- Brockagh
Brockagh (derive|Irish|Brocach|place of the
badger s) is a hamlet inCounty Tyrone ,Northern Ireland on the western shore ofLough Neagh , about 7km east ofCoalisland and north ofWashing Bay . It lies within theDungannon 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
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Mountjoy Castle is situated near the village of Brocagh, on a hill overlookingLough 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 onJanuary 21 1893 in Brocagh. When she was seven years of age her family migrated toScotland and at the age of nineteen she left home to become a Little Sister of the Poor. In 1915 she was sent to theUnited States and in the late 1920s founded the new order. She opened 59 homes for the aged and died onJanuary 21 1984 .Education
*St. Brigid's Primary School, Brocagh
port
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Brocagh Emmetts Gaelic Athletic Association club is based in the village.See also
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List of villages in Northern Ireland
*List of towns in Northern Ireland References
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