Loughguile

Loughguile
Irish: *Loch gCaol*
Loughguile Irish: Loch gCaol;
	St Patrick's Catholic church
	Location within Northern Ireland
Population	396 (2011 census)
Irish grid reference	D082250
• Belfast	46 mi (74 km)
• Dublin	118 mi (190 km)
District	Causeway Coast and Glens;
County	County Antrim;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BALLYMENA
Postcode district	BT44
Dialling code	028
UK Parliament	North Antrim;
NI Assembly	North Antrim;
	List of places UK Northern Ireland Antrim 55°03′40″N 6°18′22″W / 55.061°N 6.306°W
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Loughguile (/lɒxˈɡiːl/ lokh-GEEL; from Irish Loch gCaol, meaning 'lake of the narrow'),^[1]^[2] also spelt Loughgiel, is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Situated 8 miles east of Ballymoney it is within the Causeway Coast and Glens Council area, and is at the edge of the Glens of Antrim. The village had a population of 396 people (128 households) in the 2011 census.^[3]

Education

The local schools are St Patrick's Primary School and St Anne's Primary School.

Sport

The hurling team, Loughgiel Shamrocks, is the only team in Ulster to have won the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, doing so in 1983 and 2012.^[4] The club also currently has the highest number of county titles in Antrim (20).^[5]

People

George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (14 May 1737 – 31 May 1806), British statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat.
Henry Henry (1846–1908), Bishop of Down and Connor, was from Loughguile.
Cahal Daly (1917–2009), Lord Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh, was a native of the parish. Daly had previously served as Bishop of Down and Connor.

References

^ "Place Names NI - Home". Place Names NI. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021.
^ Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)
^ "Loughguile". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
^ Watters, Andy (3 March 2021). "Glory Days: Loughgiel Shamrocks break the mould to win the All-Ireland in 1983". The Irish News. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
^ "Casey fires Loughgiel to Antrim glory". Irish Independent. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

External links

Media related to Loughguile at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Place Names NI - Home". Place Names NI. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021.

[2] Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)

[Cen-3] "Loughguile". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.

[4] Watters, Andy (3 March 2021). "Glory Days: Loughgiel Shamrocks break the mould to win the All-Ireland in 1983". The Irish News. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

[5] "Casey fires Loughgiel to Antrim glory". Irish Independent. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

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v t e Places in County Antrim
List of places in County Antrim
Cities	Belfast (part) Lisburn (part)
Towns	Antrim Ballycastle Ballyclare Ballymena Ballymoney Carrickfergus Greenisland Larne Newtownabbey Portrush Randalstown Whitehead
Villages	Aghagallon Aghalee Ahoghill Aldergrove Armoy Aughafatten Ballinderry Upper Ballinderry Lower Ballintoy Ballybogy Ballycarry Ballyeaston Ballygally Ballylinny Ballynure Ballyrobert Ballystrudder Ballyvoy Balnamore Bendooragh Broughshane Buckna Bushmills Capecastle Cargan Carnalbanagh Carncastle Carnlough Clogh Cloghmills Cogry-Kilbride Craigarogan Crumlin Cullybackey Cushendall Cushendun Dervock Derrymore Doagh Donegore Drains Bay Dunadry Dundrod Dunloy Gawley's Gate Glenarm Glenavy Glenoe Glynn Gracehill Grange Corner Groggan Kells and Connor Kellswater Keshbridge Killead Knocknacarry Longkesh Loughguile Lurganure Maghaberry Magheramorne Martinstown Mill Bay Millbank Milltown Moneyglass Monkstown Moss-side Mounthill Mullaghboy Newtown Crommelin Parkgate Portballintrae Portbraddon Portglenone Rasharkin Roughfort Stoneyford Straid Stranocum Templepatrick Toome Tullynacross Waterfoot
Townlands	Ballycraigy Ballygolan Barmeen Bonnybefore Broomhedge Broomhedge Lower Carnmoney Dunamuggy Dunmurry Dunseverick Galgorm Parks Glengormley Jordanstown Kilroot Lambeg Lisnagarvy Loughlynch Monkstown Rathcoole Solar Tobergill Whiteabbey
Landforms	Belfast Lough Benbane Head Black Mountain Cavehill Divis Fair Head Giant's Causeway Glens of Antrim Glenariff Forest Park Islandmagee Lagan Valley Larne Lough Lough Beg Portmore Lough Rathlin Island Scawt Hill Slemish Slieve True Slieveanorra Forest Tievebulliagh Waterloo Bay
Baronies	Antrim Lower Antrim Upper Belfast Lower Belfast Upper Carrickfergus Cary Dunluce Lower Dunluce Upper Glenarm Lower Glenarm Upper Kilconway Massereene Lower Massereene Upper Toome Lower Toome Upper
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