Aghagallon

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Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland

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::summary Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland ::

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Field	Value
official_name	Aghagallon
irish_name	Achadh Gallan
static_image_name	St Patrick's Church, Aghagallon - geograph.org.uk - 125695.jpg
static_image_caption	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Aghagallon
map_type	Northern Ireland
coordinates
label_position	none
belfast_distance_mi	22
population	1,175
population_ref	(2021 census)
irish_grid_reference	J104636
unitary_northern_ireland	Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon
country	Northern Ireland
post_town	CRAIGAVON
postcode_area	BT
postcode_district	BT67
dial_code	028, +44 28
constituency_westminster	Lagan Valley
constituency_ni_assembly	Lagan Valley
lieutenancy_northern_ireland	County Antrim
hide_services	yes
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Aghagallon () is a small village and civil parish in County Antrim, compared with 824 in the 2001 census.

Aghagallon has mainly developed along Aghalee Road in a linear fashion with development to the southeast along Colane Road. St Patrick's Church and the adjacent primary school are in the middle of the village. Although the village is named after the townland of Aghagallon, it lies almost wholly within neighbouring Derrynaseer townland.

Education

The village has two primary schools, St Patrick's Primary School (Aghagallon) and St Mary's Primary School, Gawley's Gate (Derrymore).

2001 Census

Aghagallon is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 500 and 1,000 people).

On census day (29 April 2001) there were 824 people living in Aghagallon village. Of these:

32.3% were aged under 16 and 11.7% were aged 60 and over
50.2% of the population were male and 49.8% were female
96.6% were from a Catholic background and 3.0% were from a Protestant background;
3.2% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed.

In the 2001 census the resident population of Aghagallon Ward was 3,806 (including the village), of whom:

29.3% were under 16 years old and 13.6% were aged 60 and over;
50.5% of the population were male and 49.5% were female;
85.5% were from a Catholic community background and 12.6% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' community background;
30.3% of persons aged 16 and over were single (never married);
32.5 years was the average age of the population; and
the population density was 0.4 persons per hectare.

The population for the civil parish of Aghagallon in 2010 was estimated at 4,586, of which 25.4% were children, 32.1% were young working age adults, 29.9% were older working age adults and 12.6% were older people. Young working age adults are defined as 16- to 39-year-olds, and older working age adults as males 40–64 and females 40–59 years. This represents an increase of 20.1% (768 individuals) from the estimated mid-year ward population in 2001.

The Farm Census 2010 recorded 89 farms registered to addresses in Aghagallon, and the total agricultural labour force was 170 persons.

Sport

Aghagallon has one Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club, Naomh Mhuire, which serves the areas of Aghagallon village, Gawley's Gate and Ballinderry, County Antrim after clubs in these areas folded over the years. They currently play in Division 1 of the Antrim All-County League at Páirc na nGael field located on the Colane Road. Although the club is part of Antrim GAA, it has links to Armagh and fields some teams in the North Armagh leagues. Aghagallon competes in the Antrim Senior Football Championship.

In 2025 St. Mary's fielded their first LGFA senior ladies football team in Division 3 of the Antrim LGFA league.

Notable people

Breandán Mac Cionnaith, Irish republican activist
Mollie McGeown (1923–2004), nephrologist and biochemist
Marc Wilson (born 1987), former professional footballer

Townlands of Aghagallon Parish

The parish of Aghagallon consists of 13 townlands; Aghadrumglasny, Aghagallon, Ballycairn, Ballykeel, Ballymacilrany, Derryclone, Derryhirk, Derrymore, Derrynaseer, Drumaleet, Montiaghs, Tamnyvane, and Tiscallen.

References

"Aghagallon/Achadh Gallan".
"Aghagallon, County Antrim". Northern Ireland Place-Name Project.
"Aghagallon in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon (Northern Ireland)".
[http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95LL01&s Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service]. Ninis.nisra.gov.uk. Retrieved on 8 July 2017.
"Area Profile of Aghagallon (village) – Based on 2001 Census". [[Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency]] (NISRA).
"Ward Information for Aghagallon ward 95LL01". [[Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency]] (NISRA).
Linde Lunney. "McGeown, Mary Graham (Mollie)". [[Dictionary of Irish Biography]].

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