Moy () is a village and

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about southeast of Dungannon and beside the smaller village of Charlemont. Charlemont is on the east bank of the River Blackwater and Moy on the west; the two are joined by Charlemont Bridge. The river is also the boundary between County Tyrone and

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. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 1,598. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th
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History

The houses lining the village square are mostly mid-18th century, though all four churches (

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and

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) are later. Moy had

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under the Lighting of Towns (Ireland) Act, 1828 from 1844 until about 1865.

The Troubles

Incidents in Moy during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities: 1973 *5 August 1973 - Francis Mullen (59) and Bernadette Mullen (39),

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s, were found shot dead by the

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at their farmhouse, near Moy. 1975 * 2 August 1975 - George McCall, civilian, Protestant, aged 22, former member of the UDR, shot dead by three masked IRA men, near his home at Jockey Lane. *23 October 1975 - Peter McKearney (63) and Jane McKearney (58), both

s, were shot dead by the

at their home, Listamlet, near Moy. A contemporary newspaper article reported that " ritishArmy issue ammunition" had been used. The attack has been linked to the " Glenanne gang". 1976 *17 May 1976 - Robert Dobson (35) and Thomas Dobson (38), both

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s, were shot and killed by a non-specific republican group at their workplace, an egg packing factory in Dungannon Street, Moy. 1991 *December 1991 - Robin Farmer (19)

was murdered in his father's shop by republicans. He had returned home from university for Christmas. 1992 *3 January 1992 - John McKearney (69) and Kevin McKearney (32), both

s, were shot dead by the

at their butcher's shop, Moy. John McKearney died on 4 April 1992. They had been targeted because two of Kevin McKearney's brothers had been killed on IRA service and another was a former IRA hunger striker, serving time for his part in the murder of a UDR soldier. *6 September 1992 - Charles Fox (63) and Teresa Fox (53), both

s, were shot dead by the

at their home, Listamlet Road, near Moy. Their son, IRA volunteer Paddy Fox, was serving a 10-year prison sentence for possession of a bomb at the time.

Former railway

The Portadown – Dungannon section of the Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway (PD&O) opened in 1858. Its nearest station to Moy was optimistically called , although it was at Trew Mount over north of Moy. In 1876 the PD&O became part of the new Great Northern Railway. The

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took over the line in 1958 and closed it in 1965.

Places of interest

Dublin iron-founder Richard Turner designed a conservatory for the house c. 1850.

Sport

Moy has a long history of horse riding and Gaelic games. Moy Tir Na nOg were the 2018 All Ireland Intermediate Club Champions.

Schools

*Moy Regional Primary School *St. John's Primary School, Moy

Demography

Moy is classified as a Village by the

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(NISRA) (i.e. with population between 1,000 and 2,499 people). On Census Day (27 March 2011) the usually resident population of Moy Settlement was 1,598, accounting for 0.09% of the NI total. Of these: *24.72% were aged under 18 years, with 10.76% aged 65 and over *49.25% of the population were male, with 51.75% female *73.97% were from a Catholic background, with 22.03% from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' background *21.59% said their nationality was British, 39.80% said their nationality was Irish and 29.04% said their nationality was Northern Irish

People

Paul Muldoon Paul Muldoon (born 20 June 1951) is an Irish poet. He has published more than thirty collections and won a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the T. S. Eliot Prize. At Princeton University he is currently both the Howard G. B. Clark '21 University P ...

, poet, born and grew up in the Moy. He refers to it often in his poems.

References

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