The Loup
54°42′00″N 6°35′53″W / 54.700°N 6.598°W Loup or the Loup (from Irish an Lúb)[1] is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies near the western shore of Lough Neagh between Moneymore, Magherafelt, Ballyronan and Coagh. It is situated within Mid-Ulster District. Famous inhabitants of this small village include Conan ‘The Bomber’ Bradley - who was once considered for the 2011 commonwealth games as a swimming athlete.
Sport
Gaelic games are very popular in the area, with An Lúb CLG being the local club.[2]
Places of interest
- St Patrick's Church and Community Hall
- St. Matthias Church Ballyeglish
- Ballyeglish Old Graveyard
- St Patrick's GAA Club
- Saltersland Presbyterian Church
- Eglish Close, a local boxing club.
References
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ Derry GAA Archived 2010-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- NI Neighbourhood Information System
- The Public Reference Office of Northern Ireland
- List of townlands in Ardtrea and Ardtrea North
- Map highlighting the village part of the Loup
