placenamesLoughgall
Loch gCál
Loughgall’s Manor estate, apple research and Sloan’s House sit within a village history that also includes the deaths of May 1987.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Loch gCál · Irish · main form · validated name
- Loughgall · English · main form
Place & story
The Manor estate
The Manor House and its estate connect Loughgall's main street with the history of the Cope family. The nineteenth-century house is approached along an avenue of lime trees through elaborate gates. The local history project records the estate's sale to the Ministry of Agriculture in 1946, beginning a different phase in the use of the former country-house grounds. [2]
Research in the orchards
Agricultural research became a distinctive part of Loughgall's life. In 2016 AFBI reported a meeting at its local site where growers from both sides of the border discussed apple canker, orchard design and cider production. Trials included closely trained fruit trees and changes to pruning. This documented work links the estate with practical questions facing Armagh's apple-growing industry. [3]
Sloan’s House and Orange heritage
Sloan's House on Main Street is associated with the Orange Order's origins in 1795 after the Battle of the Diamond. The Museum of Orange Heritage, opened in 2015, displays documents relating to the institution's beginnings, including early warrants. Its Loughgall site also interprets the Plantation and the surrounding area before 1795. The museum represents the institution's own presentation of this part of the village's history. [4]
The deaths of 8 May 1987
Loughgall was also the scene of a deadly security-force operation during the Troubles. A 2018 High Court judgment records that eight IRA members and civilian Anthony Hughes were killed on 8 May 1987 during an operation against an anticipated attack on the RUC station. The court states that Hughes was innocent and caught in the crossfire. This loss of life remains an important part of the village's modern history. [5]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Armagh
- Barony
- Oneilland West
- Civil parish
- Loughgall
- Coordinates
- 54.40836, -6.59836 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 56547 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Loughgall. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Manor House and Estate, 23 February 2014 · Loughgall local history project
- Apples on the menu at AFBI Loughgall, 9 March 2016 · Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
- About the Museum of Orange Heritage: Sloan’s House · Museum of Orange Heritage
- Brigid Hughes application:2018 NIQB 30, paragraph 7 · High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland, Sir Paul Girvan
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.