Artigarvan (from Irish: Ard Tí Garbháin, meaning "height of Garbhan's house";[1] Ulster-Scots: Airtigarvan) is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Artigarvan is centrally sited in the valley's alluvial plain - an area of relatively flat land,[4] suitable for pasture.
Since local government reforms in 2015, the village has sat within the Artigarvan ward in Sperrin DEA, part of Derry City and Strabane District Council.
[17] Of 802 people: In the 2011 census, the population of Artigarvan ward (the area including Ballymagorry, Glenmornan and Cloghcor) was 2,760.
[18] Artigarvan is served by a Spar convenience store, run by former financial advisor John Allen, and Gary King.
In the past, Artigarvan boasted industries such as a cornmill, a paper mill and a spade factory, all powered by the Glenmornan River.
One of the waterwheels was regarded as among the largest in Ireland, measuring 20 feet, according to librarian and writer Cathal Coyle.
[21] In modern times, the industry in the village comprises Strabane Mills Ltd,[22] which is a producer of animal feeds,[23] and the Leckpatrick creamery, currently operated by Lakeland Dairies.
Councillors for Sperrin DEA were first elected in 2014 and sat as part of a shadow council until the new Derry and Strabane authority formally took over in 2015.
These DEAs comprised the Glenelly Valley and environs, including the predominantly-unionist villages of Artigarvan and Donemana.
As a result, since the first election to the Sperrin DEA in 2014, Artigarvan has been represented primarily by Sinn Féin councillors.
The election that year saw Sinn Féin win 3 of the 7 seats and become the largest party in the new Sperrin DEA.