Aghacommon

Aghacommon
Irish: Achadh Camán
St Patrick's Roman Catholic church, Aghacommon
Aghacommon shown within Northern Ireland
Population	2,896
Irish grid reference	J035601
– Belfast	20 mi (32 km)
District	Craigavon
County	County Armagh
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CRAIGAVON
Postcode district	BT66
EU Parliament	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Upper Bann
NI Assembly	Upper Bann
List of places UK Northern Ireland Armagh

Coordinates: 54°28′05″N 6°22′59″W / 54.468°N 6.383°W

Aghacommon (from Irish: Achadh Camán)^[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.

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.

Census 2011 Details

Aghacommon lies within the Derrytrasna electoral ward and Derrytrasna 1 "super output area". On Census Day, 2011, the resident population of Derrytrasna was 2896. Of this population:^[2]

• 93% - Roman Catholic
• 2% - Protestant

• 4% - aged 75+
• 61% - aged 18–75
• 35% - aged 0–18

• 42% - female
• 58% - male

• 28% - unemployed

References

1. Placenames NI
2. Derrytrasna 1 Super Output Area, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency