Ardmore, County Londonderry

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Ardmore, County Londonderry

Ardmore (from Irish An tArd Mór, meaning 'the great height')[1][3] is a village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 210. It is within Derry and Strabane district. Ardmore has a number of sports teams including cricket, soccer and Gaelic football. It also contains a pub, called McCourts Bar, where the Gaelic and soccer teams play, as there is a soccer and Gaelic pitch behind it. The City Of Derry Equestrian Centre is resided here aswell. Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid were apparently going to get married at Ardmore Parish back in 2018 but they ended up not marrying there.

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Ardmore
Irish: An tArd Mór[1]
Irish transcription(s)
  Derivation:Ard Mór
  Meaning:Great height
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Ardmore Roman Catholic Church in 2006
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Ardmore
Ardmore shown within Northern Ireland
Coordinates: 54°57′22″N 7°16′44″W
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyLondonderry
BaronyTirkeeran
Civil parishClondermot
SettlementsArdmore
Area
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504.38 acres (204.11 ha)
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Railways

The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the Ardmore railway station on 4 July 1883.[4]

It closed on 1 January 1933.

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