Official Name: | Loughguile |
Irish Name: | Loch gCaol |
Static Image Name: | st patricks catholic church,Loughguile.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | St Patrick's Catholic church |
Map Type: | Northern Ireland |
Coordinates: | 55.061°N -6.306°W |
Label Position: | none |
Belfast Distance Mi: | 46 |
Population: | 2,000 |
Population Ref: | (2011 Census) |
Irish Grid Reference: | D082250 |
Unitary Northern Ireland: | Causeway Coast and Glens |
Country: | Northern Ireland |
Post Town: | BALLYMENA |
Postcode Area: | BT |
Postcode District: | BT44 |
Dial Code: | 028 |
Constituency Westminster: | North Antrim |
Constituency Ni Assembly: | North Antrim |
Lieutenancy Northern Ireland: | County Antrim |
Hide Services: | yes |
Dublin Distance Mi: | 118 |
Loughguile (;),[1] [2] also spelt Loughgiel, is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Situated 8 miles east of Ballymoney it is within the Causeway Coast and Glens Council area, and is at the edge of the Glens of Antrim. It had a population of 396 people (128 households) in the 2011 Census.[3]
The local schools are St Patrick's Primary School and St Anne's Primary School.
The hurling team, Loughgiel Shamrocks, is the only team in Ulster to have won the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, doing so in 1983 and 2012.[4] The club also currently has the highest number of county titles in Antrim (20).