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			{{short description \|Village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland}}
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			'''Beragh''' (from ]: ''Bearach'', meaning "place of points/hills/standing stones"<ref>{{cite web \| title=Beragh\| work=Place Names NI\| url=http://www.placenamesni.org/historicforms.php?getPnameId=8360w \| access-date=18 March 2013}}</ref>) is a village and ] in ], ]. It is about {{convert\|8\|mi\|abbr=off}} southeast of ] and is in the ] area. The ] recorded a population of 520.
	'''Beragh''' ({{lang-ga\|Bearach}}) is a ] in ], ]. It is situated approximately 13 km (8 mi) from ] with a population of 520 in the 2001 Census. It is a thriving village with a rich historical tradition. The economy is mainly based on agriculture. Beragh is situated within the ] area.

	==History==		==History==
		⚫	One of the first known references to the village was on a 1690 ] map of ]. In the 1820s this village, the property of ], was described as having "one long wide street of very mean houses whose tenants for the most part appear to be poor". The inhabitants mostly worked in trade and agriculture. In 1841 the population was 617, the village having 103 houses. The village had a market patent granted under the name "Lowrystown".

			The ] opened ] on 2 September 1861. The ] closed the station and the PD&O line on 15 February 1965.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Beragh station \|work=Railscot - Irish Railways \|url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf \|access-date=31 October 2011 \|format=PDF}}</ref>
⚫	One of the first references to the village was on a ] map of ] ~~of 1690~~. In the 1820s this village, the property of ~~Lord~~ Belmore, was described as having "one long wide street of very mean houses whose tenants for the most part appear to be poor". The inhabitants ~~were principally~~ ~~employed~~ in trade and agriculture. In 1841 the population was 617, the village having 103 houses. The village had a market patent granted under the name "Lowrystown".

	== ~~2001 Census~~ ==		==Demography==
			===19th century population===
			The population of the village decreased during the 19th century:<ref name="CI">{{cite web \| title=Census of Ireland 1851\| work=Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland\| url=http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/13130/eppi_pages/336889 \| access-date=22 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="CR">{{cite web \| title=Census of Ireland 1891\| work=Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland\| url=http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/18814/eppi_pages/505473 \| access-date=22 March 2013}}</ref>

			{\| class="wikitable"
⚫	Beragh is classified as a small village or hamlet by the (ie with a population between 500 and 1,000 people).
			\|-
			! Year !! 1841 !! 1851 !! 1861 !! 1871 !! 1881 !! 1891
			\|-
			\| Population \|\| 219 \|\| 155 \|\| 170 \|\| 119 \|\| 121 \|\| 109
			\|-
			\| Houses \|\| 44 \|\| 35 \|\| 33 \|\| 33 \|\| 28 \|\| 31
			\|-
			\|}

			===21st century population===
		⚫	Beragh is classified as a small village or hamlet by the (i.e. with a population between 500 and 1,000 people).
	On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 520 people living in Beragh. Of these:		On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 520 people living in Beragh. Of these:
	*28.5% were aged under 16 years;		*28.5% were aged under 16 years;
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	*62.8% were from a ] Community Background;		*62.8% were from a ] Community Background;
	*35.4% were from a ] and Other Christian (including Christian related)' Community Background;		*35.4% were from a ] and Other Christian (including Christian related)' Community Background;
	*6.3% were born outside ]; and		*6.3% were born outside ]; and
	*0.0% were from an ethnic group other than white.		*0.0% were from an ethnic group other than white.
	For more details see:		For more details see:

	==Sport==		==Sport==
	*] is the local ] club.		*] is the local ] club.
			*Beragh Swifts F.C. is the local football club which as of season 2024/25 plays in the Fermanagh & Western 1st Division, with its reserve team playing in the 1st Division of the F&W Reserve League.<ref>https://www.fermanaghandwestern.com/</ref>

	== ~~See also~~ ==		==Beragh Townland==
			]
			The townland is situated in the historic ] of ] and the ] of Clogherny and covers an area of 481 acres.<ref>{{cite web \| title=Townlands of County Tyrone\| work=IreAtlas Townland Database\| url=http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/ \| access-date=29 December 2012}}</ref>

			The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:<ref name="CI"/><ref name="CR"/>
	*]

⚫	*]
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|-
			! Year !! 1841 !! 1851 !! 1861 !! 1871 !! 1881 !! 1891
			\|-
			\| Population \|\| 216 \|\| 112 \|\| 128 \|\| 60 \|\| 55 \|\| 65
			\|-
			\| Houses \|\| 40 \|\| 22 \|\| 21 \|\| 13 \|\| 16 \|\| 14
			\|-
			\|}
			The village of Beragh is in the townland of the same name and in 1891 had an area of 17 acres.

			== Notable people ==
			{{See also\|Category:People from Beragh}}
			==See also==
			*]
			*]

			==References==
			{{reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
			{{Commons category\|Beragh}}
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Latest revision as of 14:04, 29 November 2024

Village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Human settlement in Northern Ireland

Beragh Irish: Bearach

BeraghLocation within Northern Ireland
Population	520 (2001 Census)
• Belfast	49 mi (79 km)
District	Fermanagh and Omagh
County	County Tyrone
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OMAGH
Postcode district	BT79
Dialling code	028
UK Parliament	West Tyrone
NI Assembly	West Tyrone
List of places UK Northern Ireland Tyrone 54°33′00″N 7°10′01″W / 54.55°N 7.167°W / 54.55; -7.167

Beragh (from Irish: Bearach, meaning "place of points/hills/standing stones") is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is about 8 miles (13 kilometres) southeast of Omagh and is in the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 520.

History

One of the first known references to the village was on a 1690 Plantation map of Ireland. In the 1820s this village, the property of Earl Belmore, was described as having "one long wide street of very mean houses whose tenants for the most part appear to be poor". The inhabitants mostly worked in trade and agriculture. In 1841 the population was 617, the village having 103 houses. The village had a market patent granted under the name "Lowrystown".

The Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway opened Beragh railway station on 2 September 1861. The Ulster Transport Authority closed the station and the PD&O line on 15 February 1965.

Demography

19th century population

The population of the village decreased during the 19th century:

Year	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891
Population	219	155	170	119	121	109
Houses	44	35	33	33	28	31

21st century population

Beragh is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with a population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 520 people living in Beragh. Of these:

28.5% were aged under 16 years;
18.1% were aged 60 and over;
the average age was 34.3 years (NI average age 35.8 years);
47.5% of the population were male and 52.5% were female;
62.8% were from a Catholic Community Background;
35.4% were from a Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' Community Background;
6.3% were born outside Northern Ireland; and
0.0% were from an ethnic group other than white.

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service

Sport

Beragh Red Knights is the local Gaelic football club.
Beragh Swifts F.C. is the local football club which as of season 2024/25 plays in the Fermanagh & Western 1st Division, with its reserve team playing in the 1st Division of the F&W Reserve League.

Beragh Townland

The townland is situated in the historic barony of Omagh East and the civil parish of Clogherny and covers an area of 481 acres.

The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:

Year	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891
Population	216	112	128	60	55	65
Houses	40	22	21	13	16	14

The village of Beragh is in the townland of the same name and in 1891 had an area of 17 acres.

Notable people

References

"Beragh". Place Names NI. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
"Beragh station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
^ "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
^ "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
https://www.fermanaghandwestern.com/
"Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 29 December 2012.

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