Claudy

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Claudy (from the Irish: Clóidigh meaning "Sandy River Banks") is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is six miles southeast of Derry, where Fore Glen and Glenrandal join the Faughan Valley.

Claudy had a population of 1,316 people in the 2001 Census. It has two primary schools, two churches and a college named St Patrick's and St Brigid's College.

1 History
- 1.1 The Troubles
2 Sport
3 2001 Census
4 Education
5 NIMDM Deprivation 2005
6 References
7 See also

[edit] History

[edit] The Troubles

Claudy is the site of the Claudy Bombing. A memorial to the victims of the bombing stands in the village. For more information see The Troubles in Claudy, which includes a list of incidents in Claudy during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities.

[edit] Sport

Claudy has a local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Claudy GAC, with local man Vincent McCloskey as Chairman.
Claudy is home to two rival football clubs, Claudy United and Claudy Rovers.
The village also has a local leisure centre called the Diamond Centre. It has sporting, gym, and ICT facilities.

[edit] 2001 Census

Claudy 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 1,316 people living in Claudy. Of these:

26.7% were aged under 16 and 12.3% were aged 60 and over
49.1% of the population were male and 50.9% were female
77.9% were from a Catholic background and 21.4% were from a Protestant background
4.9% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed..

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service