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{{Infobox town
{{Infobox town
|name=Loughgall
|county=Armagh
|county=Armagh
|picture=
|irish_name = Loch gCál 
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|picture=St Luke's Loughgall - geograph.org.uk - 196910.jpg
|os grid ref=H9052
|picture caption = St Luke's Church
|LG district=Armagh
|latitude = 54.416667
|longitude = -6.6 
|population = 282
|census year=2011
os grid ref = H908522
|LG district=Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon
|post town =Armagh
|postcode= BT61
|dialling code = 028
|constituency=Newry and Armagh
|townland=yes
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'''Loughgall''' is a village in [[County Armagh]].
'''Loughgall''' is a small village, [[townland]] (of 131 acres) and parish in [[County Armagh]]. It is situated in the baronies of [[Barony of Armagh|Armagh]] and [[Oneilland West]].<ref name=Ire>{{cite web|title=Loughgall|url=http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/|website=IreAtlas Townlands Database|accessdate=13 May 2015}}</ref> It had a population of 282 people (116 households) in the 2011 Census.<ref name=Cen>{{cite web|title=Loughgall|url=http://www.nisra.gov.uk/census/2011/results/settlements.html|website=Census 2011 Results|publisher=NI Statistics and Research Agency|accessdate=22 April 2015}}</ref> (2001 Census: 285 people) Its name is from the Irish ''Loch gCál'', meaning "cabbage lake".<ref>[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=10180 Placenames NI]</ref><ref>[http://www.logainm.ie/56547.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland]</ref>


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Loughgall was named after a small nearby loch. The village is at the heart of the apple-growing industry and is surrounded by orchards. Along the village's main street is large set of gates leading to Loughgall Manor. An imposing building, the Manor was once the home of the Cope family who arrived as part of the Plantation of Ulster in the 17th century.
 
== History ==
In 1795, rival sectarian gangs, the Catholic Defenders and Protestant Peep-o'-Day Boys fought a bloody skirmish called the Battle of the Diamond, that left around 80 people dead. The Orange Order was founded in '''[http://www.danwintershouse.com/?page_id=15 Dan Winter's House]''', Loughgall following these events.
 
== Places of interest ==
Loughgall Country Park is set in a 188 hectare estate of open farmland & orchards and includes an 18 hole golf course and 37-acre coarse fishery.
 
The NI Horticulture and Plant Breeding Station is set in the Loughgall Manor Estate, surrounded by mature woodlands and overlooking the Lough Gall. The estate was established in the late 17th century by Sir Anthony Cope of Hanwell, [[Oxfordshire]] and became the Cope family home for 350 years. In 1947 the estate was purchased from Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer, a descendant of the original owner, by the (then) Ministry of Agriculture.
 
== Sport ==
It is home to Loughgall Football Club, which plays in the IFA Championship.
 
==People==
*W. R. Rodgers (1909 &ndash; 1969), probably best known as a poet, was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1935 and was first appointed to Loughgall Presbyterian Church, Loughgall, where he was minister for 12 years. (Loughgall Presbyterian Church is in the townland of Cloveneden) He later gave up the ministry and became a [[BBC]] radio producer and scriptwriter. He died in California in 1969 and was buried in Loughgall.<ref>{{cite web | title=Introduction - WR Rodgers Papers| work=Public Record Office of Northern Ireland | url=http://www.proni.gov.uk/introduction__rodgers_papers_d2833.pdf | accessdate=4 March 2009}}</ref>
 
==Parish of Loughgall==
The parish contains the villages of [[Annaghmore, County Armagh|Annaghmore]], [[Charlemont, County Armagh|Charlemont]] and Loughgall.<ref name=Ire/>
 
