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Altigarron

Coordinates: 54°37′06″N 6°01′31″W / 54.6182°N 6.0253°W / 54.6182; -6.0253
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Altigarron
Altigarron is located in Northern Ireland
Altigarron
Altigarron
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54°37′06″N 6°01′31″W / 54.6182°N 6.0253°W / 54.6182; -6.0253

Altigarron is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Belfast Upper and the civil parish of Shankill and covers an area of 694 acres[1]

The name derives from the Irish: Alt a Gharrain (glen of the copse).[2]

The population of the townland decreased during the 19th century:[3][4]

Year 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891
Population 35 34 31 28 25 16
Houses 7 6 5 6 4 4

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References

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  1. ^ "Altigarron". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Altigarron". Place Names NI. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 12 May 2013.