LOUGHGALL

In 1868, the parish of Loughgall contained the following places:

"LOUGHGALL, a parish and post town in the baronies of Armagh and West O'Neilland, county Armagh, province of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles N. of Armagh. It is 7½ miles long by 1½ mile broad on the average. The surface is principally good land, watered by the rivers Blackwater and Callan. The lakes of Castle-Dillon and Loughgall diversify the scenery of the interior, which is traversed by the road from Charlemount to Rich-hill. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Armagh, value £611, in the patronage of the primate. The church, built in 1795 by private subscription, underwent some alterations in 1822. Here are a Presbyterian church and Methodist meeting .house, besides several Sunday and day schools. The principal seats are Castle-Dillon, that of Sir Thos. Molyneux, Bt., and Hockly Lodge, of the Hon. H. Caulfield, and Drumilly. Here is a police-station and a dispensary, which is within the Armagh Poor-law Union. Fairs are held on 1st July and 24th September."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018