Urney, County Tyrone

Christ Church (Church of Ireland), Urney, in 2006

Urney (Irish: An Urnaí, meaning 'Place of Prayer')[1] is a townland (of 188 acres) and civil parish in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Both townland and parish are situated in the historic barony of Strabane Lower.[2] It lies within the Derry City and Strabane area.

Urney is notable as being the first manufacturing location of Urney Chocolates, established in 1919.[3]

It was also the birthplace of William Burke, notorious for the Burke and Hare murders.[4]

  1. ^ "Urney". Placenames NI. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Urney". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  3. ^ Nolan, Karen (2010). Sweet Memories- The Story of Urney Chocolates. Dublin: Blue Rook Press. {{cite book}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Dudley Edwards, Owen (2014). Burke and Hare. Edinburgh: Birlinn. ISBN 978-1-78027-217-7.