Castlecaulfield

Castlecaulfield
Village
Main Street, taken on 7 April 2010
Castlecaulfield is located in Northern Ireland
Castlecaulfield
Location within Northern Ireland
Population659 (2011 Census)
Irish grid referenceH 75422 62736
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDUNGANNON
Postcode districtBT70
Dialling code028
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Tyrone
54°30′28″N 6°50′10″W / 54.50778°N 6.83611°W / 54.50778; -6.83611
St Michael's Church of Ireland Church
Castle Caulfield, a now ruined fortified house in the village

Castlecaulfield (Irish: Baile Uí Dhonnaíle, meaning 'town or territory of O'Donnelly'[1]) is a village in the south-east of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. It lies about 2 miles west of Dungannon and is part of the Mid Ulster District Council area. The village is mostly within the townland of Drumreany, although part of it extends into Lisnamonaghan. It is situated in the historic Barony of Dungannon Middle and the civil parish of Donaghmore.[2]

The Caufeild family, from which the village derives its name (although spelt differently for the last few hundred years), were also responsible for founding the settlement of Caulfeild, West Vancouver, Canada in 1898/99.

Through the work of the 'Castlecaulfield Horticultural Society' the village was 'Village Category' winner of 'Ulster In Bloom' in 2015, 2016 and 2017. It was also 'Village Category' winner of 'Britain in Bloom' in 2016 and 2018. In 2017 the village was a category winner of 'Communities in Bloom' receiving the award in Canada. The same year 'Castlecaulfield Horticultural Society' received the Queens Award for Voluntary Service. Castlecaulfield was awarded 'Best Kept Small Village' in 2016 and 2017.[3]

  1. ^ Patrick McKay, A Dictionary of Ulster Place-Names, p. 37. The Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, 1999.
  2. ^ "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Ulster in Bloom". Castlecaulfield Horticultural Society. Retrieved 19 December 2022.