Loughguile
Loughguile
| |
---|---|
![]() 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 or Loughgeel, 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[]
The local schools are St Patrick's Primary School and St Anne's Primary School.
Sport[]
![]() | This section does not cite any sources. (August 2020) |
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. The club also currently has the highest number of county titles in Antrim (20).
People[]
![]() | This section does not cite any sources. (August 2020) |
- 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[]
![]() |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Loughguile. |
References[]
- ^ 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.
External links[]
Categories:
- Villages in County Antrim
- Civil parishes of County Antrim