Creggan, Derry

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Creggan (Irish: An Creagán; meaning stony place) is a large housing estate in Derry in Northern Ireland. It was the first housing estate built in Derry with the purpose of housing Catholics. It is situated on the outskirts of the city and is built on a hill. The name Creggan is derived from the Gaelic word creagán meaning stony place.


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[edit] Education

[edit] Primary

  • Holy Child Primary School
  • St John's Primary School

[edit] Secondary

[edit] Places of Interest

  • Graveyard - Derry's largest graveyard.
  • Creggan Country Park - recreation centre.[2]
  • Murals commemorating the 1972 Olympics in Munich.[3]
  • Bishop's Field - Astro-Turf pitch.

[edit] Notable people from Creggan

[edit] 2001 Census

Two wards in Derry have the name Creggan- Creggan Central and Creggan South.

Creggan Central and South are classified by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) as being within Derry Urban Area (DUA). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 3,504 people living in Creggan Central and 2,453 people living in Creggan South.

Of those living in Creggan Central:

  • 34.1% were aged under 16 years and 9.1% were aged 60 and over
  • 46.5% of the population were male and 53.5% were female
  • 98.7% were from a Catholic background and 0.9% were from a Protestant background
  • 12.5% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed

Of those living in Creggan South:

  • 30.2% were aged under 16 years and 15.6% were aged 60 and over
  • 45.6% of the population were male and 54.4% were female
  • 98.8% were from a Catholic background and 0.9% were from a Protestant background
  • 10.0% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service

[edit] NIMDM Deprivation 2005

Of 582 wards in Northern Ireland, Creggan Central is the 11th most deprived while Creggan South is ranked 15th.

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service

[edit] Further reading

Extracts from - 'Creggan: more than a history' by Michael McGuinness and Garbhán Downey (2000). ISBN 0-946451-59-1.

[edit] References

  1. ^ St. Mary's College Retrieved 28 December 2006.
  2. ^ Creggan Country Park Retrieved 28 December 2006.
  3. ^ A Directory of Murals - Album 34 Dr Jonathan McCormick. Retrieved 28 December 2006.
  4. ^ Hunger Strikers of 1981 Published in IRIS, Vol. 1, No. 2, November 1981. IRIS was a publication of the Sinn Féin Foreign Affairs Bureau. Retrieved 28 December 2006.

[edit] External links

Case study - Creggan Enterprises Limited Social Enterprise Coalition. Retrieved 28 December 2006.

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