Urney, County Tyrone

Urney (Irish: An Urnaí, meaning 'Place of Prayer')[1] is a townland (of 188 acres) and civil parish in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

Both townland and parish are situated in the historic barony of Strabane Lower.

[2] It lies within the Derry City and Strabane area.

[4] The civil parish of Urney contains the following townlands:[5] Backtown, Ballycolman, Ballyfatten, Ballylennan Scott, Bellspark, Berrysfort, Bridgetown Carricklee, Carrickone, Castlegore, Castlesessagh, Castletown, Cavan, Churchtown, Clady, Craigmonaghan (Nelson), Creevy Lower, Creevy Upper Dartans, Donnygowen, Drumeagle Flushtown, Fort-town, Freughlough Gallany, Ganvaghan Kyle, Glebe, Glebe (Old), Glentimon, Glentown, Gortlogher Hunterstown Ichenay, Ichenny Upper, Inisclan Kennystown, Kilclean, Kilcroagh, Kinkit Learmore, Liggartown, Lisdoo Magheragar, Magirr, Mount Bernard, Munie Peacockbank, Prospect, Pullyernan Rabstown Scotstown, Seein, Skerryglass, Somervillestown, Stephenstown Tullydoortans, Tullymoan, Tullywhisker Urney, Urney Glebe The townland is situated in the Barony of Strabane Lower and the civil parish of Urney and covers an area of 188 acres.

The population of the townland declined slightly during the 19th century:[6][7]