Ardmore, County Londonderry

For other places with the same name, see Ardmore (disambiguation).

Ardmore Irish: An tArd Mór^[1]
Irish transcription(s)
• Derivation:	Ard Mór
• Meaning:	"Great height"
Ardmore Roman Catholic Church in 2006
Ardmore Ardmore shown within Northern Ireland
Coordinates: 54°57′22″N 7°16′44″W / 54.956°N 7.279°W / 54.956; -7.279Coordinates: 54°57′22″N 7°16′44″W / 54.956°N 7.279°W / 54.956; -7.279
Country	Northern Ireland
County	Londonderry
Barony	Tirkeeran
Civil parish	Clondermot
Settlements	Ardmore
Area^[2]
• Total	204.11 ha (504.38 acres)

Ardmore (from Irish: An tArd Mór, meaning "the great height")^[1]^[3] is a village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 210. It is within Derry City Council area. Ardmore has a number of sports teams including cricket, football and gaelic football.

In the 19th century Ardmore had a bleach-green, the first established in this part of the country, where 25,000 pieces of linen were made yearly.

Sport

Ardmore Cricket Club
Ardmore GAC

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References

1 2 Placenames Database of Ireland
↑ Northern Ireland Environment Agency. "NIEA Map Viewer". Retrieved 27 January 2012.
↑ Placenames NI

Places in County Londonderry

List of places in County Londonderry

Cities	Derry

Towns	Coleraine Limavady Magherafelt Portstewart

Villages and townlands	Aghadowey Altnagelvin Ardgarvan Ardmore Articlave Artikelly Ballerin Ballyhanedin Ballykelly Ballylifford Ballymaguigan Ballynagalliagh Ballyrashane Ballyronan Ballyrory Ballysally Ballyscullion Banagher Bellaghy Bellarena Benone Bogside Burnfoot Campsey Carrowclare Castledawson Castlerock Clady Claudy Coagh Creagh Culmore Culnady Curran Derrynaflaw Desertmartin Downhill Draperstown Drumahoe Drummullan Drumraighland Drumsurn Dungiven Eglinton Elagh More Feeny Foreglen Garvagh Glack Glenone Gortnahey Goshedan Greysteel Gulladuff Inishrush Kilcronaghan Killaloo Killywool Kilrea Knockloughrim Largy Lavey Lenamore Lettershandoney Lisbunny Lissan Macosquin Maghera Magilligan Maydown Moneymore Moneyneany Newbuildings Nixon's Corner Park Prehen Ringsend Shantallow Shanvey Straidarran Strathfoyle Straw Swatragh Tamlaght Tamnaherin The Loup Tobermore Traad Upperlands

Landforms	Aughlish Ballynahone Bog Binevenagh Corick Glenshane Pass Lough Beg Lough Enagh Lough Foyle Magilligan Roe Valley Sperrins

Baronies	Coleraine Keenaght Loughinsholin North East Liberties of Coleraine North West Liberties of Londonderry Tirkeeran

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