Gulladuff
Gulladuff
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| Village and Townland | |
  Gulladuff Location within County Londonderry  Gulladuff Location within Northern Ireland | |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MAGHERAFELT |
| Postcode district | BT45 |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | |
| NI Assembly | |
Gulladuff (from Irish An Guala Dhubh, meaning 'black shoulders')[2][3] is a small village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated within the district of Mid Ulster and is represented by the Carntogher DEA on Mid Ulster District Council.[4][5][6]
Gulladuff is part of the Maghera civil parish,[7] and also part of both the Church of Ireland's Maghera ecclesiastical parish and the Catholic Church's Lavey ecclesiastical parish.[8][9]
The football pitch for Lavey GAC is situated just south of the village.[10]
In February 1989, a Sinn Féin Councillor on Magherafelt District Council, John Davey, was assassinated by the Ulster Volunteer Force as he returned to his home in Gulladuff.[11][12][13]
Demographics
[edit]1911 Census
[edit]In the 1911 census, the village had a population of 128. Of those present for the census, 69 were female and 59 were male. Of those who stated their religious affiliation; 98 (76.4%) identified as Catholic, 23 (18.1%) identified as Church of Ireland, 6 (4.7%) identified as Baptist, and 1 identified as a Presbyterian (0.8%).[14]
1937 Census
[edit]In the 1937 census, the village had a population of 139.[15]
1951 – 1991
[edit]In the 1951 census, the village had a population of 149. Of those present for the census, 76 (51%) were female and 73 (49%) were male.[15]
In the 1981 census, the village had a population of 289. Of those usually resident, 139 (48.1%) were female and 150 (51.9%) were male.[16]
In the 1991 census, the village had a population of 318. Of those usually resident, 162 (50.94%) were female and 156 (49.06%) were male.[17]
2001 Census
[edit]In the 2001 census it had a population of 405 people.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Russell, Raymond (1 August 2017). Constituency Profile: Mid Ulster – 2017 (PDF) (Report). Northern Ireland Assembly. p. 2. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "Townland of Gulladuff". PlacenamesNI. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "An Ghuala Dhubh/Gulladuff". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "Mid Ulster Council District Electoral Areas". data-midulster.opendata.arcgis.com. Mid-Ulster District Council. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ Hogan, Damien (10 April 2019). "Henry joins strong Sinn Féin team in Carntogher electoral contest". Derry Now. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "Call for repairs to roads in Clady area". Northern Ireland World. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "Parish of Maghera (Co. Londonderry)". Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "Parish/Town of Maghera - 1, in the Barony ..." (Record). Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. 1856. VAL/2/B/5/37A.
Parish/Town of Maghera - 1, in the Barony of Loughinsholin, the Town lands/Streets of Ballymacilcurr, Beagh (Spiritual), Crew, Curragh, Grillagh, Gulladuff, Keady, Macknagh, Slaghtybogy, Tamnymartin, Tirgarvil
- ^ "Lavey Parish Townlands". Lavey Parish. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "Football – The Thirties". Lavey GAC. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
There was also a change of playing field – John McGuckin's field in Gulladuff – (often referred to as "The Sportsfield") was the new venue for home fixtures.
- ^ "Violence In Northern Ireland". RTÉ News. Reported by Gary Honeyford. 17 February 1989. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "John Davey remembered at special commemoration to mark the 35th anniversary of his assassination in County Derry". Derry Now. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "John Davey remembered". Republican News. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Census of Ireland 1911 - Gulladuff". National Archives of Ireland. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ a b Census of Population of Northern Ireland 1951: County and County Borough of Londonderry (PDF) (Report). Belfast: H.M.S.O. April 1954. p. 58. Retrieved 20 April 2025 – via Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency.
- ^ The Northern Ireland Census 1981 - 1981 Towns and Villages Booklet (PDF) (Report). Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency. p. 14. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ The Northern Ireland Census 1991 - 1991 Towns and Villages Booklet (PDF) (Report). Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency. p. 27. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
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