Dollingstown is a large village in
County Down,
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
, lying between
Lurgan
Lurgan () is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, near the southern shore of Lough Neagh. Lurgan is about south-west of Belfast and is linked to the city by both the M1 motorway and the Belfast–Dublin railway line. It had a population ...
and
Magheralin
Magheralin () is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the main A3 road between Moira and Lurgan, beside the River Lagan. It had a population of 1,337 people in the 2011 Census. The civil parish of Magheralin c ...
. It is within the
Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon
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district. In the
2011 Census it had a population of 2,126 people.
History
The village of Dollingstown is on the old road from Moira to Lurgan, in the townland of Taughrane, which may come from
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
''Tóchar Rathain'' ("causeway of bracken") or ''Teach Raithin'' ("house of bracken"). It is said to be named from the Rev. Boghey Dolling, rector of the parish of
Magheralin
Magheralin () is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the main A3 road between Moira and Lurgan, beside the River Lagan. It had a population of 1,337 people in the 2011 Census. The civil parish of Magheralin c ...
, who lived there in the 19th century.
Sport
Dollingstown F.C. of the
NIFL Premier Intermediate League
The NIFL Premier Intermediate League is the third division of the Northern Ireland Football League, the national association football league in Northern Ireland, and the highest intermediate division in Northern Ireland, occupying level three in ...
plays its home matches at Planters Park.
Demography
Dollingstown is currently classified as a Village according to the NISRA (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research agency). The definition of a ‘village’ settlement is that it has a population of 1,000 people or more and is less than 2,250 people.
2001 Census
The population of Dollingstown on Census day (29 April 2001) was 1844 people.
The demographic characteristics of the people living in Dollingstown was as follows:
*48.9% were aged under 16 years;
*14.1% were aged 60 and over;
*the average age was 33.7 years (NI average age 35.8 years);
*25.1% of the population were male and 51.1% were female; (edit from outside source - and the other 26% were?)
*4.7% were from a Catholic Community Background;
*90.8% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related and Stuartism)' Community Background;
*7.7% were born outside Northern Ireland; and
*2.2% were from an ethnic group other than white.
2011 Census
The population of Dollingstown on Census day (27 March 2011) was 2126 people.
References
See also
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List of towns and 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 s ...
Villages in County Down
Civil parish of Magheralin
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