Derrymacash
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Derrymacash, or "The Cesh" (deriving from Doire Mhic Cais in Irish, or McCash's oakwood.), is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated very close to the southern banks of Lough Neagh. The closest town is Lurgan. It had a population of 629 people in the 2001 Census.
In recent years Derrymacash has become increasingly residential and is expanding all the time. It has become a hotspot for housing development, with many Lurgan residents looking a move from the town and is still regarded as a 'country' area. The Village contains a local Catholic Primary school and chapel both under the name of Ireland's Patron Saint St. Patrick's. Aghacommon is little known to most people, but is in fact the area to which most people mistake as Derrymacash. Derrymacash is in fact the area situated past Aghacommon, over the M1 motorway bridge near to the Wolfe Tones GAA club on the road to Derrytrasna. However, it has now become acceptable to class this whole stretch as Derrymacash. Within close proxmity of Derrymacash is the nature Reserve Oxford Island which is famed for its peaceful nature trails, bird hides and various species of wildlife and bog lands.
[edit] Sport
The main sports in Derrymacash are Gaelic football and camogie, represented by the Wolfe Tones and St Enda's teams who play their home games in Raparee Park. The Wolfe Tones, are currently in the top flight in the Armagh ACL Division 1 after many years of absence. Previous well known players include the late Bill McCorry, infamous for a missed penalty kick in the 1953 All Ireland Final. Paddy Moriarity, Armagh's first County All-star who starred in Armagh's second All Ireland Final in 1977.The Club is in good hands and aspires to move onwards and upwards with youth development a strong point. Their only silverware of significance in recent times was the Junior Championship and Ulster Junior Sevens, won in 2000/2001 under the guidance of Patsy Donnelly and Patsy McGee. May 2006 the Tones went out in the first round of the Armagh Intermediate Championship to an unfancied Madden Side, losing by a single point with only 13 men on the field of play. The Tones having been relegated to the 2nd division aim to capture the intermediate championship along with promotion once gaining an all elusive manager.the wolf tones are the best team in gaelic history .
[edit] 2001 Census
Derrymacash 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 629 people living in Derrymacash. Of these:
- 28.0% were aged under 16 years and 9.7% were aged 60 and over
- 53.3% of the population were male and 46.7% were female
- 98.3% were from a Catholic background and 1.7% were from a Protestant background
- 2.5% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed
For fuller details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
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