Lurganare

Village in Northern Ireland

Lurganare

Location within County Down

54°13′48″N 6°21′07″W / 54.230°N 6.352°W / 54.230; -6.352

Lurganare (from Irish Lorga an Áir, meaning "tract of the slaughter")^[1] is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland, four miles north of Newry. It had a population of 195 at the 2001 census.^[2] It lies within the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area.^[2] The local primary school, St Mary's Primary School, had an enrolment of 118 pupils as of 2011.^[3]

References

^ Placenames NI Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b "Jerrettspass & Lurganare Cluster - Village Renewal and Development Plans" (PDF). newrymournedown.org. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. July 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ "Primary Inspection Report - St Mary's Primary School, Newry" (PDF). Education and Training Inspectorate. November 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2024. St Mary's Primary School is situated in Lurganare about six miles from the centre of Newry [..] The enrolment has increased [..] to the current figure of 118