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Ardboe
Ardboe (from Irish Ard Bó 'height of the cows') is a large parish civil parish in east County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It borders the western shore of Lough Neagh and lies within the Mid Ulster District Council area. It is also the name of the local civil parish, which incorporates both Mullinahoe and Moortown.
Ardboe Development Association, which developed a small business park, and Ardboe Community Group are based in the Mullinahoe part of the parish.
The name "Ard Boe" means "high cow" comes from a legend that the monastery of Ardboe was built from the milk of a magic cow which emerged from nearby Lough Neagh.
During the Second World War, in 1941, an RAF station was built in the townland of Kinrush in Ardboe. RAF Cluntoe was initially used by the Royal Air Force, but quickly handed over as a training station for the United States Army Air Forces, and by 1943, over 3,500 troops were stationed there. By 1946 the war was over and the Americans had left. The RAF kept the airfield ticking over and it was reopened in 1952 as a training station for pilots going to the Korean War. By 1955 it closed for good. Remains of the Cluntoe Airfield around Ardboe can still be seen, with the area known as "The Drum" among locals.
The parish of Ardboe experienced multiple fatal incidents during the Troubles.
Arboe civil parish contains the following townlands (four of which are in County Londonderry):
St Malachy's GAC and Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa GAC are the local Gaelic Athletic Association clubs. The two have a history of a rivalry, with both teams sharing victories. Many previous Gaelic football clubs existed including St John's Mullan and Kinturk.[citation needed]
Ardboe, while a large parish, is classified as a 'small village' by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). As of the 2011 census, there were 986 people living there. Of these:[citation needed]
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Ardboe
Ardboe (from Irish Ard Bó 'height of the cows') is a large parish civil parish in east County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It borders the western shore of Lough Neagh and lies within the Mid Ulster District Council area. It is also the name of the local civil parish, which incorporates both Mullinahoe and Moortown.
Ardboe Development Association, which developed a small business park, and Ardboe Community Group are based in the Mullinahoe part of the parish.
The name "Ard Boe" means "high cow" comes from a legend that the monastery of Ardboe was built from the milk of a magic cow which emerged from nearby Lough Neagh.
During the Second World War, in 1941, an RAF station was built in the townland of Kinrush in Ardboe. RAF Cluntoe was initially used by the Royal Air Force, but quickly handed over as a training station for the United States Army Air Forces, and by 1943, over 3,500 troops were stationed there. By 1946 the war was over and the Americans had left. The RAF kept the airfield ticking over and it was reopened in 1952 as a training station for pilots going to the Korean War. By 1955 it closed for good. Remains of the Cluntoe Airfield around Ardboe can still be seen, with the area known as "The Drum" among locals.
The parish of Ardboe experienced multiple fatal incidents during the Troubles.
Arboe civil parish contains the following townlands (four of which are in County Londonderry):
St Malachy's GAC and Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa GAC are the local Gaelic Athletic Association clubs. The two have a history of a rivalry, with both teams sharing victories. Many previous Gaelic football clubs existed including St John's Mullan and Kinturk.[citation needed]
Ardboe, while a large parish, is classified as a 'small village' by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). As of the 2011 census, there were 986 people living there. Of these:[citation needed]