- Moneymore is also the name of a large housing estate in Drogheda, Ireland
Moneymore is a housing estate in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. It is located on the northside of the town. It comprises both bungalow and two story homes...
.
Moneymore is a
villageA village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a town or city. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in...
near
Lough NeaghLough Neagh — — is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland.-Geography:With an area of 392 square kilometres , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty largest lakes of Europe...
in
County LondonderryCounty Londonderry or County Derry is one of the traditional counties of Ireland. It is located within the province of Ulster and is part of Northern Ireland. It was named after its main town – and later city and administrative centre – Derry , which lies in the north-western corner of...
,
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and it is situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. It had a population of 1,369 people in the
2001 CensusA nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census....
. It is in the
Cookstown District CouncilCookstown District Council is a district council covering an area largely in County Tyrone and partly in County Londonderry. Council headquarters are in Cookstown...
area.
It is perhaps the best preserved example of a
PlantationThe Plantation of Ulster was the organised colonisation of Ulster by people from Britain. Private plantation by wealthy landowners began in 1606, while official plantation controlled by the monarchy began in 1609. All land owned by Irish chieftains the Ó Neills and Ó Donnells were confiscated...
village in Mid-Ulster. Moneymore features the wide streets and substantial buildings constructed in a precise order which is characteristic of Plantation
architectureFor a topical guide to this subject, see Outline of architecture. Architecture is the art and science of designing and constructing buildings and other physical structures for human shelter or use....
.
- Moneymore is also the name of a large housing estate in Drogheda, Ireland
Moneymore is a housing estate in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. It is located on the northside of the town. It comprises both bungalow and two story homes...
.
Moneymore is a
villageA village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a town or city. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in...
near
Lough NeaghLough Neagh — — is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland.-Geography:With an area of 392 square kilometres , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty largest lakes of Europe...
in
County LondonderryCounty Londonderry or County Derry is one of the traditional counties of Ireland. It is located within the province of Ulster and is part of Northern Ireland. It was named after its main town – and later city and administrative centre – Derry , which lies in the north-western corner of...
,
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and it is situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. It had a population of 1,369 people in the
2001 CensusA nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census....
. It is in the
Cookstown District CouncilCookstown District Council is a district council covering an area largely in County Tyrone and partly in County Londonderry. Council headquarters are in Cookstown...
area.
It is perhaps the best preserved example of a
PlantationThe Plantation of Ulster was the organised colonisation of Ulster by people from Britain. Private plantation by wealthy landowners began in 1606, while official plantation controlled by the monarchy began in 1609. All land owned by Irish chieftains the Ó Neills and Ó Donnells were confiscated...
village in Mid-Ulster. Moneymore features the wide streets and substantial buildings constructed in a precise order which is characteristic of Plantation
architectureFor a topical guide to this subject, see Outline of architecture. Architecture is the art and science of designing and constructing buildings and other physical structures for human shelter or use....
. It was the first town in Ulster to have piped water.
Geography
Moneymore is situated in a valley. It has a latitude of 54°41'31"N and a longitude of 6°40'50"W. The Ballymully River flows through the southern part of the village. The river rises on a large hill,
Slieve GallionSlieve Gallion , is a mountain in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. By road, it is from Moneymore, from Cookstown, and from Magherafelt. It is the eastern limit of the Sperrin Mountains range...
(one of the
SperrinThe Sperrins, or Sperrin Mountains, are a range of hills in Northern Ireland and one of the largest upland areas in Ireland. The Sperrins Region is located in the centre of Northern Ireland, stretching from the western shoreline of Lough Neagh in County Tyrone, to the southern portions of County...
Mountains) which has a notable radio tower on its summit, and can be seen clearly from most of the district. The village is about 35 miles from the sea to the north.
History
Originally built by the
Worshipful Company of DrapersThe Worshipful Company of Drapers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London; it has the formal name of The Master and Wardens and Brethren and Sisters of the Guild or Fraternity of the Blessed Mary the Virgin of the Mystery of Drapers of the City of London but is more usually known as...
, the village was held in such esteem that they invested in a large scale reconstruction as recently as 1817. During the Northern Irish Troubles, seven people were killed in or near Moneymore in violence related to the conflict, six of them by the
IRAThe Provisional Irish Republican Army is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation which sought to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and bring about a united Ireland by force of arms and political persuasion...
.
People
- Walter Greer is a member of the Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
. He is a local councillor in Cookstown District Council.
- Suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams
John Bodkin Adams was an Irish-born British general practitioner, convicted fraudster and suspected serial killer. Between the years 1946-1956, more than 160 of his patients died under suspicious circumstances. Of these 132 left him money or items in their will. He was tried and acquitted for the...
lived in Moneymore for a few years in the first decade of the twentieth century. He became a general practitioner and moved to EastbourneEastbourne is a large town and borough of East Sussex, on the south coast of England, with an estimated population of 106,652 as of 2009. The area has seen human activity since the stone age and it remained one of small settlements until the 19th century when its four hamlets gradually merged to...
in 1922. He was charged in 1957 with the murder of two patients but was controversially acquitted. He was, however, suspected of causing the death of 163 other patients.
