Donaghcloney [ A common alternative spelling is "DONACLONEY"] is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 972 people. The village is in the Craigavon Borough Council area. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Downpatrick Area: 2,448 km² Population (est. ... Motto:  (Latin for Who will separate us?)[1] Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Ulster Scots, Irish3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of... UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ... Craigavon Borough Council is a Local Council in County Armagh in Northern Ireland. ...

Donaghcloney is a typical Ulster village linked to the Irish linen industry since 1742. The most recent Ewart Liddell company was formed in 1973 by a merger between William Ewart and Sons which started business in Belfast in 1814 and William Liddell and Company which started in Donaghcloney in 1866. Their factory was the largest Irish linen, Jacquard weaving company in Ireland, however it is now closed. The name lives on as a sales and marketing company, Liddell Linens, a subsidiary of Hilden Ltd. Statistics Area: 24,481 km² Population (2006 estimate) 1,993,918 Ulster (Irish: Cúige Uladh, IPA: ) forms one of the four traditional provinces of Ireland. ... Irish linen is linen produced in Ireland. ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Irish linen is linen produced in Ireland. ... Jacquard weaving makes possible in almost any loom the raising of each warp thread independently of the others. ...

Sport

The village has a history of cricket playing over many generations with the Donaghcloney Cricket Club.

Education

• Donacloney Primary School

Famous People

David Gilliland - Local entrepreneur.

Claire Stevenson - Educational specialist

Church

Donacloney Methodist Church

For more details see: Donacloney Methodist Church Website

2001 Census

Donaghcloney is classified as a Small Village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 972 people living in Donaghcloney. Of these: April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• 21.8% were aged under 16 years and 21.9% were aged 60 and over
• 48.6% of the population were male and 51.4% were female
• 4.0% were from a Catholic background and 93.5% were from a Protestant background
• 2.5% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed

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References

• Craigavon Borough Council
• The Ewart Organisation

See also

• List of towns in Northern Ireland
• List of villages in Northern Ireland

Coordinates: 54°25′N 6°16′W This is a list page for towns in Northern Ireland. ... This is a list page for villages in Northern Ireland. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...