Ahoghill

Ahoghill
Main Street
Ahoghill is located in Northern Ireland
Ahoghill
Location within Northern Ireland
Population3,417 (Census 2011)
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Antrim
54°51′04″N 6°21′58″W / 54.851°N 6.366°W / 54.851; -6.366
St Colmanell's Church of Ireland

Ahoghill[1][2] (/əˈhɒhɪl/ or /əˈhɒxɪl/; from Irish Achadh Eochaille 'field of the yew forest' ⓘ)[3] is a large village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, four miles from Ballymena. It is located in the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area. It had a population of 3,417 people at the 2011 census.[4]

In early documents, Ahoghill is referred to as Magherahoghill meaning "the plain of the yew forest."[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Minister pays visit to Belfast as fears rise over loyalist violence". Irish Independent. 11 September 2005.
  2. ^ Creggan Camogie Club[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
  4. ^ "Census 2011 Population Statistics for Ahoghill Settlement". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Retrieved 23 July 2019.