About Macosquin
Macosquin is a small village and townland and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is 4km south-west of Coleraine, on the road to Limavady. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 596 people. The area is known for its underground caves and springs. It is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens district. HistoryThe origins of Macosquin date from a 6th-century monastic settlement and the village was home to a Cistercian Abbey in the 12th century. Features remain from its later growth as a Plantation village laid out at the beginning of the 17th century by The Merchant Taylors. Earlier spellings of the village's name are Moycosquin and Moycoscain. Following fast growth in the 1950s and 1960s the village had a peak population of over 800 in the 1970s, but this has shrunk to a 2001 population of 596. ChurchesReligious buildings in Macosquin: St. Mary's Church of Ireland Parish ChurchMacosquin Presbyterian ChurchCrossgar Presbyterian ChurchDromore Presbyterian Church2001 CensusMacosquin is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i. e. with population between 500 and 1, 000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 596 people living in Macosquin. Of these: 21. 8% were aged under 16 years and 16. 8% were aged 60 and over48. 3% of the population were male and 51. 7% were female0. 4% were from a Catholic background and 98. 3% were from a Protestant background7. 6% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
Macosquin Description
Macosquin is a small village and townland and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is 4km south-west of Coleraine, on the road to Limavady. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 596 people. The area is known for its underground caves and springs. It is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens district. HistoryThe origins of Macosquin date from a 6th-century monastic settlement and the village was home to a Cistercian Abbey in the 12th century. Features remain from its later growth as a Plantation village laid out at the beginning of the 17th century by The Merchant Taylors. Earlier spellings of the village's name are Moycosquin and Moycoscain. Following fast growth in the 1950s and 1960s the village had a peak population of over 800 in the 1970s, but this has shrunk to a 2001 population of 596. ChurchesReligious buildings in Macosquin: St. Mary's Church of Ireland Parish ChurchMacosquin Presbyterian ChurchCrossgar Presbyterian ChurchDromore Presbyterian Church2001 CensusMacosquin is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i. e. with population between 500 and 1, 000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 596 people living in Macosquin. Of these: 21. 8% were aged under 16 years and 16. 8% were aged 60 and over48. 3% of the population were male and 51. 7% were female0. 4% were from a Catholic background and 98. 3% were from a Protestant background7. 6% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service