Clogh, also spelt as Clough (from Irish An Chloch 'the stone'ⓘ), is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 9 miles from Ballymena. It is situated within the Glenravel ward of the Braid electoral area of Mid and East Antrim District Council. It had a population of 220 people (90 households) in the 2011 census,[1] up from 105 people in 2001.[citation needed]
Religion
editDunaghy Old Rectory is located on the village's main street.[citation needed] There are three churches in the vicinity, including St. James Dunaghy Parish Church of Ireland church at the fork junction at the bottom of the main street, a Gospel Hall also on the main street, and a large Presbyterian Church just outside the village.[citation needed] The village's community centre is housed in a building that was originally Clough Baptist Church at the top of the main street. This church closed in the early 1990s, and the building was reopened as a community centre in 2005.[citation needed]
Sport
editClough Rangers Athletic, a junior-level association football club, has its home ground at Cloughwater Road outside the village.[2] As of 2019, the club was fielding teams in the Ballymena Saturday Morning League.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Clogh". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ "Ballymena & Provincial League round-up: No home comfort for Clough at new ground". northernirelandworld.com. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "Preview of Round 3 of the fonaCAB Irish Junior Cup". fermanaghandwestern.com. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
External links
edit- Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1837). "Clogh, or Clough, a village". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland – via libraryireland.com.
- Culture Northern Ireland - Clough (archived 2007)