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Middle Row, Lurgan, in the late 19th century Birds-eye view of Lurgan in the early 20th century Edward Street, Lurgan, in the early 20th century. The name Lurgan is an anglicisation of the Irish name An Lorgain, literally meaning "the shin", but within the context of placenames refers to a "shin"-shaped hill or ridge (i.e., long, low and narrow).
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Lurgan is a civil parish and electoral division in County Cavan, Ireland. Lurgan is also part of the historical barony of Castlerahan . [ 1 ] The Catholic parish of Lurgan is also sometimes called Virginia , after the largest town in the parish and surrounding area.
Donaghcloney or Donacloney (from Irish Domhnach Cluana, meaning 'church of the meadow') [1] [2] is a village, townland (of 300 acres) and civil parish in County Down, [1] [2] Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Lagan between Lurgan and Dromore. In the 2011 census it had a population of 1701. It is colloquially referred to as "The 'Cloney" by ...
For results, see: Ireland at the 2024 Summer Olympics. 24 July – Ireland began its participation in the Summer Olympics with victories in Paris against South Africa and Japan in the rugby sevens event. This year marked the centenary of Ireland's first Olympics as an independent nation, in Paris in 1924. [182]
Bleary (likely from Irish Bladhraigh) [1] is a small village and townland in County Down, [1] [2] Northern Ireland. It is near the County Armagh border and the settlements of Craigavon, Lurgan and Portadown. In the 2011 Census its population was counted as part of Craigavon. [3] It lies within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon area.
Lurgan forms part of the Upper Bann constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament. It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Craigavon Area D which had existed since 1973, where it contained seven wards (Church, Knocknashane, Magheralin, Mourneview, Parklake, Taghnevan and Waringstown).
2,024.57 Small village or hamlet 401 Groggan: Antrim and Newtownabbey County Antrim 152 54 0.08 2,000.62 Small village or hamlet 402 Largy: Causeway Coast and Glens County Londonderry 151 55 0.05 2,815.92 Small village or hamlet 403 Tullynacross: Lisburn and Castlereagh County Antrim 149 79 0.05 3,304.93 Small village or hamlet 404 Donagheady