Ardboe

Ardboe
Irish: Ard Bó

Ardboe High Cross
Ardboe
 Ardboe shown within Northern Ireland
Population 2,221 (2001 Census)
DistrictCookstown
CountyCounty Tyrone
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town DUNGANNON
Postcode district BT71
Dialling code 028
EU Parliament Northern Ireland
UK ParliamentMid Ulster
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Tyrone

Coordinates: 54°37′23″N 6°30′50″W / 54.623°N 6.514°W / 54.623; -6.514

Ardboe (from Irish Ard Bó, meaning "height of the cows"[1]) is a small village and civil parish in the north east of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is near the western shore of Lough Neagh and lies within the Cookstown District Council area. It is also the name of the local civil parish, which is spelt as Arboe, which also incorporates Moortown.[2]

Ardboe Development Association, which developed a small business park, and Ardboe Community Group are based in the village.[3]

History

During the Second World War, in 1941, a RAF station was built in the townland of Kinrush in Ardboe. RAF Cluntoe was initially used by the Royal Air Force, but quickly handed over as a training station for the United States Army Air Forces, and by 1943, over 3,500 troops were stationed there. By 1946 the war was over and the Americans had left. The RAF kept the airfield ticking over and it was reopened in 1952 as a training station for pilots going to the Korean War. By 1955 it closed for good.[4][5] Remains of the Cluntoe Airfield around Ardboe can still be seen.

The Troubles

For more information see The Troubles in Ardboe, which includes a list of incidents in Ardboe during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities.

Places of interest

Townlands

Arboe civil parish contains the following townlands (four of which are in County Londonderry):[2]

  • Aghacolumb
  • Annaghmore
  • Annahavil
  • Anneeter More
  • Ardean
  • Ballygonny More
  • Ballymaguire
  • Ballymurphy
  • Ballynafeagh
  • Ballynargan
  • Blackers Rock
  • Brookend
  • Carnan
  • Cluntoe (Quin)
  • Cluntoe (Richardson)
  • Dromore
  • Drumard
  • Drumenny (Conyngham)
  • Drumenny (Stewart)
  • Drumhubbert
  • Drummullan
  • Eary Lower
  • Elagh
  • Farsnagh
  • Feagh
  • Gortigal
  • Gortnagwyg
  • Killycanavan Lower
  • Killycolpy
  • Killygonlan
  • Killymenagh
  • Killywoolaghan
  • Kilmascally
  • Kinrush
  • Kinturk
  • Lurgyroe
  • Moneyhaw
  • Mullaghglass
  • Mullaghwotragh
  • Mullanahoe
  • Sessia (in Coagh division)
  • Sessia (in Mullanahoe division)
  • Stuart Hall
  • Tamlaghtmore
  • Tamnavally
  • Trickvallen

Notable people

Communications

Sport

Census 2011

Ardboe Is Classified A Small Village By The NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA): there were 986 people living there in 2011.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ardboe High Cross". Geography in Action. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  2. 1 2 Public Records Office Northern Ireland. "Townlands in Arboe". Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  3. "Ardboe". Cookstown and Western Shores Area Network. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Ardboe". Culture Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  5. John McAliskey. "Cluntoe Airfield". Your Place and Mine - BBC NI. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  6. "Ardboe High Cross". The Chrono Centre - Queens University Belfast. Retrieved 2007-11-29.

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