Aghacommon Explained

Official Name:Aghacommon
Irish Name:Achadh Camán
Local Name:"field of the little bends"
Static Image:Seagoe Parish Catholic Church - geograph.org.uk - 129143.jpg
Static Image Width:240px
Static Image Caption:St Patrick's Roman Catholic church, Aghacommon
Map Type:Northern Ireland
Label Position:none
Coordinates:54.468°N -6.383°W
Belfast Distance Mi:20
Irish Grid Reference:J035601
Country:Northern Ireland
Post Town:CRAIGAVON
Postcode Area:BT
Postcode District:BT66
Dial Code:028
Lieutenancy Northern Ireland:County Armagh
Unitary Northern Ireland:Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Constituency Ni Assembly:Upper Bann
Constituency Westminster:Upper Bann
Dublin Distance Mi:77

Aghacommon [1] is a small village and townland in north County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies between Derrymacash (to the northwest), Lurgan (to the east) and Craigavon (to the south). The M1 motorway and Dublin–Belfast railway line are on either side. The village covers the townlands of Aghacommon and Ballynamony. The village is sometimes confused with the neighbouring townland of Derrymacash.

Aghacommon has a Catholic church and primary school, both named for Saint Patrick. At the southern edge of the village is Craigavon lakes and Tannaghmore Animal Farm. The animal farm, which is open to the public, holds rare and endangered farm animals that were once widespread in Ulster. There is a farming museum on the site.

Demographics

For census purposes, including for the 2011 census, Aghacommon is included in the Craigavon urban area.[2] Both Aghacommon and Derrymacash lie within the Derrytrasna electoral ward and Derrytrasna 1 "Super Output Area" (SOA). On census day 2011, the resident population of that SOA was 2,896.[3] Of this population 93% was Roman Catholic and 2% was Protestant, 42% was female and 58% was male, with 28% indicated as unemployed.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aghacommon, County Armagh . Place Names NI . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506122205/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=11103 . 6 May 2021 .
  2. Web site: Strategic Housing Market Analysis: South Eastern Area – Craigavon Urban Area HMA and Newry HMA - Final Report . nihe.gov.uk . June 2022 . 25 October 2024 . Craigavon Urban Area (Incl. Aghacommon) [..] Census of Population 2011, Commissioned Table CT0235NI .
  3. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=SOA&sID=95LL10S1&sName=Derrytrasna_1 Derrytrasna 1 Super Output Area