Coalisland

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Coalisland
Scots Collislann
Irish Oileán to Ghuail
View of the small town from the north
View of the small town from the north
Coordinates 54 ° 33 ′  N , 6 ° 42 ′  W Coordinates: 54 ° 33 ′  N , 6 ° 42 ′  W
Coalisland (Northern Ireland)
Coalisland
Coalisland
Residents 5700 ( 2011 Census )
administration
Post town DUNGANNON
ZIP code section BT71
prefix 028
Part of the country Northern Ireland
Historic county County Tyrone
District Mid Ulster
British Parliament Mid Ulster
Northern Ireland Assembly Mid Ulster

Coalisland (Irish: Oileán an Ghuail ) is a small town in the historic County of Tyrone in Northern Ireland . The place belonged to the disbanded District Dungannon and South Tyrone and belongs to District Mid Ulster since 2015 . According to the United Kingdom Census 2011 , the town, which is about four miles from Lough Neagh , has a population of about 5700 people.

history

In the late 17th century, coal was discovered in East Tyrone. While mining the resource was not a problem, it was all the more difficult to get the coal into the Dublin market. In 1744 the construction of the Coalisland Canal began , which connected the mining areas with Lough Neagh. As part of the construction work on the canal, the village grew.

On August 24, 1968, the Campaign for Social Justice , the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association and other groups organized the first civil rights march in Northern Ireland, which started in Coalisland and ended in Dungannon . Although the protest march was actually forbidden, it took place and went off without incident. The public then encouraged other protest groups to form branches of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association.

During the 20th century, the place was considered a stronghold of the Irish Republican Army, as there were many connections with Republicans. A total of 20 people were shot dead in or near Coalisland between 1969 and 2011 during the Northern Ireland conflict. Eight of them were killed by members of the British Armed Forces, seven of whom were members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army and the eighth a Catholic civilian. The IRA then independently killed five British soldiers, three police officers from the Royal Ulster Constabulary , a former soldier of the Ulster Defense Regiment and two Catholic civilians. The Ulster Volunteer Force is also held responsible for the murder of a Catholic civilian in the nearby village of Aughamullan .

The place

The main street of Coalisland

The Craig Theater and Arts Center is a freely accessible space to the public. Furthermore, with Coalisland Na Fianna there is a local club of the Gaelic Athletic Association as well as a Gaelscoil, two elementary schools and a high school.

traffic

The city was connected to the Coalisland Canal , which is currently in ruins. A campaign has been launched to enable restoration.

On July 28, 1897 the Coalisland station was opened, which was closed on January 16, 1956 for passenger traffic and on October 5, 1959 for goods traffic. The final closure of the station took place on April 1, 1965. With the exception of a bridge over Derry Road, an old goods shed and platforms overgrown with plants, there are no remains of the railway. The city is currently connected by several bus connections through Ulsterbus .

population

1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 2011
451 627 661 598 677 785 ≈5700

Source:

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Oileán to Ghuail / Coal Iceland. Dublin City University , accessed March 26, 2019 (gla).
  2. ^ The Typographical Dictionary of Ireland . Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. ^ A Chronology of the Conflict - 1968 . In: Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN) . Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  4. ^ Craic Theater & Arts Center . Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  5. ^ Coalisland station . In: Railscot - Irish Railways . Retrieved September 17, 2007.
  6. ^ Census of Ireland 1851 . In: Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland . Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  7. ^ Census of Ireland 1851 . In: Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland . Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  8. ↑ Census of Ireland 1891 . In: Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland . Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  9. ↑ Census of Ireland 1891 . In: Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland . Retrieved March 22, 2013.

Web links

Commons : Coalisland  - collection of images, videos and audio files