Moneymore

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Village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland

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

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
official_name	Moneymore
irish_name	Muine Mór
static_image_name	St John's Desertlynn Church of Ireland - geograph.org.uk - 78225.jpg
static_image_caption	St John's Desertlynn Church of Ireland, in Moneymore
map_type	Northern Ireland
coordinates
label_position	none
unitary_northern_ireland	Mid-Ulster
population	1897
population_ref	(2011 census)
irish_grid_reference	H8583
country	Northern Ireland
post_town	MAGHERAFELT
postcode_area	BT
postcode_district	BT45
dial_code	028
constituency_westminster	Mid Ulster
constituency_ni_assembly	Mid Ulster
lieutenancy_northern_ireland	County Londonderry
pushpin_map	Northern Ireland County Londonderry
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::callout[type=note] the village in Northern Ireland ::

Geography

Moneymore lies in a glen. The Ballymully River flows through the southern part of the village. The river rises on a large hill, Slieve Gallion (one of the Sperrins), which has a radio tower on top. The village is about 35 miles (56.3 km) from the sea to the north.

History

There was an important battle fought near Moneymore called the battle of Móin Daire Lothair in the year 563 between the Northern Uí Néill and the Cruithin tribe which the Northern Uí Néill won. This battle is recorded in the Annals of Ulster and would have been a major event at the time. Much of Great Britain and Ireland would have descent from these two groups as there was notable mixing with Scotland over the years and the Uí Néill split to form the Southern Uí Néill in the Irish midlands around this time.

During The Troubles, seven people were killed in or near Moneymore in violence related to the conflict, six of them by the Provisional IRA and one by the Ulster Defence Association.

People

Henry Conwell (c. 1748 – 22 April 1842), Roman Catholic bishop in the United States.
Richard William Enraght, Anglican priest and religious controversialist. He was born in Moneymore on 23 February 1837, the son of the Reverend Matthew Enraght the Assistant Curate of the parish.
John Harris, surgeon, early settler of Australia, born Moneymore 1754.

Places of interest

The most notable building in the town is the 17th century Plantation house, Springhill House, built and owned by the Conyngham family (later Lenox-Conyngham) until 1957 when it came under the ownership of the National Trust.

Moneymore Model Village depicts life in rural Ulster at the time of the Plantation in the 17th century.

Transport

Moneymore railway station opened on 10 November 1856 and shut on 2 May 1955.

Sport

Moneymore GAC is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.

Schools

There are two primary schools in Moneymore: Moneymore Primary School (the state primary school) and St. Patrick's Primary School (a Roman Catholic primary school). Most children of secondary school age attend one of the schools in nearby Cookstown or Magherafelt.

Churches

St. John's Church (Church of Ireland)
Church of SS John & Trea (Roman Catholic)
Moneymore First Presbyterian Church
Moneymore Second Presbyterian Church
Moneymore Congregational Church
Moneymore Gospel Hall

Demography

2001 census

Moneymore is classified as a village by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,369 people living in Moneymore. Of these:

25.0% were aged under 16 years and 16.1% were aged 60 and over
45.29% of the population were male and 52.1% were female
47.8% were from a Catholic background and 51.0% were from a Protestant background;
3.1% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed.

2011 census

On census day (27 March 2011) the usually resident population of Moneymore Settlement was 1,897 accounting for 0.10% of the NI total. In Moneymore Settlement, considering the resident population:

98.52% were from the white (including Irish Traveller) ethnic group
45.65% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic religion and 50.34% belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' religion
50.03% indicated that they had a British national identity, 23.35% had an Irish national identity and 29.78% had a Northern Irish national identity
9.35% had some knowledge of Irish
7.32% had some knowledge of Ulster-Scots
3.38% did not have English as their first language

References

"Muine Mór/Moneymore".
Sutton, Malcolm. "Sutton Index of Deaths: 1976".
Sutton, Malcolm. "Sutton Index of Deaths: 1974".
Luke, Brother. (1940). "Calendar of the Letters of Rev. Eugene Conwell, C.C., Collon". Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society.
Ennis, Arthur J.. (1976). "The History of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia". Unigraphics Incorporated.
From the baptismal registers of St John's church Desertlyn
Fletcher, B. H.. (1966). "[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]]". [[Australian National University]].
Stewart, Linda. (8 November 2012). "Walk of the Week: Moneymore Heritage Trail". [[Belfast Telegraph]].
"Plantation architecture and landscape in Derry and Donegal". [[Donegal County Museum]].
(2003). "Moneymore station". Railscot – Irish Railways.
"Census 2011 Population Statistics for Moneymore Settlement".

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