Clady, County Londonderry
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Clady
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Location within Northern Ireland | |
Population | 562 (2011 Census) |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BALLYMENA |
Postcode district | BT44 |
Police | Northern Ireland |
Fire | Northern Ireland |
Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
Clady (
Mid-Ulster District
area.
The village name comes from the Clady River, a major river in Northern Ireland.
Schools
Clady currently boasts two schools, a primary (St. Mary's) and a secondary (St. Conor’s College) (formerly St Mary’s before a merger with St Paul’s in Kilrea)
Rivers And bridges
The main river, also the towns namesake, is the
Lower Bann
.
Sport
- Greenlough GAC is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.
2011 Census
On Census day in 2011, the population of Clady was 562, of which:[2]
- 23.1% were aged under 16 years and 12.3% were aged 65 and over
- 52% were male and 48% were female
- 95.4% were from a Protestantbackground
See also
- List of towns in Northern Ireland
- List of villages in Northern Ireland
References
- ^ "Clóidigh/Clady". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Census 2011 Population Statistics for Clady (Magherafelt Lgd) Settlement". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Retrieved 5 October 2022. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.