Moy, County Tyrone
| Moy | |
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  Location withinNorthern Ireland | |
| Population | 1,598(2011 Census) |
| Irish grid reference | H7962 |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Dungannon |
| Postcode district | BT71 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
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| NI Assembly | |
| Website | moyni.weebly |
Moy(fromIrishan Maigh,meaning 'the plain')[2][3]is a village andtownlandinCounty Tyrone,Northern Irelandabout 5 miles (8 kilometres) southeast ofDungannonand beside the smaller village ofCharlemont.Charlemont is on the east bank of theRiver Blackwaterand Moy on the west; the two are joined byCharlemont Bridge.The river is also the boundary between County Tyrone andCounty Armagh.The2011 Censusrecorded a population of 1,598.[4]
History
[edit]The houses lining the village square are mostly mid-18th century, though all four churches (Roman Catholic,Church of Ireland,PresbyterianandMethodist) are later.
Moy hadtown commissionersunder theLighting of Towns (Ireland) Act, 1828from 1844[5]until about 1865.[6]
The Troubles
[edit]Incidents in Moy during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities:
1973
- 5 August 1973 - Francis Mullen (59) and Bernadette Mullen (39),Catholiccivilians,were found shot dead by theUlster Volunteer Forceat their farmhouse, near Moy.
1975
- 2 August 1975 - George McCall, civilian, Protestant, aged 22, former member of the UDR, shot dead by three masked IRA men, near his home at Jockey Lane.
- 23 October 1975 - Peter McKearney (63) and Jane McKearney (58), bothCatholiccivilians,were shot dead by theUlster Volunteer Forceat their home,Listamlet,near Moy. A contemporary newspaper article reported that "[British] Army issue ammunition" had been used. The attack has been linked to the "Glenanne gang".[7]
1976
- 17 May 1976 - Robert Dobson (35) and Thomas Dobson (38), bothProtestantcivilians,were shot and killed by a non-specific republican group at their workplace, an egg packing factory in Dungannon Street, Moy.
1991
- December 1991 - Robin Farmer (19)Protestantcivilianwas murdered in his father's shop by republicans. He had returned home from university for Christmas.
1992
- 3 January 1992 - John McKearney (69) and Kevin McKearney (32), bothCatholiccivilians,were shot dead by theUlster Volunteer Forceat their butcher's shop, Moy. John McKearney died on 4 April 1992. They had been targeted because two of Kevin McKearney's brothers had been killed on IRA service and another was a former IRA hunger striker, serving time for his part in the murder of a UDR soldier.[8]
- 6 September 1992 - Charles Fox (63) and Teresa Fox (53), bothCatholiccivilians,were shot dead by theUlster Volunteer Forceat their home,ListamletRoad, near Moy. Their son, IRA volunteer Paddy Fox, was serving a 10-year prison sentence for possession of a bomb at the time.[9]
Former railway
[edit]The Portadown – Dungannon section of thePortadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway(PD&O) opened in 1858.[10]Its nearest station to Moy was optimistically calledTrew and Moy,although it was at Trew Mount over 2 miles (3 kilometres) north of Moy. In 1876 the PD&O became part of the newGreat Northern Railway.[11]TheUlster Transport Authoritytook over the line in 1958[12]and closed it in 1965.[13]
Places of interest
[edit]Dublin iron-founderRichard Turnerdesigned a conservatory for the house c. 1850.[14]
Sport
[edit]Moy has a long history of horse riding andGaelic games.Moy Tir Na nOgwere the 2018 All Ireland Intermediate Club Champions.
Schools
[edit]- Moy Regional Primary School
- St. John's Primary School, Moy
Demography
[edit]Moy is classified as a Village by theNorthern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency(NISRA) (i.e. with population between 1,000 and 2,499 people).[15]On Census Day (27 March 2011) the usually resident population of Moy Settlement was 1,598, accounting for 0.09% of the NI total.[4]Of these:
- 24.72% were aged under 18 years, with 10.76% aged 65 and over
- 49.25% of the population were male, with 51.75% female
- 73.97% were from a Catholic background, with 22.03% from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' background
- 21.59% said their nationality was British, 39.80% said their nationality was Irish and 29.04% said their nationality was Northern Irish
Notable people
[edit]- Ryan Kelly,singer, songwriter, born and grew up in the Moy. Member of the Irish band Celtic Thunder.[16]
- John King,explorer in Australia
- Tommy McKearney,Provisional IRA volunteer
- Gerry McKenna(born 1953) –MRIA,biologist,Senior Vice President of theRoyal Irish Academy,Vice Chancellor and President ofUniversity of Ulster[17]
- Paul Muldoon,poet, born and grew up in the Moy. He refers to it often in his poems.
References
[edit]- ^"Ulstèr Merikay Fowk Pairk – Youngstèrs Wisin".National Museums Northern Ireland.Archived fromthe originalon 11 October 2013.Retrieved5 April2017.
- ^"Placenames NI".Placenames NI. 20 January 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 15 June 2012.
- ^"Placenames Database of Ireland".Logainm.ie. 13 December 2010.Retrieved9 June2012.
- ^ab"Census 2011 Population Statistics for Moy Settlement".Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency(NISRA).Retrieved3 May2021.
This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under theOpen Government Licence v3.0.© Crown copyright.
- ^Thom's Directory of Ireland.Alexander Thom. 1851. p. 193.Retrieved24 August2018.
- ^Listed inStatistics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Reprinted, with additions, from Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory for 1865.Alexander Thom. 1866. p. 64.Retrieved24 August2018.;not listed inReturns of local taxation in Ireland for year 1865.Command papers.Vol. Cmd.4081 [HC 1867–1868 58 761]. Dublin: Alexander Thom. 1868. p. 18.Retrieved24 August2018.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^Cassell ReportArchived2011-06-10 at theWayback Machine(2006), p.50
- ^The Irish War, Tony Geraghty, JHU Press 1998, p.232,ISBN0801864569
- ^McKittrick, David (23 October 2011)."IRA dissident is seized by gang".The Independent.
- ^Hajducki, S. Maxwell (1974).A Railway Atlas of Ireland.Newton Abbott:David & Charles.map 8.ISBN0-7153-5167-2.
- ^Hajducki,op. cit.,page xii
- ^Hajducki,op. cit.,page xiii
- ^Baker, Michael H.C. (1972).Irish Railways since 1916.London:Ian Allan.pp. 155, 209.ISBN0-7110-0282-7.
- ^"Co. Tyrone, Roxborough Castle".Dictionary of Irish Architects.
- ^"Key Statistics for Settlements, Census 2011"(PDF).Northern Ireland Assembly, Research and Information Service.Retrieved3 May2021.
- ^"Ryan Kelly - Bio".ryankellymusic.Retrieved22 April2024.
- ^"Professor P. G. (Gerry) McKenna".gerrymckenna.co.uk.Retrieved30 November2022.
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