===Townlands===
The civil parish contains the following townlands:<ref name=Ire/>
{{townlandliststart}}
*[[Aghinlig]]
*[[Altaturk]]
*[[Annaghmacmanus]]
*[[Annaghmore, County Armagh|Annaghmore]]
*[[Annasamry]]
*[[Ardress East]]
*[[Ardress West]]
*[[Ballygasey]]
*[[Ballymagerny]]
*[[Ballytyrone]]
*[[Borough of Charlemont]]
*[[Causanagh]]
*[[Charlemont|Charlemont, Borough of]]
*[[Clonmain]]
*[[Cloven Eden]]
*[[Coragh]]
*[[Corr and Dunavally]]
*[[Derrycoose]]
*[[Derrycrew]]
*[[Drumart]]
*[[Drumharriff (Loughgall)|Drumharriff]]
*[[Drumilly]]
*[[Drumnasoo]]
*[[Dunavally and Corr]]
*[[Eagralougher]]
*[[Fernagreevagh]]
*[[Keenaghan]]
*[[Kinnegoe]]
*[[Kishaboy]]
*[[Legavilly]]
*[[Levalleglish]]
*[[Lislasly]]
*[[Lisneany]]
*[[Lissheffield]]
*Loughgall
*[[Mullaghbane (Loughgall)|Mullaghbane]]
*[[Mullaghmore (Loughgall)|Mullaghmore]]
*[[Mullanasilla]]
*[[Rathdrumgran]]
*[[Tirmacrannon]]
*[[Turcarra]]
{{townlandlistend}}
 
== References ==
{{reflist}}
*[http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/product.aspx?ProductID=1990 Discover Northern Ireland]
*[http://www.afsni.ac.uk/Centres/Centre5/default.htm NI Horticulture & Plant Breeding Station]
*[http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/ NI Conflict Archive on the Internet]
*[http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/town_Home.aspx?co=3&to=51&ca=0&sca=0&navID=1 Culture Northern Ireland]
 
== Outside links ==
{{Commons category|Loughgall}}
*[http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/armagh/loughgallMH.html Loughgall Market House]
*[http://www.loughgallpresbyterian.co.uk Loughgall Presbyterian Church]

Revision as of 09:16, 11 November 2015

Loughgall
County Armagh

St Luke's Church
Location
Location: 54°25’0"N, 6°36’-0"W
Data
Population: 282  (2011

os grid ref = H908522)

Post town: Armagh
Postcode: BT61
Dialling code: 028
Local Government
Council: Armagh, Banbridge
and Craigavon
Parliamentary
constituency: 		Newry and Armagh

Loughgall is a small village, townland (of 131 acres) and parish in County Armagh. It is situated in the baronies of Armagh and Oneilland West.[1] It had a population of 282 people (116 households) in the 2011 Census.[2] (2001 Census: 285 people) Its name is from the Irish Loch gCál, meaning "cabbage lake".[3][4]

Loughgall was named after a small nearby loch. The village is at the heart of the apple-growing industry and is surrounded by orchards. Along the village's main street is large set of gates leading to Loughgall Manor. An imposing building, the Manor was once the home of the Cope family who arrived as part of the Plantation of Ulster in the 17th century.

History

In 1795, rival sectarian gangs, the Catholic Defenders and Protestant Peep-o'-Day Boys fought a bloody skirmish called the Battle of the Diamond, that left around 80 people dead. The Orange Order was founded in Dan Winter's House, Loughgall following these events.

Places of interest

Loughgall Country Park is set in a 188 hectare estate of open farmland & orchards and includes an 18 hole golf course and 37-acre coarse fishery.

The NI Horticulture and Plant Breeding Station is set in the Loughgall Manor Estate, surrounded by mature woodlands and overlooking the Lough Gall. The estate was established in the late 17th century by Sir Anthony Cope of Hanwell, Oxfordshire and became the Cope family home for 350 years. In 1947 the estate was purchased from Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer, a descendant of the original owner, by the (then) Ministry of Agriculture.

Sport

It is home to Loughgall Football Club, which plays in the IFA Championship.

People

  • W. R. Rodgers (1909 – 1969), probably best known as a poet, was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1935 and was first appointed to Loughgall Presbyterian Church, Loughgall, where he was minister for 12 years. (Loughgall Presbyterian Church is in the townland of Cloveneden) He later gave up the ministry and became a BBC radio producer and scriptwriter. He died in California in 1969 and was buried in Loughgall.[5]

Parish of Loughgall

The parish contains the villages of Annaghmore, Charlemont and Loughgall.[1]

Townlands

The civil parish contains the following townlands:[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Loughgall". http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/. Retrieved 13 May 2015. 
  2. ↑ "Loughgall". NI Statistics and Research Agency. http://www.nisra.gov.uk/census/2011/results/settlements.html. Retrieved 22 April 2015. 
  3. ↑ Placenames NI
  4. ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland
  5. ↑ "Introduction - WR Rodgers Papers". Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. http://www.proni.gov.uk/introduction__rodgers_papers_d2833.pdf. Retrieved 4 March 2009. 

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