Glenmacoffer

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Glenmacoffer is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the barony of Strabane Upper and the civil parish of Bodoney Lower and covers an area of 2703 acres. [1]

The name derives from the Irish: Gleann Mhic Cathbhairr (M'Caffer's glen, after a man found dead there). [2]

In 1841 the population of the townland was 533 people (104 houses) and in 1851 it was 453 people (92 houses). [3]

The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: two Standing stones (grid ref: H5299 8629) [4] leaning in different directions, [5] each some 1.8m high and 1.5m wide. [6]

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References

  1. "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  2. "Glenmacoffer". Place Names NI. Retrieved 19 December 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  4. "Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012)" (PDF). NI Environment Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  5. "Glenmacoffer Stone Row/Alignment". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  6. "Glenmacoffer". Irish Megaliths. Retrieved 19 December 2012.