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Ahoghill
Ahoghill ( or ; ) is a large village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, four miles from Ballymena. It is located in the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area. It had a population of 3,417 people at the 2011 Census. In early documents, Ahoghill is referred to as ''Magherahoghill'' meaning "the plain of the yew forest." Demography Ahoghill had a population of 3,417 people (1,327 households) at the 2011 Census, an increase of 11.8% on the 2001 Census population of 3,055. On Census day in 2011: *22.2% were aged under 16 and 12.6% were aged 65 and over *48.8% of the population were male and 51.2% were female *3.8% were from a Catholic background and 90.8% were from a Protestant or other Christian background *3.5% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed History Religious revival The 1859 Revival which swept through Ulster has strong connections with Ahoghill. Thousands of ordinary folk had their lives changed at this time. Especially notable is the reports of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahoghill Coi
Ahoghill ( or ; ) is a large village and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, four miles from Ballymena. It is located in the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area. It had a population of 3,417 people at the 2011 Census. In early documents, Ahoghill is referred to as ''Magherahoghill'' meaning "the plain of the yew forest." Demography Ahoghill had a population of 3,417 people (1,327 households) at the 2011 Census, an increase of 11.8% on the 2001 Census population of 3,055. On Census day in 2011: *22.2% were aged under 16 and 12.6% were aged 65 and over *48.8% of the population were male and 51.2% were female *3.8% were from a Catholic background and 90.8% were from a Protestant or other Christian background *3.5% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed History Religious revival The 1859 Ulster revival, 1859 Revival which swept through Ulster has strong connections with Ahoghill. Thousands of ordinary folk had their lives changed at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |