Knockloughrim

Knockloughrim or Knockcloghrim is a small village near Maghera in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 186 people. Knockloughrim lies within the civil parish of Termoneeny and is part of the former barony of Loughinsholin. It is situated within Mid-Ulster District. NameThe village's name is roughly pronounced noc-cloc-rim. The spelling Knockcloghrim has been adopted by the district council, the Electoral Office, and many other official bodies. The spelling Knockloughrim is used by the local Orange lodge /Royal Black Preceptory (Knockloughrim Rising Sons of Ulster LOL 401 and Knockloughrim Red Cross Knights RBP 746 respectively), the local Knockloughrim Primary School, and regional newspaper the Mid Ulster Mail. Other historic spellings include Knockcloughrim, Knockloghrim and Knocklockrim. HistoryKnockloughrim was founded by John Bates, a prominent Belfast solicitor who, on travelling through the area on his way to the azzizes in Derry, felt it would be a good site for a model village. Bates also served as Town Clerk of Belfast, being a prominent member of the Tory machine which controlled the city after local government reforms of 1842.

Knockloughrim or Knockcloghrim is a small village near Maghera in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 186 people. Knockloughrim lies within the civil parish of Termoneeny and is part of the former barony of Loughinsholin. It is situated within Mid-Ulster District. NameThe village's name is roughly pronounced noc-cloc-rim. The spelling Knockcloghrim has been adopted by the district council, the Electoral Office, and many other official bodies. The spelling Knockloughrim is used by the local Orange lodge /Royal Black Preceptory (Knockloughrim Rising Sons of Ulster LOL 401 and Knockloughrim Red Cross Knights RBP 746 respectively), the local Knockloughrim Primary School, and regional newspaper the Mid Ulster Mail. Other historic spellings include Knockcloughrim, Knockloghrim and Knocklockrim. HistoryKnockloughrim was founded by John Bates, a prominent Belfast solicitor who, on travelling through the area on his way to the azzizes in Derry, felt it would be a good site for a model village. Bates also served as Town Clerk of Belfast, being a prominent member of the Tory machine which controlled the city after local government reforms of 1842.