Artikelly
Artikelly (from Irish: Ard Tí Cheallaigh, meaning "height of Ceallaigh's house")[1] is a small village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 360 people. It is 1km north east of Limavady and adjoins the major industrial area at Aghanloo. It lies within the Limavady Borough Council area.[2]
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[edit] Features
The proximity of the village to the recently completed Limavady by-pass has improved accessibility not only to Limavady town, but also to Derry and Coleraine. Artikelly is the largest hamlet in the Limavady Borough Council area, but it has a limited range of retail and recreational facilities. It consists of a number of housing clusters along Dowland Road and is dominated by the Lilac Avenue public authority housing estate.[2]
[edit] History
In the Plantation of Ulster the Haberdashers' Company were granted an estate of 36.1 square miles (93 km2). They made their ‘capital’ at Ballycastle or Ballycaslan, near Aghanloo, and a second settlement at Artikelly.
[edit] People
William Porter (1805-1880) was born in Artikelly. He was called to the Bar in 1831, and in 1839 was appointed Attorney General at the Cape. He was offered a knighthood and Premiership of the Cape, both of which he declined. He endowed a university there and was its first chancellor. In 1873 he returned to Ireland. He died in Belfast.[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ Placenames NI
- ^ a b "Artikelly Settlement Designation". Planning Service - Draft Northern Area Plan 2016. http://www.planningni.gov.uk/AreaPlans_Policy/Plans/Northern/draft_plan/Volume2/Part6/SmallSettlements/Artikelly.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "William Porter". Dictionary of Ulster Biography. http://www.ulsterbiography.co.uk/biogsP.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
Coordinates: 55°04′N 6°56′W / 55.067°N 6.933°W
