Ardmore, County Londonderry
For other places with the same name, see Ardmore (disambiguation).
| Ardmore Irish: An tArd Mór[1] | |
|---|---|
| Irish transcription(s) | |
| • Derivation: | Ard Mór |
| • Meaning: | "Great height" |
|
Ardmore Roman Catholic Church in 2006 | |
  Ardmore Ardmore shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°57′22″N 7°16′44″W / 54.956°N 7.279°WCoordinates: 54°57′22″N 7°16′44″W / 54.956°N 7.279°W | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Londonderry |
| Barony | Tirkeeran |
| Civil parish | Clondermot |
| Settlements | Ardmore |
| Area[2] | |
| • Total | 204.11 ha (504.38 acres) |
Ardmore (from Irish: An tArd Mór, meaning "the great height")[1][3] is a village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 210. It is within Derry City Council area. Ardmore has a number of sports teams including cricket, football and gaelic football as well as a local golf club.
In the 19th century Ardmore had a bleach-green, the first established in this part of the country, where 25,000 pieces of linen were made yearly.
Sport
- Ardmore Cricket Club
- Ardmore GAC
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ardmore, County Londonderry. |
References
- 1 2 Placenames Database of Ireland
- ↑ Northern Ireland Environment Agency. "NIEA Map Viewer". Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ↑ Placenames NI
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, December 05, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.