Population 2,221 (2001 Census) Post town DUNGANNON Local time Tuesday 4:14 PM Dialling code 028 | Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district BT71 | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind NW at 23 km/h, 83% Humidity District Cookstown District Council |
Ardboe (from Irish Ard Bó, meaning "height of the cows") is a small village and civil parish in the north east of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is near the western shore of Lough Neagh and lies within the Cookstown District Council area. It is also the name of the local civil parish, which is spelt as Arboe, which also incorporates Moortown.
Contents
- Map of Ardboe Cookstown UK
- History
- The Troubles
- Places of interest
- Townlands
- Notable people
- Communications
- Sport
- Census 2011
- References
Map of Ardboe, Cookstown, UK
Ardboe Development Association, which developed a small business park, and Ardboe Community Group are based in the village.
History
During the Second World War, in 1941, a RAF station was built in the townland of Kinrush in Ardboe. RAF Cluntoe was initially used by the Royal Air Force, but quickly handed over as a training station for the United States Army Air Forces, and by 1943, over 3,500 troops were stationed there. By 1946 the war was over and the Americans had left. The RAF kept the airfield ticking over and it was reopened in 1952 as a training station for pilots going to the Korean War. By 1955 it closed for good. Remains of the Cluntoe Airfield around Ardboe can still be seen.
The Troubles
For more information see The Troubles in Ardboe, which includes a list of incidents in Ardboe during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities.
Places of interest
Townlands
Arboe civil parish contains the following townlands (four of which are in County Londonderry):
Notable people
Communications
Sport
Census 2011
Ardboe Is Classified A Small Village By The NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA): there were 986 people living there in 2011.