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Carrigans townland in 2005
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Court tomb in Carrigans townland, 2005

Carrigans is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Strabane Upper and the civil parish of Cappagh and covers an area of 859 acres.

The name derives from the Irish: Carraigínidhe (small rocks).

The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:

Year 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891
Population 386 274 259 230 164 125
Houses 80 58 55 40 32 26

The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a Court tomb (grid ref: H4218 8076).

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