Moy, County Tyrone
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Moy is a village located 8 km (5 miles) from Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 1,218 people in the 2001 Census.
Charlemont Bridge joins the villages of Charlemont on the east bank of the River Blackwater and Moy on the west.
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[edit] History
Moy was laid out in the 1760s for the Volunteer Earl - the patriot and aesthete James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont (1728-1799) - opposite Charlemont Fort across the Blackwater. The formal rectangular market place, with lawns and horse-chestnut trees, was inspired by the square at Marengo in Lombardy, admired by the young earl during his grand tour of Europe. Houses round the sides are mostly 18th century though all the four churches are later. A local riding school is the last vestige of the days of the great Moy horse fair, held once a month and lasting a whole week. For over 100 years, Moy supplied the best cavalry and carriage horses in the British Isles.
[edit] The Troubles
For more information see The Troubles in Moy, which includes a list of incidents in Moy during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities.
[edit] Places of interest
Moy features a cast-iron gate and screen set up in the 19th century to provide the grand entrance to the now-vanished Roxborough Castle. The richly modelled metalwork is thought by some to have been the work of the company of the celebrated Dublin iron-founder Richard Turner, best known for his conservatories in Dublin, Belfast and Kew Gardens.
[edit] Education
- Moy Regional Primary School
- St. John's Primary School
[edit] 2001 Census
Moy 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 1,218 people living in Moy. Of these:
- 26.3% were aged under 16 years and 18.1% were aged 60 and over
- 48.3% of the population were male and 51.7% were female
- 69.1% were from a Catholic background and 28.9% were from a Protestant background
- 4.2% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
