Carnteel () is a small village, townland and civil parish, about northeast of Aughnacloy in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is in the historic barony of Dungannon Lower.
Carnteel village The village is southwest of Dungannon, close to the B35 Dungannon to Aughnacloy road, with a hilltop location, focused around a crossroads at its centre and with the ruins of an historic church. It is largely made up of housing, with a large agricultural machinery business to the north, and other facilities limited to a shop and post office.
Carnteel parish In 1837 Carnteel parish, situated on the River Blackwater, had a population of 7,459 people (including those in Aughnacloy) and covered 13,432 acres. It was mountainous, with some bog, in the north of the parish and there was extensive quarrying. Most people were engaged in agriculture with some linen and cotton weaving.
The church at Carnteel was destroyed in the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and replaced with a church at Aghaloo, itself replaced after the building of a church in Aughnacloy in 1736.
The parish contains the townlands of:
Annagh Beg Armalughey Aughnacloy Ballynapottoge Belragh Branny Carnteel Castletown Cavan Oneill Cavankilgreen Commons Corderry Cranslough Cravenny Irish Cravenny Scotch Dernabane Dernaborey Derrycreevy Derrycush Doolargy Drone Drumaslaghy Edentiloan Garvey Glack Glenroe Golan Inishmagh Killyneery Knockadreen Knocknarney Leany Legaroe Lisadavil Lisbeg Lisconduff Lisdoart Lisginny Loughans Martray Mullaghbane Mullaghnese Plaister Ravellea Reskatirriff Rousky Shanalurg Shantavny Skey Tirelugan Tully Tullyvar Tullywinny Tulnavern
Carnteel townland
The townland is situated in the historic barony of Dungannon Lower and the civil parish of Carnteel and covers an area of 235 acres.
The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:
Year 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 Population 110 98 88 85 70 55 Houses 21 18 18 16 14 12
The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a church (grid ref: H6944 5460).
See also List of civil parishes of County Tyrone List of townlands of County Tyrone
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