Derrycrin (Conyngham) is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Dungannon Upper and the civil parish of Ballinderry and covers an area of 515 acres. [1]
The name derives from the Irish: Doire Críon (withered) or doire chaorthainn (Grove of the mountain ash). [2]
The population of the townland declined during the 19th century: [3] [4]
Year | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
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Population | 350 | 337 | 334 | 251 | 220 | 166 |
Houses | 67 | 62 | 61 | 48 | 40 | 40 |