Aghagallon

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Aghagallon is a small village located approximately three miles from the County Armagh town of Lurgan in Northern Ireland. However, it is officially situated in County Antrim. It is unique in that even though it is a part of Craigavon Borough Council, the area the village covers takes in parts of County Armagh, County Down and County Antrim. It had a population of 824 people in the 2001 Census. Residents in Aghagallon rely mainly on Lurgan and Lisburn for shopping, socialising etc.

Aghagallon has mainly developed along Aghalee Road in a linear fashion with development to the southeast along Colane Road. St Patrick’s Church and adjacent primary school provide a central focus for the village.

1 Places of interest
2 History
- 2.1 The Troubles
3 Sport
4 Education
5 2001 Census
6 See also

[edit] Places of interest

Aghagallon is popular for the Derryhirk Inn, a pub in the townland of Derryhirk just outside Aghagallon which runs a nightclub and draws patrons from Aghagallon and Lurgan and its surrounding villages.

[edit] History

[edit] The Troubles

For more information see The Troubles in Aghagallon, which includes a list of incidents in Aghagallon during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities.

[edit] Sport

Aghagallon boast one GAA club, Naomh Mhuire, a close knit unit which serves the areas of Aghagallon village, Gawley's Gate and Ballinderry after clubs in these areas folded over the years. They currently play in Division II of the Antrim ACL and boast a recently constructed playing field located on the Colane Rd. Although a club priding itself on its roots in Antrim, it does have links to Armagh and currently field some teams in the North Armagh leagues. Aghagallon compete in the Antrim Intermediate Championship, an honour they won in 2002. After a few stints in the SFC, the club will again compete in the IFC, and will fancy their chances against opposition such as Moneyglass, Rossa and St. Enda's.

[edit] Education

St. Patrick's Primary School

[edit] 2001 Census

Aghagallon is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 824 people living in Aghagallon. Of these:

32.3% were aged under 16 and 11.7% were aged 60 and over
50.2% of the population were male and 49.8% were female
96.6% were from a Catholic background and 3.0% were from a Protestant background;
3.2% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.

For fuller details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service