion Mills Village". Sion Mills Buildings Preservation Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Herdmans Mill, Sion Mills". BBC Your Place and Mine. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 2 January 2013.