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Caledon
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 Mill Street, Caledon | |
  Caledon Location withinNorthern Ireland | |
| Population | 522 (2021 Census) |
| Irish grid reference | H755453 |
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| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CALEDON |
| Postcode district | BT68 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
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Caledon (/ˈkælɪdɪn/) is a smallvillage andtownland (of 232 acres) inCounty Tyrone,Northern Ireland. It is in the Clogher Valley on the banks of theRiver Blackwater, 10 km fromArmagh. It lies in the southeast of Tyrone and near the borders ofCounty Armagh andCounty Monaghan. It is situated in the historicbarony ofDungannon Lower and thecivil parish ofAghaloo.[1] In the2021 Census it had a population of 522 people. It is a designated conservation area. It was historically known as Kinnaird. (Irish:Cionn Aird, meaning "head/top of the height or hill".[2])
The old settlement of Kinard was burned in 1608 by the forces of SirCahir O'Doherty duringO'Doherty's Rebellion. SirHenry Óg O'Neill, the main local landowner, was killed by the rebels.
In 1967 the Gildernew family, began a protest about discrimination in housing allocation by 'squatting' (illegally occupying) in a house in Caledon. The house had been allocated byDungannon Rural District Council to a 19-year-old unmarriedUlster Protestant woman, Emily Beattie, who was the secretary of a localUlster Unionist Party politician. Beattie was given the house ahead of older marriedCatholic families with children.[3] The protesters were evicted by officers of theRoyal Ulster Constabulary, one of whom was Beattie's brother. The next day, the annual conference of the Nationalist Party unanimously approved of the protest action by Currie.[4]
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Caledon House was built in 1779 byJames Alexander, a member of theIrish House of Commons for Londonderry, who had previously in 1778 bought the Caledon Estate. James Alexander was made Baron Caledon in 1790 and later Viscount Caledon in 1797. The House was begun in 1779 to designs byThomas Cooley, but altered byJohn Nash in 1808–10.[5]
Caledon railway station (on the narrow gaugeClogher Valley Railway) opened on 2 May 1887, but finally closed on 1 January 1942.Tynan and Caledon railway station on the mainline opened by theUlster Railway on 25 May 1858. In 1876 the Ulster Railway merged with other railway companies to become theGreat Northern Railway (Ireland). The station was finally closed on 1 October 1957.[6]
Local schools include Churchill Primary School and St. Joseph's Primary School.[citation needed]
Caledon Rovers F.C. are the localfootball team of Caledon. They play in theMid-Ulster Football League.[7] Established in 1998, they have had trophy success, having lifted the Armstrong Cup in 2017.[8]
The population of the village decreased during the 19th century:[9][10]
| Year | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
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| Population | 1046 | 999 | 825 | 579 | 562 | 703 |
| Houses | 183 | 172 | 155 | 120 | 131 | 151 |
On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 387 people living in Caledon. Of these:
The village of Caledon is in atownland of the same name. The townland is situated in the historicbarony ofDungannon Lower and thecivil parish ofAghaloo and covers an area of 232 acres.[11] The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:[12][13]
| Year | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
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| Population | 28 | 28 | 38 | 25 | 16 |
| Houses | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: aBeam engine (grid ref: H7581 4521).[14]
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