placenamesStranagalwilly
Sraith na Gallbhuaile
Stranagalwilly’s records place it within Learmount’s changing parish geography and preserve a carefully qualified account of an incident in 1910.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Sraith na Gallbhuaile · Irish · main form · validated name
- Stranagalwilly · English · main form
Place & story
From Cumber Upper to Learmount
Stranagalwilly belonged to Cumber Upper before joining Learmount when that parish was created in 1831. Roots Ireland’s parish guide distinguishes this Tyrone townland from the larger group of townlands on the Derry side of Learmount. The change matters when tracing earlier records: the guide directs researchers to the predecessor parishes for material predating Learmount’s formation. [2]
The reported shooting of July 1910
On 29 July 1910, a question in the House of Commons concerned a reported shooting at Stranagalwilly on 16 July. Attorney-General Redmond Barry said police had received a report that two shots struck a hut occupied by three gamekeepers, breaking windows without injuring anyone. The keepers said they fired at men running away and received return fire. Barry stated that police were investigating. His answer records the reports then available, rather than a finding about who was responsible. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Tyrone
- Barony
- Strabane Lower
- Civil parish
- Learmount
- Coordinates
- 54.85391, -7.17470 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1414281 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Stranagalwilly. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Learmount Civil Parish: formation in1831 and predecessor record sources · Irish Family History Foundation / Roots Ireland
- House of Commons29July1910,volume19,column2523: Disturbances in Ireland(Stranagalwilly Outrage) · UK Parliament, question by Mr Kelly and answer by Redmond Barry
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2012-01-26. How this page was prepared.