Artikelly

Village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Village and townland in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

55°04′N 6°56′W / 55.067°N 6.933°W / 55.067; -6.933Sovereign StateUnited KingdomConstituent CountryNorthern IrelandProvinceUlsterCountyLondonderry

Artikelly (from Irish Ard Tí Cheallaigh, meaning 'height of Ceallaigh's house')^[1] is a small village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 360 people. It is 1 km north east of Limavady and adjoins the major industrial area at Aghanloo. It is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens district.

History

In the Plantation of Ulster the Haberdashers' Company were granted an estate of 36.1 square miles (93 km²). They made their ‘capital’ at Ballycastle or Ballycaslan, near Aghanloo, and a second settlement at Artikelly.^{[citation needed]} Artikelly was the largest hamlet in the former Limavady Borough Council area, with a population of 360 in 2001.^[2]

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.^[3]

References

^ Placenames NI Archived 31 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ Northern Area Plan 2016 (PDF) (Report). 2005. p. 267. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ "William Porter". Dictionary of Ulster Biography. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2008.