Ardmore, County Londonderry

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 and Strabane district. Ardmore has a number of sports teams including cricket, soccer and Gaelic football.

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
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyLondonderry
BaronyTirkeeran
Civil parishClondermot
SettlementsArdmore
Area
  Total504.38 acres (204.11 ha)

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

Railways

The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the Ardmore railway station on 4 July 1883.[4]

It closed on 1 January 1933.

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References

  1. Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. Northern Ireland Environment Agency. "NIEA Map Viewer". Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  3. Placenames NI Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Ardmore station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.



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