Loughguile, or Loughgiel, is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 13km to the east of Ballymoney. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. County Antrim ( Contae Aontroma or simply Aontroim in Irish) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, and one of nine counties Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Ballymoney ( is a small Town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 321 people, however, this is the population of the village the larger parish area has a much larger number of people. A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 It is situated in Ballymoney Borough Council area. Ballymoney Borough Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland.
It is the only settlement serving a large rural hinterland on the eastern side of the Ballymoney Borough Council area, but until recently had only a limited range of services. Ballymoney Borough Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Prior to construction of the public housing estate at Scally Park in the 1960s, Loughguile was a small cluster of development centred around the church. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 It was not until 2001 that any significant private housing development took place. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
The Millennium Centre on Lough Road, a community regeneration project part-funded by the International Fund for Ireland and opened in 2001, provides high quality and up-to-date childcare, training, industrial and sports facilities.
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Sport
Loughguile's hurling team is the only team in Ulster to have won the All Ireland club championship, doing so in 1983. However since then the team has struggled at senior level and have yet to recapture the glory days. However, the Loughiel Shamrocks have great success at under age level and have many great young hurlers on the county panel.
The Troubles In Loughguile
There were no major incidents or fatalites as a result of the troubles in Loughguile though there was always strong support for Irish republicanism in the area. The village itself has a majority Catholic population. The village remains peaceful and there is a strong community spirit in all its people.
People
Cahal Cardinal Daly is a native of Loughguile and was born in October 1917. Cahal Brendan Daly (born 1 October 1917 is an Irish Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He retired as Archbishop of Armagh in October 1996. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)
References
- NI Neighbourhood Information System
- Draft Northern Area Plan 2016
- Cahal Daly
See also
This is a list page for Villages in Northern Ireland. The NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA defines a town as having a population of 4500 or more This is a list page for Towns in Northern Ireland. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, a town is any settlement which has received a charterDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic