Ardmore, County Londonderry
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Ardmore Irish: An tArd Mór[1] |
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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
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Ardmore shown within Northern Ireland | |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
County | Londonderry |
Barony | Tirkeeran |
Civil parish | Clondermot |
Settlements | Ardmore |
Area[2] | |
• Total | 204.11 ha (504.38 acres) |
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 City Council area. Ardmore has a number of sports teams including cricket, football and gaelic football as well as a local golf club.
In the 19th century Ardmore had a bleach-green, the first established in this part of the country, where 25,000 pieces of linen were made yearly.
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