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Carrickmore (from Irish: an Charraig Mhór, meaning 'the big rock'[1]) is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Omagh East, the civil parish of Termonmaguirk and the Roman Catholic Parish of Termonmaguirc between Cookstown, Dungannon and Omagh.[2] It had a population of 612 in the 2001 Census. In the 2011 Census 2,330 people lived in the Termon Ward, which covers the Carrickmore and Creggan areas.

Carrickmore
Location within Northern Ireland
Population612 (2011)
Irish grid referenceH630574
 Belfast52 mi (84 km)
District
  • Fermanagh and Omagh
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtBT79
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
  • West Tyrone
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Tyrone
54°36′N 7°03′W
St Columbkille Roman Catholic church, Carrickmore.
St Columbkille Roman Catholic church, Carrickmore.

History


The current settlement can trace its origins back thousands of years to the pre-Christian era. A wide range of historic monuments can be found in the Carrickmore area, including cairns, stone circles, standing stones and raths. It lies in the centre of the county on a raised site colloquially called "Carmen". An alias name for Carrickmore village is Termon Rock, Termonn being the first element of the parish name Termonmaguirk (Ir. Tearmann Mhig Oirc ‘McGurk’s sanctuary’) and rock referring to the rocky hill on which the village is situated. The McGurks were the Coarb family or hereditary lay custodians of the parish's church lands. The site of the former parish church is adjacent to the village of Carrickmore.

The Dean Brian Maguirc College, a second-level education school, is named for Dean Brian McGurk who was Vicar-General to St Oliver Plunkett during the Penal Times and died in Armagh Gaol, aged 91.[3]

A garden of remembrance on the edge of the village is the location for an annual commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising.[4]

Two historical figures from the Clan na Gael and Irish Republican Brotherhood hailed from the Carrickmore area: Joseph McGarrity who helped fund the 1916 Easter Rising and Patrick McCartan.[citation needed]

Carrickmore is the ancestral home of Kurt Cobain, lead singer and guitarist of the band Nirvana. Samuel and Letitia Cobain left the townland of Inishatieve for America in the 1800s first moving to Canada and then settling in Washington. Kurt Cobain was a fifth generation descendant from the emigrants.[5]


Places of interest



Transport


Carrickmore is served by Ulsterbus route 86, which runs between Dungannon and Omagh via Dungannon, Donaghmore, Pomeroy, Carrickmore, Drumnakilly and Omagh.

The Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway opened Carrickmore railway station on 2 September 1861. The Ulster Transport Authority closed the station on 5 October 1959 and the line on 15 February 1965.[18]


Geography


The townlands that make up the area of Carrickmore border on the parishes of Ballygawley, Beragh, Galbally, Kildress, Kileeshil, Pomeroy. Carrickmore also shares the parish of Termonmagurk with Loughmacrory and Creggan. Carrickmore has the smallest townland in Ireland known as Old Church Yard.[19]


Sport


Carrickmore St. Colmcille's, Gaelic Football club and Éire Óg Hurling and Camogie Club are the two main sporting organization's in the village. Carrickmore also has a proud tradition of boxing in the area and has had many All Ireland Champions. There are also local walking, running, cycling and Special needs sporting clubs.


Employment


Main areas of employment are engineering, construction, quarrying, I.T. and farming. The larger surrounding towns of Cookstown, Dungannon and Omagh also provide other forms of employment.[citation needed]


Demography


Carrickmore is classified as a town by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with a population between 500 and 1,000). On Census day 2011:

99.48% were from the white (including Irish Traveller) ethnic group; 95.67% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic religion and 3.78% belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' religion; and 6.57% indicated that they had a British national identity, 67.98% had an Irish national identity and 27.90% had a Northern Irish national identity.

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service


Carrickmore Townland


The townland of Carrickmore is situated in the historic barony of Omagh East and the civil parish of Termonmaguirk and covers an area of 915 acres.[20]

The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:[21][22]

Year184118511861187118811891
Population258234240230219178
Houses544744434038

In 1891 the town of Carrickmore (formerly Termon Rock) stood in the townland of Carrickmore, with an estimated area of 11 acres.[23]

The townland contains two Scheduled Historic Monuments: Graveyard: Relignaman or Relicknaman and Graveyard: Relignalaniv.[24]


Kurt Cobain


Cobain’s ancestors emigrated from Carrickmore, County Tyrone in 1875. Researchers found that they were shoemakers, originally named "Cobane", who came from Inishative, a townland within Carrickmore. They first settled in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, and then in Washington. A small plaque is erected to the Cobane/Cobain family in the centre of Carrickmore.[25]


See also



References


  1. "Carrickmore". Place Names NI. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  2. "Carrickmore". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. Carrickmore, Dean Maguirc College. "Dean Maguirc College Carrickmore > Temp Offline". Deanmaguirccollege.com. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. "Rededication anniversary for Tyrone Garden of Remembrance". The Irish News. 2 April 2021.
  5. Tarrant, Rhona (3 July 2019). "Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's Irish roots". IrishCentral. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  6. "Termon Maguirc Prish, Carrickmore, Loughmacrory and Creggan - History". Termonmaguircparish.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  7. Henderson, J., & Ivens, R. (1992). Dunmisk and glass-making in Early Christian Ireland. Antiquity, 66(250), 52-64. doi:10.1017/S0003598X00081035
  8. "Geograph:: Entrance, Relignaman Women's Graveyard,... © Kenneth Allen". www.geograph.ie. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. "Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork : School of Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queen's University Belfast" (PDF). Qub.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  10. "The Patrician - Carrickmore". Patrician.ie. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  11. Melaugh, Dr Martin. "CAIN: Victims: Memorials: Tyrone Garden of Remembrance (Carrickmore)". cain.ulst.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  12. "Omagh District Council Area : Northern Ireland Place-Name Project, QUB" (PDF). Ulsterplacenames.org\accessdate=2017-08-01. 4 December 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  13. "Pokertree Brewing Company - A Devil Of A Brew". Belgiansmaak.com. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  14. getonline (12 November 2007). "Termonmaguirc High Cross, Carrickmore". Archdiocese of Armagh. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  15. Melaugh, Dr Martin. "CAIN: Paul Arthur (1974) The People's Democracy 1968-73 - Extracts". cain.ulst.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  16. "Old stand, new venue: Croke Park's famous Nally Stand takes up new residence in Tyrone". Independent.ie. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  17. "C-More Flying School". C-MORE FLYING SCHOOL. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  18. "Carrickmore station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  19. Reeves 1861, p.476
  20. "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  21. "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  22. "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  23. "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  24. "Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012)" (PDF). NI Environment Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  25. "Kurt Cobain's work influenced by his Irish roots, say family". IrishCentral.com. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2021.





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