Tamlaght, County Londonderry
Tamlaght
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| View from the junction of the Tamlaght Road and Drumlane Road | |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MAGHERA |
| Postcode district | BT46 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
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Tamlaght (from Irish Tamhlacht 'plague burial place'),[1] also Tamlaght O'Crilly, is a small village, townland and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.[2] In the 2001 Census it had a population of 123 people.[citation needed ] It is situated within the district of Mid Ulster, and within the Tamlaght O'Crilly ward of Mid-Ulster District Council.[3]
The local primary school was Drumard Primary School (controlled),[4] [5] which closed in 2013.[5] The village is also part of the Church of Ireland's Diocese of Derry and Raphoe.[6]
Railways
[edit ]Tamlaght railway station was opened by the Northern Counties Committee on 1 May 1917.[7] The station closed to passengers on 28 August 1950 by the Ulster Transport Authority.[why? ][citation needed ]
See also
[edit ]- List of villages in Northern Ireland
- List of civil parishes of County Londonderry
- List of civil parishes of County Tyrone
- Tamlaght, County Fermanagh
- Tallaght, County Dublin
References
[edit ]- ^ "Townland of Tamlaght". Placenames NI. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Civil Parish of Tamlaght O'Crilly, Co. Londonderry". Townlands.ie. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ Whyte, Nicholas; Kelly, Conal (16 November 2019). "Mid Ulster District Council Elections". ARK . Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ Drumard Primary School, Maghera - Report of an Inspection in February 2012 (PDF) (Report). Education and Training Inspectorate. 2012. p. 1.
- ^ a b "Maghera and Aghadowney primary school closures approved". BBC News Online . 30 May 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Tamlaght O'Crilly Upper (Portglenone)". Church of Ireland . Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Tamlaght station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
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