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Lavey | |
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Roman Catholic ecclesiastical parish | |
| Coordinates:54°50′31″N6°33′43″W / 54.842°N 6.562°W /54.842; -6.562 | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | County Londonderry |
| District | Mid-Ulster |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Lavey (fromIrishLeamhaigh, meaning 'Place of Elms')[1] is aRoman Catholicparish inCounty Londonderry,Northern Ireland. Lavey is bordered by the parishes ofCastledawson,Maghera,Ballyscullion (Bellaghy),Greenlough andKilrea. The parish contains no particularly large settlements, although it accommodates a number of small villages and hamlets, in order of size, these are:Gulladuff,Knockloughrim,Culnady,Tamlaght O'Crilly andCurran. The parish contains around fifteen differenttownlands. The parish is also closely associated with thecivil parish ofTermoneeny which covers the southern half of Lavey. There is also a parish called Lavey inCounty Cavan.
Lavey GAC is the localGaelic Athletic Association club, with twenty-three teams:Gaelic football,hurling,camogie andladies football teams of many age groups. The club has had many successes, and players from it have gone on to becomeGAA all stars.
Termoneeny Cycling Club - Formed in 2009 with over 50 members.
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