Clady ()
is a small
village
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in
County Londonderry
County Londonderry ( Ulster-Scots: ''Coontie Lunnonderrie''), also known as County Derry ( ga, Contae Dhoire), is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the thirty two counties of Ireland and one of the nine counties of Ulster. B ...
,
Northern Ireland
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. It had a population of 562 people in the
2011 Census.
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Mid-Ulster District
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area.
The village name comes from the
Clady River
The River Clady is a mid-scale river in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, a tributary of the Lower Bann. It forms from the confluence of the Grillagh River and Knockoneil River.
Course
The river flows through the flatlands outside C ...
, a major river in Northern Ireland.
Schools
Clady currently boasts two schools, a primary (St. Mary's) and a secondary (St. Conor’s College) (formerly St Mary’s before a merger with St Paul’s in Kilrea)
Rivers And bridges
The main river, also the towns namesake, is the
Clady River
The River Clady is a mid-scale river in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, a tributary of the Lower Bann. It forms from the confluence of the Grillagh River and Knockoneil River.
Course
The river flows through the flatlands outside C ...
which formally starts near
Culnady
Culnady (named after the townland of Culnady) is a small village near Maghera in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 144 people. It is situated within Mid-Ulster District.
History
*Dunglady fort ...
when the
Grillagh River
The Grillagh River is a small river located outside Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It starts in Slaughtneil a rural area northwest of Maghera southwest of Swatragh south of Glenullin and north of Glen. Slaughtneil means Niall ...
and
Knockoneil River
The Knockoneil River sometimes spelled Knockoneill and is even called Clady River this river is a small to medium sized river in Northern Ireland located near Maghera and is a major artery river which merges with the Grillagh River to form the ...
both merge at a deep pool known locally as the Joinings Pool. Then the river flows on for about a mile and silently under the Eden Bridge which was built in 1959. At one point the river was natural and 2 to 3 times as wide until around the mid 20th century when the river underwent a major dredge operation to control the mass amount of floodwater not only from the hills of Slaughtneil but also
William Clark & Sons
William Clark & Sons is the oldest linen mill in Ireland and the textile company founded in Maghera, County Londonderry in 1736.
The main product is a fine linen canvas for the tailoring industry, used is a unique process of beetling - pound ...
of
Upperlands
Upperlands (Toner, Gregory: ''Place-Names of Northern Ireland''. Queen's University of Belfast, 1996, ) is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated 3 miles north east of Maghera. It lies within the civil parish of M ...
coming from the sluice gates and flood gates. This work devastated the river as it was left like a canal only half its original width and twice its original depth with parts becoming over 10 feet deep. Onwards through Greenlough the river becomes natural once again. Its first sign arriving into Clady is the Waterwall and the home of the Clady And District Angling Club, one of the older angling clubs, which cover not only the Clady but also the Grillagh and Knockoneil. This club was funded in 1962. The river flows through
Innishrush under the well known Footstick Bridge. The River flows on into some wild country through natural rock and weirs and flows over the weir built for Lagans Mill of Clady, as the river continues its journey it reaches Clady Bridge which is the oldest bridge on the river and also the largest one built circa 1700s. The river passes the mill and flows out of the wooded area, past rows of houses overlooking the river. The river then flows under the 3rd main bridge, that being the Glenone Bridge, an old Victorian stone bridge built circa 1800s which carries the main Clady Kilrea road. The river is now nearing the end of its course, flowing for the last few miles until emptying into the River
Lower Bann
The River Bann (from ga, An Bhanna, meaning "the goddess"; Ulster-Scots: ''Bann Wattèr'') is one of the longest rivers in Northern Ireland, its length, Upper and Lower Bann combined, being 129 km (80 mi). However, the total leng ...
.
Sport
*
Greenlough GAC
Saint Oliver Plunkett's GAC Greenlough ( ga, CLG Naomh Oilibheir Pluinceid Grainlocha) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Clady/ Greenlough, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of Derry GAA and currently cat ...
is the local
Gaelic Athletic Association
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club.
2011 Census
On
Census
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day in 2011, the population of Clady was 562, of which:
[
*23.1% were aged under 16 years and 12.3% were aged 65 and over
*52% were male and 48% were female
*95.4% were from a ]Catholic
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background and 3.9% were from a Protestant
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background
See also
*List of towns in Northern Ireland
This is an alphabetical list of towns and villages in Northern Ireland. For a list sorted by population, see the list of settlements in Northern Ireland by population. The towns of Armagh, Lisburn and Newry are also classed as cities (see city stat ...
*List of villages in Northern Ireland
This is an alphabetical list of towns and villages in Northern Ireland. For a list sorted by population, see the list of settlements in Northern Ireland by population. The towns of Armagh, Lisburn and Newry are also classed as cities (see city stat ...
References
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Villages in County Londonderry
Mid-Ulster District