Evish (Irish: Eimhis, meaning 'coarse mountain pasture')[1] is a small rural community area and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, 3 miles from Strabane and 7 miles from Plumbridge. It is situated in the barony of Strabane Lower and the civil parish of Camus and covers an area of 870 acres.[2]
Within the area is Evish Primary School and Evish Cross Community Group. It includes Dergalt where President Woodrow Wilson's ancestral home is located.[3]
In 1841 the population of the townland was 193 people (39 houses) and in 1851 it was 199 people (43 houses).[4]
The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a Wedge tomb (grid ref: H3923 9678).[5]
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