Ardmore, County Londonderry
Ardmore
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| Irish transcription(s) | |
| • Derivation: | Ard Mór |
| • Meaning: | Great height |
| Ardmore Roman Catholic Church in 2006 Ardmore Roman Catholic Church in 2006 | |
Ardmore is located in Northern Ireland Ardmore Ardmore Ardmore shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°57′22′′N 7°16′44′′W / 54.956°N 7.279°W / 54.956; -7.279 | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Londonderry |
| Barony | Tirkeeran |
| Civil parish | Clondermot |
| Settlements | Ardmore |
| Area | |
• Total | 504.38 acres (204.11 ha) |
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. It also contains a pub, called McCourts Bar, where the Gaelic and soccer teams play, as there is a soccer and Gaelic pitch behind it. The City Of Derry Equestrian Centre is resided here aswell. Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid were apparently going to get married at Ardmore Parish back in 2018 but they ended up not marrying there.
Sport
[edit ]Railways
[edit ]The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the Ardmore railway station on 4 July 1883.[4]
It closed on 1 January 1933.
Notable people
[edit ]- Daniel Coyle, Olympic show jumper[5]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b [1] Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ Northern Ireland Environment Agency. "NIEA Map Viewer". Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ "Ardmore, County Derry/Londonderry". PlacenamesNI.org. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Ardmore station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "Exclusive interview with Irish Olympic show jumper from Derry". Derry Now . 11 July 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
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