- Moneymore is also the name of a farming district near Milton, New Zealand. Milton is a town of some 2000 people located on State Highway 1, 50 kilometres to the south of Dunedin in Otago.
- Moneymore is also the name of a large housing estate in Drogheda, Ireland. Moneymore is a housing estate in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland.
| Moneymore | |
| Irish: Muine Mór | |
  Moneymore shown within Northern Ireland |
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| Population | 1369 (2001 Census) |
|---|---|
| Irish grid reference | |
| District | Cookstown |
| County | County Londonderry |
| Constituent country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MAGHERAFELT |
| Postcode district | BT45 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
| European Parliament | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | Mid Ulster |
| NI Assembly | Mid Ulster |
| List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • County Londonderry | |
Moneymore (Irish: Muine Mór) is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, lying near Lough Neagh. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 The Irish grid reference system is a system of geographic Grid references commonly used in Ireland (both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland is divided into 26 districts for local government purposes Cookstown District Council ( Irish: Comhairle Ceantair na Coirre Críochaí, Ulster Scots: Districk Cooncil o Cookestoun) is a district council Northern Ireland is one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The BT postcode area, also known as the Belfast postcode area covers Northern Ireland and was the last part of the United Kingdom to be coded The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. The Police Service of Northern Ireland is the Police service that covers Northern Ireland. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS is the Statutory fire and rescue service for Northern Ireland, United Kingdom The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS is the Ambulance service that serves the whole of Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Mid Ulster is a Parliamentary Constituency in the British House of Commons. The Northern Ireland Assembly ( Irish: Tionól Thuaisceart Éireann, Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann Semmlie) is the devolved Mid Ulster is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of settlements in Northern Ireland &mdashdata from the 2001 Census This is a list of cities, Towns Villages and Hamlets in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Lough Neagh (ˌlɒx ˈneɪ, ɫ̪ɔx ˈn̠ʲahax is a freshwater Lake in Northern Ireland. Its name comes from the Irish Muine Mór or Big Thicket. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. It had a population of 1,369 people in the 2001 Census. A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 It is in the Cookstown District Council area. Cookstown District Council ( Irish: Comhairle Ceantair na Coirre Críochaí, Ulster Scots: Districk Cooncil o Cookestoun) is a district council
It is perhaps the best preserved example of a Plantation village in Mid-Ulster. The Plantation of Ulster (Irish Plandáil Uladh) was a planned process of Colonisation which took place in the northern Irish province of Ulster Moneymore features the wide streets and substantial buildings constructed in a precise order which is characteristic of Plantation architecture. The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation It was the first town in Ulster to have piped water.
Among its public service buildings it has a medical centre, post office, pharmacy and a privately owned bus service, called Chambers' Coach Hire. A post office is a facility authorized by a Postal system for the posting receipt sorting handling transmission or delivery of Mail. Pharmacy (from the Greek φάρμακον 'pharmakon' = drug is the Health profession that links the Health sciences with the chemical sciences Until July 2006 there was a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) police station. The Police Service of Northern Ireland is the Police service that covers Northern Ireland. The main convenience store is a Spar complex. In Sailing, a spar is also know as a round pole of wood or Metal used on a Sailing ship. Most recently, it incorporated the local butcher. However Spar was met with new competition when the new Mace and a new Off Sales was opened on Lawford Street in June 2007.
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Geography
Moneymore is situated in a valley. It has a latitude of 54°41'31"N and a longitude of 6°40'50"W. The Ballymully River flows through the southern part of the village. The river rises on a large hill, Slieve Gallion (one of the Sperrin Mountains) which has a notable radio tower on its summit, and can be seen clearly from most of the district. Slieve Gallion, is a Mountain in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The Sperrins, or Sperrin Mountains ( are a range of hills in Northern Ireland and one of the largest upland areas in Ireland. The village is about 35 miles from the sea to the north.
History
Originally built by the Worshipful Company of Drapers, the village was held in such esteem that they invested in a large scale reconstruction as recently as 1817. The Worshipful Company of Drapers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London; it has the formal name of The Master and Wardens and Brethren and Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
The Troubles
- For more information see The Troubles in Moneymore, which includes a list of incidents in Moneymore during the Troubles resulting in one or more fatalities. A total of seven people were killed in Troubles -related violence in or near the County Londonderry village of Moneymore, of whom six were Protestant and
People
- The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Councillor Walter Greer lives in Moneymore. The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party
- Suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams lived in Moneymore for a few years in the first decade of the twentieth century. John Bodkin Adams ( January 21, 1899 &ndash July 4, 1983) was an Irish-born British General practitioner, convicted He became a general practitioner and moved to Eastbourne in 1922. Eastbourne ( is a large town and borough of East Sussex, on the south coast of England with an estimated population of 94816 as of 2007 He was charged in 1957 with the murder of two patients but was controversially acquitted. He was, however, suspected of causing the death of 163 other patients.
Places of interest
The most notable building in the town is the 17th century Plantation house, Springhill, built and owned by the Conyngham, later Lenox-Conyngham family but since 1957 in the ownership of the National Trust. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar Springhill is a 17th century Plantation house in the Townland of Ballydrum near Moneymore, County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organization in England, Wales
Transport
- Moneymore railway station opened on 10 November 1856, but finally closed on 2 May 1955. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) [1]
Sport
- Moneymore GAC is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club. Henry Joy McCracken GFC Moneymore ( Muine Mór) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Moneymore, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh
Education
There are two primary schools in Moneymore: Moneymore Primary School, a government-run primary school with 156 children and St. Moneymore Primary School is a primary school located in Moneymore, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Primary education is the first stage of Compulsory education. Patrick's Primary School, a Roman Catholic primary school.
Most children of secondary school age go on to attend one of the schools in neighbouring Cookstown or Magherafelt. Cookstown (An Chorr Chríochach is a town in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. Magherafelt ( is a Town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Places of worship
- St. John's Church (Church of Ireland)
- Church of SS John & Trea (Roman Catholic)
- Moneymore First Presbyterian Church
- Moneymore Second Presbyterian Church
- Moneymore Congregational Church
- Moneymore Gospel Hall
2001 Census
Moneymore is classified as a village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,369 people living in Moneymore. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Of these:
- 25. 0% were aged under 16 years and 16. 1% were aged 60 and over
- 47. 9% of the population were male and 52. 1% were female
- 47. 8% were from a Catholic background and 51. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". 0% were from a Protestant background;
- 3. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. 1% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
Trivia
55 Rockview Park, a terraced house in Moneymore, was reportedly haunted. [1]
On Friday 15 February 2008 at 11. 00pm a Second World War bombshell was found in the Millrace Manor estate. A number of houses were evacuated and the Mace convenience store was shut for a period of time. The police were called in and the mortar bomb was found incapable of exploding.
See also
- List of villages in Northern Ireland
- List of towns in Northern Ireland
- Market Houses in Northern Ireland
External links
- Moneymore and Draperstown: The Architecture and Planning of the Estates of the Drapers Company in Ulster
- Moneymore Market Houses
- Photos of the town taken around 1920
References
- ^ Moneymore station. 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 charter Market Houses are a notable feature of many Northern Ireland towns with varying styles of architecture size and ornamentation making for a most interesting feature of the streetscape Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-09-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started
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