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{{short description |Village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland}} |
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[[File:St Marys Catholic Church,Brockagh.jpg|thumb|St Brigids Catholic Church]] |
[[File:St Marys Catholic Church,Brockagh.jpg|thumb|St Brigids Catholic Church]] |
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'''Brockagh''' (or '''Brocagh''',<ref>[http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article/1349/brocagh-and-belville-house "Brocagh and Belville House"], Culture Northern Ireland</ref> {{etymology|ga|Brocach|[[badger]] warren}}) is a village in [[County Tyrone]], [[Northern Ireland]]. It is on the western shore of [[Lough Neagh]], about {{convert|7|km|mi}} east of [[Coalisland]] and north of [[Washing Bay]]. It lies within the [[Mid Ulster District Council]] area.<ref name="PS">{{cite web | title=Brockagh/Mountjoy | work=Planning Service - Dungannon & South Tyrone Area Plan 2010 | url=http://www.planningni.gov.uk/index/policy/dev_plans/devplans_az/dungannon_2010/dungannon_settlements/dungannon_villages/dungannon_brockagh.htm | access-date=2009-04-03}}</ref> |
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==Features== |
==Features== |
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The village consists mostly of single dwellings and farm buildings, although some in-depth development has recently taken place to the north of Mountjoy Road and to the west of Ballybeg Road. Land adjacent to the Duckingstool River may be subject to flooding.<ref name="PS"/> |
The village consists mostly of single dwellings and farm buildings, although some in-depth development has recently taken place to the north of Mountjoy Road and to the west of Ballybeg Road. Land adjacent to the Duckingstool River may be subject to flooding.<ref name="PS"/> |
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== Places of interest == |
== Places of interest == |
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[[File:Mountjoy Castle,County Tyrone.jpg|thumb|Mountjoy Castle]] |
[[File:Mountjoy Castle,County Tyrone.jpg|thumb|Mountjoy Castle]] |
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*[[Mountjoy Castle]] is situated near the village of Brocagh, on a hill overlooking [[Lough Neagh]]. It was built by [[Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire|Lord Mountjoy]] in 1602 and partly burned in 1643. |
*[[Mountjoy Castle]] is situated near the village of Brocagh, on a hill overlooking [[Lough Neagh]]. It was built by [[Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire|Lord Mountjoy]] in 1602 and partly burned in 1643.{{fact|date=September 2020}} |
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== People == |
== People == |
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* [[Tom McGurk]] |
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Mother Angeline Teresa (Bridget Teresa McCrory), Foundress of the [[Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm]], was born on January 21, 1893 in Brocagh. When she was seven years of age her family migrated to [[Scotland]] and at the age of nineteen she left home to become a Little Sister of the Poor. In 1915 she was sent to the [[United States]] and in the late 1920s founded the new order. She opened 59 homes for the aged and died on January 21, 1984.{{fact|date=November 2012}} |
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* [[Aidan Corr]] |
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* Venerable [[Mary Angeline Teresa McCrory]] |
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== Education == |
== Education == |
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*St. Brigid's Primary School, Brocagh |
*St. Brigid's Primary School, Brocagh |
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==Sport== |
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*[[Brocagh Emmetts]] [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] club is based in the village. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20161002171923/http://stbrigidsps.co.uk/ St. Brigid's Primary School, Brocagh] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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[[Category:Villages in County Tyrone]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:59, 8 April 2024
Brockagh (or Brocagh,[1] from Irish Brocach 'badger warren') is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is on the western shore of Lough Neagh, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of Coalisland and north of Washing Bay. It lies within the Mid Ulster District Council area.[2]
Features
[edit]The village consists mostly of single dwellings and farm buildings, although some in-depth development has recently taken place to the north of Mountjoy Road and to the west of Ballybeg Road. Land adjacent to the Duckingstool River may be subject to flooding.[2]
Places of interest
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- Mountjoy Castle is situated near the village of Brocagh, on a hill overlooking Lough Neagh. It was built by Lord Mountjoy in 1602 and partly burned in 1643.[citation needed]
People
[edit]- Tom McGurk
- Aidan Corr
- Venerable Mary Angeline Teresa McCrory
Education
[edit]- St. Brigid's Primary School, Brocagh
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brockagh.
- ^ "Brocagh and Belville House", Culture Northern Ireland
- ^ a b "Brockagh/Mountjoy". Planning Service - Dungannon & South Tyrone Area Plan 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2009.