Kilrea

Kilrea
2011 Census)
Kilrea 2011 Census);
District	Causeway Coast and Glens;
County	County Londonderry;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	COLERAINE
Postcode district	BT51
Dialling code	028
UK Parliament	East Londonderry;
NI Assembly	East Londonderry;
	List of places UK Northern Ireland County Londonderry 54°58′00″N 6°35′00″W / 54.966667°N 6.583333°W

Kilrea (

2011 Census it had a population of 1,678 people.^[3] It is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens

district.

History

There is a tradition that

Orange song, Sprigs of Kilrea. It is also mentioned in the song Kitty the rose of Kilrea by The Irish Rover band.^{[citation needed}

]

The Troubles

A total of seven people died in violence relating to

Catholic. Of the seven killed in the Kilrea Troubles, all were killed in separate incidents and all were shot except one of the RUC officers, who was killed by a booby trap bomb while on patrol. While deaths in many other areas were concentrated in the early 1970s, in Kilrea they were spread between 1976 and 1992.^[6]

Festival of the Fairy Thorn

A feature of Kilrea is its 'Fairy Thorn' tree, which stands just outside the front wall of First Kilrea Presbyterian Church. The festival began in 1992 and ran for 11 years until 2003, but was again revived successfully in 2022 as a summer cross-community festival in the town. The festival features, among other events, Comedy and Music nights, Funfairs and fun days for children, Vintage Rallies, Treasure Hunts and showcases for the townsfolk by the townsfolk.^[7]

Notable people

Celtic FC
John Dallat, first nationalist mayor of the Borough of Coleraine
Monica McWilliams, academic and former politician

Railways

Kilrea railway station was opened by the Derry Central Railway on 18 February 1880.^[8] It was taken over by the Northern Counties Committee in September 1901.

The station closed to passengers on 28 August 1950 by the Ulster Transport Authority.

Sport

Kilrea Pádraig Pearses GAC
Kilrea United Football Club

Education

Kilrea Primary School
St Columba's Primary School
St Paul's College
Crossroads Primary School

Religion

Boveedy Presbyterian Church
First Kilrea Presbyterian Church
Kilrea Baptist Church
Second Kilrea Presbyterian Church
St Anne's Oratory^[9]
St Patrick's Church of Ireland
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (Drumnagarner)

2011 Census

Kilrea is classified as a village by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e., with population between 1,000 and 2,499 people). On Census day (22 March 2011) there were 1,678 people living in Kilrea. Of these:

21.81% were aged under 16 years and 14.12% were aged 65 and over
49.05% of the population were male and 50.95% were female
73.42% were from a
Catholic background and 23.48% were from a Protestant
background

7.59% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed

References

^ "Placenames NI". placenamesni.org. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ "Cill Ria/Kilrea". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ "Statistics".
^ "Lewis's Topographical Directory of Ireland, 1837". from-ireland.net. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ "Ulster War Memorials". ulsterwarmemorials.net. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ Sutton, Malcolm. "CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths - menu page". cain.ulst.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
Northern Ireland Tourist Board
website

^ "Kilrea station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.

^ "Kilrea Parish - Derry Diocese, Ireland". derrydiocese.org. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

External links

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[1] "Placenames NI". placenamesni.org. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[2] "Cill Ria/Kilrea". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[3] "Statistics".

[4] "Lewis's Topographical Directory of Ireland, 1837". from-ireland.net. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[5] "Ulster War Memorials". ulsterwarmemorials.net. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[6] Sutton, Malcolm. "CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths - menu page". cain.ulst.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[7] Northern Ireland Tourist Board
website

[8] "Kilrea station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.

[9] "Kilrea Parish - Derry Diocese, Ireland". derrydiocese.org. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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