Cloghy
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Cloughey (wrongly known as Cloghey, Cloghy and Cloughy) (in Irish: Clochaigh, ie stony place) is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland, on the east (Irish Sea) coast of the Ards Peninsula. It had a population of 752 people in the 2001 Census. It is within the Ards Borough Council area. It is a sprawling village without a proper centre beside a long beach.
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[edit] Demographics
Cloughey is classified as a Small Village 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 752 people living in Cloughey. Of these:
- 20.7% were aged under 16 years and 23.7% were aged 60 and over
- 50.4% of the population were male and 49.6% were female
- 20.5% were from a Catholic background and 74.6% were from a Protestant background
- 2.6% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
[edit] Places of interest
- Kirkistown Castle is an impressive tower house built in 1622 by Roland Savage. It post-dates the Plantation but is fully in the late medieval tower-house tradition. Parts of the bawn wall survive with three-quarter round flanker towers at the angles. The tower was remodelled in gothic style in 1800. The Environment and Heritage Service opened it to the public for the first time in 2001.
- The South and North Rocks off Cloughey have always been regarded as the two of the most deadly hazards off the coast of the Ards Peninsula. In the 25 years between 1875 and 1900, 75 vessels were totally lost together with 29 men.
[edit] Sport
Kirkistown car racing circuit is just over a mile from Cloughey.
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