Drumnakilly


Drumnakilly is a small village and townland between Carrickmore and Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 114 people. The townland is situated in the historic barony of Strabane Upper and the civil parish of Termonmaguirk and covers an area of 1,352 acres. It lies within the Omagh District Council area.

History

The Troubles

On 30 August 1988 a Provisional Irish Republican Army detachment was ambushed by the British Army in the Drumnakilly neighbourhood whilst attempting to kill an off-duty Ulster Defence Regiment member, leading to the deaths of the IRA members.

Demography

The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:
Year184118511861187118811891
Population541415370368381301
Houses916662627061