Moy, County Tyrone

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Moy (Irish: An Maigh ) is a village located 8 km (5 miles) from Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 1,218 people in the 2001 Census.

Charlemont Bridge joins the villages of Charlemont on the east bank of the River Blackwater and Moy on the west. The river is also the border between County Tyrone and County Armagh.

1 History
- 1.1 The Troubles
2 Places of interest
3 Education
4 2001 Census
5 References
6 Links
7 See also

[edit] History

Moy (or the Moy, from the Irish an Maigh meaning the plain) was laid out in the 1760s for the Volunteer Earl - the patriot and aesthete James Caulfield, 1st Earl of Charlemont (1728-1799) - opposite Charlemont Fort across the Blackwater. The formal rectangular market place, with lawns and horse-chestnut trees, was inspired by the square at Bosco Marengo in Lombardy, admired by the young earl during his grand tour of Europe. The houses lining the village square are mostly 18th century though all four churches (Roman Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian and Methodist) are later. A local riding school is the last vestige of the days of the great Moy horse fair, held once a month and lasting a whole week. For over 100 years, Moy supplied the best cavalry and carriage horses in the British Isles.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] The Troubles

For more information see The Troubles in Moy, which includes a list of incidents in Moy during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities.

[edit] Places of interest

Moy features a cast-iron gate and screen set up in the 19th century to provide the grand entrance to the now-vanished Roxborough Castle. The richly modelled metalwork is thought by some to have been the work of the company of the celebrated Dublin iron-founder Richard Turner^{[citation needed]}, best known for his conservatories in Dublin, Belfast and Kew Gardens. Activities available locally include football, Horse-riding and gun-sport.

[edit] Education

Moy Regional Primary School
St. John's Primary School

[edit] 2001 Census

Moy is classified as a village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,218 people living in Moy. Of these:

26.3% were aged under 16 years and 18.1% were aged 60 and over
48.3% of the population were male and 51.7% were female
69.1% were from a Catholic background and 28.9% were from a Protestant background
4.2% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service