Loughguile
From Wikishire
| Loughguile | |
| County Antrim | |
|---|---|
 St Patrick's Roman Catholic church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | D082250 |
| Location: | 55°3’40"N, 6°18’22"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,000 (2011) |
| Post town: | Ballymena |
| Postcode: | BT44 |
| Dialling code: | 028 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Causeway Coast & Glens |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North Antrim |
Loughguile is a small village in County Antrim, which is to be found eight miles east of Ballymoney, at the edge of the Antrim Hills. It had a population of 396 people (in 128 households) recorded at the 2011 Census.
The village's name is derived from the Irish Loch gCaol, meaning "Thin lake". The name is also spelled 'Loughgiel' or 'Loughgeel'.
Sport
- Hurling: Loughgiel Shamrocks
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Loughguile) |
