Brockagh or Brocagh is a hamlet in County Tyrone

County Tyrone

Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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. It is on the western shore of Lough Neagh

Lough Neagh

Lough Neagh, sometimes Loch Neagh, is a large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. Its name comes .-Geography:With an area of , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty largest lakes of Europe. Located twenty miles to the west of Belfast, it is approximately twenty...

, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of Coalisland

Coalisland

Coalisland is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with a population of 4,917 people . As its name suggests, it was formerly a centre for coal mining.-History:...

 and north of Washing Bay

Washing Bay

The Washing Bay is a small village at the edge of Lough Neagh in southeast County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Aughamullan , which is in the civil parish of Clonoe, the barony of Dungannon Middle, and Dungannon Borough Council....

. It lies within the Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council

Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council

Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council is a local council in Northern Ireland. Its main town is Dungannon, where the council is headquartered. The council area covers the southern part of County Tyrone and has a population of nearly 48,000...

 area.

Features

The hamlet consists mostly 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

• Mountjoy Castle
  Mountjoy Castle
  Mountjoy Castle is situated near the village of Mountjoy, in Magheralamfield townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on a hill overlooking Lough Neagh. It was built by Lord Mountjoy in 1602 and partly burned in 1643. It is a two storey brick building and the lower storey is stone-faced on the...
  
   is situated near the village of Brockagh, on a hill overlooking Lough Neagh
  Lough Neagh
  Lough Neagh, sometimes Loch Neagh, is a large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. Its name comes .-Geography:With an area of , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty largest lakes of Europe. Located twenty miles to the west of Belfast, it is approximately twenty...
  
  . It was built by Lord Mountjoy
  Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire
  Charles Blount , 8th Baron Mountjoy and 1st Earl of Devonshire was an English nobleman and soldier who served as Lord Deputy of Ireland under Queen Elizabeth I, then as Lord Lieutenant under King James I.-Early life:...
  
   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 on January 21, 1893 in Brockagh. When she was seven years of age her family migrated to Scotland

Scotland

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 and at the age of nineteen she left home to become a Little Sister of the Poor. In 1915 she was sent to the United States

United States

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and in the late 1920s founded the new order. She opened 59 homes for the aged and died on January 21, 1984.