Claudy

Claudy
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Main Street in the village
Claudy is located in Northern Ireland
Claudy
Claudy
Location within Northern Ireland
Population1,336 (2011 Census)
Irish grid referenceC541075
• Belfast62 mi (100 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDONDERRY
Postcode districtBT47
Dialling code028, +44 28
EU ParliamentNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
County Londonderry
54°54′44″N 7°09′26″W / 54.91222°N 7.15722°W / 54.91222; -7.15722Coordinates: 54°54′44″N 7°09′26″W / 54.91222°N 7.15722°W / 54.91222; -7.15722

Claudy (from Irish: Clóidigh, meaning "the one who washes/the strong-flowing one")[2] is a village and townland (of 1,154 acres) in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the Faughan Valley, 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Derry, where the River Glenrandal joins the River Faughan. It is situated in the civil parish of Cumber Upper and the historic barony of Tirkeeran.[3] It is also part of Derry and Strabane district.

Claudy had a population of 1,336 people in the 2011 Census.[4] It has two primary schools, two churches and a college named St Patrick's and St. Brigid's College.

History

During the Troubles in Northern Ireland, 13 people were killed in or near the village of Claudy in County Londonderry. Nine of these people, including one nine-year-old child, were killed in the Claudy bombing of 31 July 1972, in which three suspected Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) car bombs exploded almost simultaneously in Main Street. Inadequate warning was given, and no paramilitary group has ever admitted responsibility for the bombing.[5] Of the other four people to be killed in Claudy, three were Protestant members of the security forces (two Ulster Defence Regiment and one Royal Ulster Constabulary), and all were killed by the IRA in separate incidents. The other person to be killed was a Catholic civilian killed by the Ulster Freedom Fighters. All 13 victims died during a relatively brief period, from 1972 to 1976.

Because of Claudy's small population, it has one of Northern Ireland's higher Troubles-related fatality rates. The 13 people killed there in the Troubles are equivalent to one percent of the village's 2001 population; in comparison, the death rate in Belfast was equivalent to just over half a percent of the city's 2001 population, and that in Derry a quarter of a percent.[6]

Sport

  • Claudy has a local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Claudy GAC.
  • Claudy is home to two rival football clubs, Claudy United and Claudy Rovers.
  • The village also has a local leisure centre called the Diamond Centre. It has sporting, gym, and ICT facilities.

Demography

2011 Census

In the 2011 Census, Claudy had a population of 1,336 people (503 households).[4]

2001 Census

Claudy is classified as a village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,316 people living in Claudy. Of these:

  • 26.7% were aged under 16 and 12.3% were aged 60 and over
  • 49.1% of the population were male and 50.9% were female
  • 77.9% were from a Catholic background and 21.4% were from a Protestant background
  • 4.9% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed..

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service

Education

  • St. Patrick's and St. Brigid's College, 55 Main Street, Claudy, County Londonderry BT47 4HR
  • Cumber Claudy Primary School, 20 Cregg Road, Claudy, County Londonderry BT47 4HX
  • St Colmcilles Primary School and Nursery Unit, 23 Main Street, Claudy, County Londonderry BT47 4AA

NIMDM deprivation 2005

Of 582 wards in Northern Ireland, Claudy is ranked 241st.[7] Very well off

See also

References

  1. ^ Map and Placenames Key Archived April 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Derry City Council. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Claudy". Place Names NI. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Claudy". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Claudy". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Who was Father James Chesney?". BBC Online. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  6. ^ Sutton Index of Deaths: Deaths by Geographical Location
  7. ^ NI Neighbourhood Information Service Archived 2013-07-01 at the Wayback Machine Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service website

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