Loughguile
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| Loughguile | |
| Irish: Loch gCaol | |
 St Patrick's Catholic church |
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 Loughguile shown within Northern Ireland |
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| Population | 396 (2011 Census) |
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| Irish grid reference | D082250 |
| – Belfast | 46 mi (74 km) |
| District | Ballymoney |
| County | County Antrim |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BALLYMENA |
| Postcode district | BT44 |
| Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
| EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | North Antrim |
| NI Assembly | North Antrim |
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Loughguile (/lɒxˈɡiːl/ lokh-GEEL; derived from Irish: Loch gCaol, meaning "thin lake"),[1] also spelt Loughgiel or Loughgeel, is a small village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.Situated 8 miles east of Ballymoney is within the Ballymoney Borough 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.[2]
Education
The local school is St Patrick's Primary School.
Sport
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 (18).
People
- Bishop Henry Henry (1846–1908) was from Loughguile.
- Cahal Daly (1917–2009), Bishop of Down and Connor and Cardinal Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland, was from Loughguile.
- Monsignor Sean Connolly, Vicar General of the Diocese of Down and Connor, is from Loughgiel
See also
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References
- ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)
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