Urney [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.
Urney is notable as being the first manufacturing location of Urney Chocolates, established in 1919.[3]
It was also the birthplace of William Burke, notorious for the Burke and Hare murders.[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
Ichenay, Ichenny Upper, Inisclan
Kennystown, Kilclean, Kilcroagh, Kinkit
Learmore, Liggartown, Lisdoo
Magheragar, Magirr, Mount Bernard, Munie
Peacockbank, Prospect, Pullyernan
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]
| Year | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 55 | 30 | 23 | 31 | 36 | 54 |
| Houses | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
. Owen Dudley Edwards. Burke and Hare. Birlinn. Edinburgh. 2014. 978-1-78027-217-7.