Waringstown is a large village in
County Down
County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of and has a population of 531,665. It borders County Antrim to the ...
,
Northern Ireland. It lies southeast of
Lurgan, within the parish of Donaghcloney, and the barony of
Iveagh Lower, Lower Half
Iveagh Lower, Lower Half is the name of a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. It was created by 1851 with the division of the barony of Iveagh Lower into two. It is bordered by six other baronies: Massereene Upper to the north; Castlereagh ...
. In the
2011 Census it had a population of 3,683 people.
Over the years, the village has been bestowed numerous awards, including "Best Kept Small Town" for its floral displays and pleasant appearance.
History
The area of Waringstown was formerly part of the district of Clanconnell, which was within the
Gaelic
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territory of
Iveagh.
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/ref> After the Irish Confederate Wars
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, in which the sons of Glasney McAgholy Magennis
Magennis ( ga, Mac Aonghusa), also spelled Maguiness, Maginnis, Magenis, McGinnis, or McGuinness, is an Celtic_onomastics#Surnames, Irish surname, meaning the "son of Angus", which in eastern Ulster was commonly pronounced in Irish as ''Mac Aong ...
of Clanconnell took part, their lands were confiscated
Confiscation (from the Latin ''confiscatio'' "to consign to the ''fiscus'', i.e. transfer to the treasury") is a legal form of seizure by a government or other public authority. The word is also used, popularly, of spoliation under legal forms, o ...
by the English and shared among the Cromwellian soldiers in lieu of pay.brewing
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, linen
Linen () is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant.
Linen is very strong, absorbent, and dries faster than cotton. Because of these properties, linen is comfortable to wear in hot weather and is valued for use in garments. It also ...
-weaving, and cambric and clothing manufacture were formerly carried out and where some substantial 18th century and 19th century industrial buildings still exist.
On 20 December 1990—during the Troubles—Wilfred Wethers (46), a Protestant off duty Royal Ulster Constabulary
The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) was the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001. It was founded on 1 June 1922 as a successor to the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC)Richard Doherty, ''The Thin Green Line – The History of the Royal ...
(RUC) officer, was shot and killed by an Irish Republican Army (IRA) sniper
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while driving his car in Waringstown.
Cricket
The village has, over the years, been associated with the sport of cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
, something that has been attributed to the area's planters being predominantly from the North of England
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. The local team, Waringstown Cricket Club
Waringstown Cricket Club is a cricket club in Waringstown, County Down, Northern Ireland, playing in the NCU Premier League.
The club was formed in 1851 by Captain Thomas Waring and the Henning brothers, John and George, presumably from the l ...
, has achieved some success in the NCU Senior League, playing its home matches at The Lawn.
The club was established in 1851, by a member of the Waring family, and its ground was also donated by the family. The popularity of the sport in the village and its influence elsewhere has led to it being dubbed "The Home of Cricket in Ulster".
Education
*Waringstown Primary School
Demography
On Census Day (27 March 2011) Waringstown had a population of 3,683 people,[ an increase of 45.6% on the Census 2001 figure of 2,529.]
References
External links
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Villages in County Down
Civil parish of Donaghcloney
Craigavon Borough Council
Plantations (settlements or colonies)
Populated places established in the 17th century
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