Loughguile

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Loughguile, or Loughgiel, is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 13km to the east of Ballymoney. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 321 people, however, this is the population of the village the larger parish area has a much larger number of people. It is situated in Ballymoney Borough Council area.

It is the only settlement serving a large rural hinterland on the eastern side of the Ballymoney Borough Council area, but until recently had only a limited range of services. Prior to construction of the public housing estate at Scally Park in the 1960s, Loughguile was a small cluster of development centred around the church. It was not until 2001 that any significant private housing development took place.

The Millennium Centre on Lough Road, a community regeneration project part-funded by the International Fund for Ireland and opened in 2001, provides high quality and up-to-date childcare, training, industrial and sports facilities.

1 Sport
2 The Troubles In Loughguile
3 People
4 References
5 See also

[edit] Sport

Loughguile's hurling team is the only team in Ulster to have won the All Ireland club championship, doing so in 1983. However since then the team has struggled at senior level and have yet to recapture the glory days. However, the Loughiel Shamrocks have great success at under age level and have many great young hurlers on the county panel.

[edit] The Troubles In Loughguile

There were no major incidents or fatalites as a result of the troubles in Loughguile though there was always strong support for Irish republicanism in the area. The village itself has a majority Catholic population. The village remains peaceful and there is a strong community spirit in all its people.