Eglish

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Eglish
Tyrone

Church of St Patrick in Eglish
Location
Grid reference: H782565
Location: 54°27’6"N, 6°47’40"W
Data
Population: 93  (2001)
Postcode: BT70
Dialling code: 028
Local Government
Council: Mid-Ulster
Parliamentary
constituency:
Fermanagh and South Tyrone

Eglish is a small village and townland in Tyrone. It is about four miles south-west of Dungannon. The village has grown in a dispersed form and has a mix of housing, industry and services.

The 2001 Census recorded a population of 93. The name of the village is from the Gaelic an Eaglais: 'the church'.

Sport

  • Gaelic sport: Eglish St Patrick's
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References