Attical is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland, in the Mountains of Mourne. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 153 people. It lies within the Newry and Mourne District Council area. A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Downpatrick Area: 2,448 km² Population (est. ... Motto: (French for God and my right)2 Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (De facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (De facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Office suspended... View of the Mourne Mountains from St. ... Census 2001 is the name by which the national census conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 is known. ... Newry and Mourne District Council is a local council in Northern Ireland covering an area including much of the south of County Armagh and the south of County Down and has a population of 87,000. ...
The village has a primary school (Holy Cross), Catholic church, shop (Lynus Grant's) and a Gaelic football club. The football club plays in Division 2 of the County Down league.
The name Attical is thought to have come from the Irish "place of the Hazels". There are still some wild hazel trees particularly on the banks of Yellow water river. Salmon travel up the two rivers (White and Yellow water) every Autumn particularly after a very heavy rain. At the end of the Ice age a deposit of stones is thought to have been left that runs through Attical. This is known locally as the Stoney Rigg. You can see the remains of this on Slieve Muck, and it is said to flow down to Green castle.
In the surrounding area farming is the main activity; this is often supplemented by having other jobs such as construction etc.
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