Clady, County Londonderry
Clady (from Irish: Clóidigh) is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 596 people in the 2001 Census. It is within the Mid-Ulster District area.
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| Coordinates: 54.8697°N 6.5085°W |
The Village is named after the Clady River which is a major river in Northern Ireland it is about 10 to 20 meters wide at this point and the river itself originates up above Slaughtneil. It boasts many salmon in the late season along with its tributary the Grillagh River which is also a decent-sized river. The river holds brown trout for most of the season. The river empties into the Bann. The river also flows through swatragh and Upperlands this part is referred to as the Knockoneil which is the townland it starts from and during a flood it can turn from a small quiet trickle to a intimidating torrent within a few hours of heavy rain which took the life on Robert Reid and Agnes Henry in the 1920s when they went over the Clady bridge into the raging river below, sucked below the rapids due to the currents in the river which would be 1000s tones worth of water raging down the hills from Slaughtneil.
Schools
Clady currently boasts two schools a primary (St. Mary's) and a secondary St. Mary's College.
Sport
- Greenlough GAC is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.
2001 Census
Clady is classified as a Small Village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 596 people living in Clady. Of these:
- 28.6% were aged under 16 years and 13.3% were aged 65 and older
- 50.3% of the population were male and 49.7% were female
- 97.7% were from a Catholic background and 1.7% were from a Protestant background
- 3.1% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed
2011 Census
On Census day in 2011:
- 95.4% were from a Catholic background and 3.9% were from a Protestant background
