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Tamlaght, County Londonderry

Village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Summary

Village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Field	Value
type	Village, townland, civil parish
pushpin_map	Northern Ireland County Londonderry
coordinates
official_name	Tamlaght
static_image	Tamlaght O' Crilly, Derry - Londonderry - geograph.org.uk - 582339.jpg
postcode_area	BT
postcode_district	BT46
post_town	MAGHERA
constituency_ni_assembly	Mid-Ulster
constituency_westminster	Mid-Ulster
country	Northern Ireland
lieutenancy_northern_ireland	County Londonderry
unitary_northern_ireland	Mid Ulster
dial_code	028
static_image_caption	View from the junction of the Tamlaght Road and Drumlane Road
local_name	Tamlaght O'Crilly

Tamlaght (), also Tamlaght O'Crilly, is a small village, townland and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In the 2021 Census it had a population of 121 people. It is situated within the district of Mid Ulster, and within the Tamlaght O'Crilly ward of Mid-Ulster District Council.

History

Tamlaght originally crossed the boundaries of the baronies of Coleraine and Loughinsholin. In 1745, residents from both Tamlaght and Kilrea signed a joint petition professing loyalty to the Crown and opposing the Jacobite Rebellion. At its height, it had a population of 10,460 in 1841. Around this time it had a Covenanters meeting house, a Presbyterian Church in Ireland church and two Roman Catholic chapels.

Amenities

The local primary school was Drumard Primary School (controlled), which closed in 2013. The village is also part of the Church of Ireland's Diocese of Derry and Raphoe. Tamlaght annually holds an agricultural fair in May.

Railways

Tamlaght railway station was opened by the Northern Counties Committee on 1 May 1917. The station closed to passengers on 28 August 1950 by the Ulster Transport Authority due to the station becoming unprofitable for the Derry Central Railway due to the improvements in roadways and busses becoming the main means of transport in County Londonderry.

References

"Townland of Tamlaght".
(24 April 2022). "Civil Parish of Tamlaght O'Crilly, Co. Londonderry".
"Tamlaght (Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom)".
(16 November 2019). "Mid Ulster District Council Elections".
"Parish Registers".
"Loyal declaration by inhabitants of Kilrea and Tamlaght O'Crilly". Ulster Historical Foundation.
(1848). "Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland". Oxford University Press.
(2012). "Drumard Primary School, Maghera - Report of an Inspection in February 2012". Education and Training Inspectorate.
(30 May 2013). "Maghera and Aghadowney primary school closures approved". [[BBC News Online]].
"Tamlaght O'Crilly Upper (Portglenone)".
(31 May 2024). "Watch: The sun always shines on the Tamlaght O'Crilly Fair, check out our video".
"Tamlaght station". Railscot - Irish Railways.
"1950s". Maghera Heritage.

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