Loughguile
Appearance
Loughguile
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![]() St Patrick's Catholic church | |
Location within Northern Ireland | |
Population | 2,000 (2011 Census) |
Irish grid reference | D082250 |
• Belfast | 46 mi (74 km) |
• Dublin | 118 mi (190 km) |
District | |
County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BALLYMENA |
Postcode district | BT44 |
Dialling code | 028 |
UK Parliament | |
NI Assembly | |
Loughguile (/lɒxˈɡiːl/ lokh-GEEL; from Irish Loch gCaol, meaning 'lake of the narrow'),[1][2] also spelt Loughgiel, is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Situated 8 miles east of Ballymoney it is within the Causeway Coast and Glens Council area, and is at the edge of the Glens of Antrim. It had a population of 396 people (128 households) in the 2011 Census.[3]
Education
[edit]The local schools are St Patrick's Primary School and St Anne's Primary School.
Sport
[edit]The hurling team, Loughgiel Shamrocks, is the only team in Ulster to have won the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, doing so in 1983 and 2012.[4] The club also currently has the highest number of county titles in Antrim (20).
People
[edit]- George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (14 May 1737 – 31 May 1806), British statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat.
- Henry Henry (1846–1908), Bishop of Down and Connor, was from Loughguile.
- Cahal Daly (1917–2009), Lord Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh, was a native of the parish. Daly had previously served as Bishop of Down and Connor.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Place Names NI
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)
- ^ "Loughguile". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ Watters, Andy (3 March 2021). "Glory Days: Loughgiel Shamrocks break the mould to win the All-Ireland in 1983". The Irish News. Retrieved 3 June 2022.