Loughguile
Loughguile
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 St Patrick's Catholic church | |
  Location withinNorthern 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;fromIrishLoch gCaol,meaning 'lake of the narrow'),[1][2]also speltLoughgiel,is avillageandcivil parishinCounty Antrim,Northern Ireland.Situated 8 miles east ofBallymoneyit is within theCauseway Coast and GlensCouncil area, and is at the edge of theGlens 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
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Thehurlingteam,Loughgiel Shamrocks,is the only team inUlsterto have won theAll-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
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- 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 IrelandandArchbishop of Armagh,was a native of the parish. Daly had previously served asBishop of Down and Connor.
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related toLoughguile.
References
[edit]- ^Place Names NI
- ^Placenames Database of Ireland(see archival records)
- ^"Loughguile".Census 2011 Results.NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived fromthe originalon 22 April 2015.Retrieved30 April2015.
- ^Watters, Andy (3 March 2021)."Glory Days: Loughgiel Shamrocks break the mould to win the All-Ireland in 1983".The Irish News.Retrieved3 June2022.
