Population 4,917 (2001 Census) Local time Tuesday 10:43 PM District Mid-Ulster District | Irish grid reference H8366 Post town DUNGANNON Province Ulster Dialling code 028 | |
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Coalisland county tyrone
Coalisland (Irish: Oileán an Ghuail [ˈɛlʲaːn̪ˠˈan̪ˠˈɣuəlʲ]) is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with a population of 4,917 in 2001. Four miles from Lough Neagh, it was formerly a centre for coal mining.
Contents
- Coalisland county tyrone
- Map of Coalisland Dungannon UK
- History
- The Troubles
- Canal
- Rail
- Bus
- Education
- Sport
- 19th century population
- 21st century population
- People
- References
Map of Coalisland, Dungannon, UK
History
On 24 August 1968, the Campaign for Social Justice (CSJ), the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA), and other groups, held the first civil rights march in Northern Ireland, from Coalisland to Dungannon. The rally was officially banned, but took place and passed off without incident. The publicity surrounding the march encouraged other protesting groups to form branches of the NICRA.
The Troubles
From 1969 to 2001, a total of 20 people were shot in or near Coalisland during the Troubles. The British Army killed a total of eight people, seven of whom were Provisional Irish Republican Army members and one a Catholic civilian, and the IRA in turn killed five British soldiers, three Royal Ulster Constabulary policemen, one ex-Ulster Defence Regiment soldier, and two Catholic civilians, all in separate incidents. The Ulster Volunteer Force was responsible for the murder of a Catholic civilian in the nearby town of Aughamullan.
Canal
The town was served by a canal (the Coalisland Canal or Tyrone Navigation), although this is now derelict. A campaign for its restoration is underway.
Rail
Coalisland railway station was opened on 28 July 1897, closed for passenger traffic on 16 January 1956 and for goods traffic on 5 October 1959, finally closing altogether on 1 April 1965. There are no remains of the railway other than the bridge on the Derry Road and an old goods shed and grown over platforms.
Bus
Daily bus services operated by Ulsterbus go through the town every 15–60 minutes:
80 Dungannon–Cookstown via Coalisland
80A Dungannon–Coalisland
80B Dungannon–Coalisland via Newmills
80C Dungannon–Killen
80D Stewartsown Carpark via Brocagh
Education
Sport
19th century population
The population of the village increased during the 19th century:
21st century population
Coalisland is classified by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) as a small town (i.e. with population between 4,500 and 10,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 4,917 people living in Coalisland. Of these: