Brockagh

Brockagh (derive|Irish|Brocach|place of the badgers) is a hamlet in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland on the western shore of Lough Neagh, about 7km east of Coalisland and north of Washing Bay. It lies within the Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council area.cite web | title=Brockagh/Mountjoy | work=Planning Service - Dungannon & South Tyrone Area Plan 2010 | url=http://www.planningni.gov.uk/AreaPlans_Policy/Plans/Dungannon/adopted_plan/03settlements/villages/03brockagh_mountjoy.htm | accessdate=2008-07-13]

Features

The hamlet is mostly comprised of single dwellings and farm buildings, although some in-depth development has recently taken place to the north of Mountjoy Road and to the west of Ballybeg Road. Land adjacent to the Duckingstool River may be subject to flooding.

Places of interest

*Mountjoy Castle is situated near the village of Brocagh, on a hill overlooking Lough Neagh. It was built by Lord Mountjoy in 1602 and partly burned in 1643.

People

Mother Angeline Teresa (Bridget Teresa McCrory), Foundress of the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm, was born on January 21 1893 in Brocagh. When she was seven years of age her family migrated to Scotland and at the age of nineteen she left home to become a Little Sister of the Poor. In 1915 she was sent to the United States and in the late 1920s founded the new order. She opened 59 homes for the aged and died on January 21 1984.

Education

*St. Brigid's Primary School, Brocagh

port

*Brocagh Emmetts Gaelic Athletic Association club is based in the village.

See also

*List of villages in Northern Ireland
*List of towns in Northern Ireland

References