Collegeland, County Armagh

54°25′30″N 6°39′22″W / 54.425°N 6.656°W / 54.425; -6.656

Collegeland
Collegeland is located in Northern Ireland
Collegeland
Collegeland
Location within Northern Ireland
Population122 
• Belfast32 mi (51 km)
• Dublin77 mi (124 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDUNGANNON
Postcode districtBT71
Dialling code028
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Armagh
54°26′22″N 6°40′40″W / 54.43944°N 6.67778°W / 54.43944; -6.67778

Collegeland (or Collegelands - Irish: An Choláiste) is a semi-rural area in north County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It includes the townlands of Aghinlig, Keenaghan, Lislasley, Kinnego, Mullaghmore, and Tirmacrannon[1] [2] near the village of Charlemont and just across the River Blackwater from Moy, County Tyrone, within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area. It had a population of 122 people (42 households) in the 2011 Census.[3]

In 1859, the lease of the Collure estate (as it was then known) was inherited at his father's death by John Howard Parnell, elder brother of Charles Stewart Parnell. In 1879, John Parnell, financially strapped, offered his subtenants terms on which to purchase their own farms, according to the "John Bright Clauses" of the Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act 1870.[4] [5] As late as 1980, tenant farmers in the area paid rent to the estate of Olivia Parnell (widow of John Howard Parnell). A portion of the rents paid for upkeep of Trinity College, Dublin, hence the name "Collegeland."[6]

Five killings in the Collegeland townlands of Aghinlig and Lislasley are noted in the article on The Troubles in Loughgall.

Sport

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The village is home to Collegeland O'Rahilly's Gaelic Athletic Club. They won the Armagh junior championship in 2007 by beating Clady in Armagh (final scores Collegeland 1:09 Clady 0:09).[7]

People

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References

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  1. ^ Placenames NI
  2. ^ Collegeland/Loughgall Heritage Committee, Loughgall - Once More Returning - Collegeland , Monaghan: R. & S. Printers, 1992
  3. ^ "Collegeland". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. ^ The British Farmer's Magazine, Issue 79, online at Google Books.
  5. ^ The "John Bright Clauses" (named for a prominent Liberal MP) allowed tenants to borrow from the government two thirds of the cost of buying their holding, at 5% interest repayable over 35 years if the landlord was willing to sell (no compulsory powers)."Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act 1870". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  6. ^ Collegeland/Loughgall Heritage Committee, Loughgall - Once More Returning - Collegeland , Monaghan: R. & S. Printers, 1992
  7. ^ "Collegeland". collegelandorahillys.com. Retrieved 7 February 2010.

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