Artigarvan

Artigarvan (from Irish: Ard Tí Garbháin, meaning "height of Garbhan's house"[1]) is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is 3 miles from Strabane and 4 miles from Dunnamanagh, within the Strabane District Council area. It is called Airtigarvan in Ulster-Scots.[2]

Artigarvan from the air
TMC Dairies

LacPatrick is located in Artigarvan, having previously been known as Leckpatrick Creamery and TMC Daries Ltd[3]

2001 Census

Artigarvan is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)[4] (i.e. with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 603 people living in Artigarvan. Of these:

  • 27.9% were aged under 16 years and 11.3% were aged 60 and over
  • 51.1% of the population were male and 48.9% were female
  • 92.5% were from a Protestant background and 6.8% were from a Catholic background
  • 3.2% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed

Artigarvan Townland

The townland is situated in the historic barony of Strabane Lower and the civil parish of Leckpatrick and covers an area of 175 acres.[5]

The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:[6][7]

Year184118511861187118811891
Population12711093976754
Houses262320191417

See also

References
  1. "Artigarvan". Place Names NI. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  2. Yearly Din 2004 Archived 2 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine North/South Ministerial Council.
  3. Applegate List of Companies Archived 16 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. nisra.gov.uk
  5. "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  6. "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  7. "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 28 December 2012.

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