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Loughgall
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 St Luke's Church of Ireland | |
  Location withinNorthern Ireland | |
| Population | 282 (2011 Census) |
| Irish grid reference | H908522 |
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| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ARMAGH |
| Postcode district | BT61 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
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Loughgall (/lɒxˈɡɔːl/lokh-GAWL; fromIrishLoch gCál)[1][2] is a smallvillage,townland (of 131 acres) andcivil parish inCounty Armagh,Northern Ireland. It is in the historicbaronies ofArmagh andOneilland West.[3] It had a population of 282 people (116 households) in the 2011 Census.[4] Loughgall was named after a small nearbyloch. The village is surrounded byorchards.
In theMiddle Ages the chiefs of theUí Nialláin, aGaelic clan, resided at Loughgallcrannog, a fortified lake dwelling.[5] By the 16th century theO'Neills ofTír Eoghain had taken over the area, and the crannog became the residence of the O'Neill chief's brother or eldest son.[6]
In the early 1600s, the area was settled by English and Scottish Protestants as part of theUlster Plantation. During the1641 Irish Rebellion, settlers were held at a prison camp at Loughgall by Catholic rebels led by Manus O'Cane.[7]
In 1795, rivalsectarian gangs, the CatholicDefenders and ProtestantPeep-o'-Day Boys fought a bloody skirmish near the village, called theBattle of the Diamond, that left around 30 people dead. Following this, the ProtestantOrange Order was founded in Dan Winter's House nearby.
The Loughgall area experienced a number of fatal incidents duringThe Troubles, the best known of which is arguably the 1987Loughgall ambush.[8]
It is home toLoughgall Football Club, which plays in theNIFL Premiership, the top tier of football in Northern Ireland.
The civil parish contains the villages ofAnnaghmore,Charlemont and Loughgall.[3]
The civil parish contains the following townlands:[3]
