Aghagallon

Aghagallon (Irish: "Achadh Galláin"; meaning "field of the standing stone") is a small village located approximately three miles from the County Armagh town of Lurgan in Ireland. However, it is officially situated in County Antrim. It is unique in that even though it is a part of Craigavon Borough Council, the area the village covers takes in parts of County Armagh, County Down and County Antrim. It had a population of 824 people in the 2001 Census. Residents in Aghagallon rely mainly on Lurgan and Lisburn for shopping, socialising etc.

Aghagallon has mainly developed along Aghalee Road in a linear fashion with development to the southeast along Colane Road. St Patrick’s Church and adjacent primary school provide a central focus for the village.

Sport

Aghagallon has one GAA club, Naomh Mhuire, a close knit unit which serves the areas of Aghagallon village, Gawley's Gate and Ballinderry after clubs in these areas folded over the years. They currently play in Division II of the Antrim ACL and has a recently constructed playing field located on the Colane Rd. Although a club priding itself on its roots in Antrim, it does have links to Armagh and currently field some teams in the North Armagh leagues. Aghagallon compete in the Antrim Intermediate Championship, an honour they won in 2002. After a few stints in the SFC, the club will again compete in the IFC, and will fancy their chances against opposition such as Moneyglass, Rossa and St. Enda's.

There is also the famous Aghagallon Magners managed by the one and only connor mallon, currently holders of the winter league cup. However, after a disastrous summer league campaign, the pressure is on the Magners to reach the dizzy heights achieved previously.

The Senior Gaelic team is sponsored by Hannon Transport, with the Soccer team being sponsored by the Derryhirk Inn.

Education

*St. Patrick's Primary School

2001 Census

Aghagallon is classified as a small village or hamlet by the [http://www.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)] (ie with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 824 people living in Aghagallon. Of these:
*32.3% were aged under 16 and 11.7% were aged 60 and over
*50.2% of the population were male and 49.8% were female
*96.6% were from a Catholic background and 3.0% were from a Protestant background;
*3.2% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.

For fuller details see: [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information Service]

See also

*List of villages in Northern Ireland
*List of towns in Northern Ireland
*The Troubles in Aghagallon