Artikelly

Artikelly (Irish: Ard Tighe Ceallaigh, meaning "Hill of Kelly's House") is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 1 km north east of Limavady and adjoining the major industrial area at Aghanloo. It is designated as a Hamlet and in the 2001 Census it had a population of 360 people. It lies within the Limavady Borough Council area.cite web | title=Artikelly Settlement Designation | work=Planning Service - Draft Northern Area Plan 2016 | url=http://www.planningni.gov.uk/AreaPlans_Policy/Plans/Northern/draft_plan/Volume2/Part6/SmallSettlements/Artikelly.htm | accessdate=2008-06-24]

Features

The proximity of the village to the recently completed Limavady by-pass has improved accessibility not only to Limavady town, but also to Derry and Coleraine. Artikelly is the largest hamlet in the Limavady Borough Council area, but it has a limited range of retail and recreational facilities. It consists of a number of housing clusters along Dowland Road and is dominated by the Lilac Avenue public authority housing estate.

History

In the Plantation of Ulster the Haberdashers' Company were granted an estate of 36.1 square miles. They made their ‘capital’ at Ballycastle or Ballycaslan, near Aghanloo, and a second settlement at Artikelly.

People

William Porter (1805-1880) was born in Artikelly. He was called to the Bar in 1831, and in 1839 was appointed Attorney General at the Cape. He was offered a knighthood and Premiership of the Cape, both of which he declined. He endowed a university there and was its first chancellor. In 1873 he returned to Ireland. He died in Belfast. [cite web | title=William Porter | work=Dictionary of Ulster Biography | url=http://www.ulsterbiography.co.uk/biogsP.htm | accessdate=2008-06-24]

See also

*List of villages in Northern Ireland
*List of towns in Northern Ireland

References