- Richard William Enraght
Richard William Enraght SSC was an Irish-born Church of England priest of the late nineteenth century. He was influenced by the Oxford Movement and was included amongst the priests commonly called “Second Generation” Anglo-Catholics.Fr...
was an Anglican priest and religious controversialist. He was born in Moneymore on the 23 February 1837, the son of the Reverend Matthew Enraght the Rector of Moneymore.
- Brian Weir MBE
MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business and Engineering* Mean Biased Error...
a relatively famous 21st century explorer, was the first to climb to the summit of Mount GeeMount Gee is located in the northern Flinders Ranges inside the Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary. It was named after a mining warden, Lionel Gee .Recently Mount Gee has come to prominence because of a proposal to mine uranium ore from a nearby deposit....
, South Australia (2,099 ft). A well known character of dubious nature he now lives on the outskirts of Moneymore.
- Author and musician Rodney Orpheus
Rodney Orpheus is a musician, record producer, author, and lecturer, as well as being a leading member of Ordo Templi Orientis. He is best known for his work with The Cassandra Complex and his first book Abrahadabra.-Early life:...
was born and raised in Moneymore.
Places of interest
The most notable building in the town is the 17th century Plantation house,
SpringhillSpringhill is a 17th century Plantation house in the townland of Ballindrum near Moneymore, County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. It has been the property of the National Trust since 1957, and in addition to the house, gardens and park, there is a costume collection and a purported ghost.It is...
, built and owned by the Conyngham, later Lenox-Conyngham family but since 1957 in the ownership of the
National TrustThe National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
Transport
- Moneymore railway station opened on 10 November 1856, but finally closed on 2 May 1955.
Amenities
Moneymore has a Surgery which serves villages such as
The LoupThe Loup is the name of a small village and the surrounding area in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is a rural region with a small village at the heart of it. The Loup lies on the western shores of Lough Neagh with relatively close proximity to Cookstown, Magherafelt and Dungannon. The...
,
BallyronanBallyronan is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on the shores of Lough Neagh. The village is from Magherafelt and from Cookstown, and is situated within the Cookstown District close to its border with Magherafelt District.-History:...
and
DesertmartinDesertmartin is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, four miles from Magherafelt. In the 2001 Census Desertmartin greater area had a population of 1276 people. It had a population of 2257 in 1837 and 3101 in 1910...
. As well as that, Moneymore has Dalriada Emergency Surgery which is 24/7.
It also has a
post officeA post office is a facility authorised by a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail. Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
,
pharmacyPharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences, and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of medication....
, a number of convenience stores, a privately owned bus service, a privately owned crane company, and a privately owned bicycle shop. Until July 2006 there was a
Police Service of Northern IrelandThe Police Service of Northern Ireland GC is the police service that covers Northern Ireland...
(PSNI) police station.
Education
There are two primary schools in Moneymore:
Moneymore Primary SchoolMoneymore Primary School is a primary school located in Moneymore, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is a grant maintained integrated school for girls and boys aged from 3 to 11 and has 156 pupils and 9 teachers. The children come from the village and from the surrounding rural area...
- the state
primary schoolA primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
with 156 children - and St. Patrick's Primary School - a Roman Catholic primary school with 86 children.
Most children of secondary school age go on to attend one of the schools in neighbouring
CookstownCookstown may refer to either of the following:*Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland*Cookstown, Ontario, Canada*Cookstown, New Jersey, United States...
or
MagherafeltMagherafelt is a town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 8,372 people recorded in the 2001 Census. It is the biggest town in the south of County Londonderry and is the social, economic and political hub of the area...
.
Places of worship
- St. John's Church (Church of Ireland)
- Church of SS John & Trea (Roman Catholic)
- Moneymore First Presbyterian Church
- Moneymore Second Presbyterian Church
- Moneymore Congregational Church
- Moneymore Gospel Hall
2001 Census
Moneymore is classified as a village by the
NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,369 people living in Moneymore. Of these:
- 25.0% were aged under 16 years and 16.1% were aged 60 and over
- 45.29% of the population were male and 52.1% were female
- 47.8% were from a Catholic
The word Catholic is derived from the Greek adjective , meaning "universal". In the context of Christian ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages. For some, the term "Catholic Church" refers to the church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, made up of the Latin Rite and the 22...
background and 51.0% were from a ProtestantProtestantism is a branch within Christianity, containing many denominations with some differing practices and doctrines, that principally originated in the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. It is considered to be one of the major divisions within Christianity, together with the Roman...
background;
- 3.1% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.
For more details see:
NI Neighbourhood Information Service
Trivia
55 Rockview Park, a terraced house in Moneymore, was reportedly haunted.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4703787.stm
On Friday 15 February 2008 at 11.00pm a Second World War bombshell was found in the Millrace Manor estate. A number of houses were evacuated and the Mace convenience store was shut for a period of time. The police were called in and the mortar bomb was found incapable of exploding.
See also
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