Ardmore, County Londonderry
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Ardmore Irish: An tArd Mór |
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| • Derivation: | Ard Mór |
| • Meaning: | "Great height" |
Ardmore Roman Catholic Church in 2006
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 Ardmore
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| Coordinates: 54°57′22″N 7°16′44″W / 54.956°N 7.279°WCoordinates: 54°57′22″N 7°16′44″W / 54.956°N 7.279°W | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Londonderry |
| Barony | Tirkeeran |
| Civil parish | Clondermot |
| Settlements | Ardmore |
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| • Total | 204.11 ha (504.38 acres) |
Ardmore (from Irish: An tArd Mór, meaning "the great height") is a village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 210. It is within Derry and Strabane district. 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.
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