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