Tandragee

Infobox UK place
official_name= Tandragee
irish_name= Tóin re Gaoith
scots_name=
local_name=
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static_image_caption=
map_type= Northern Ireland
latitude= 54.35425541946301
longitude= -6.415414810180664
belfast_distance= 35 miles
population= 3,050 (2001)
irish_grid_reference= J030462
unitary_northern_ireland= Armagh City & District
country= Northern Ireland
post_town= CRAIGAVON
postcode_area= BT
postcode_district= BT62
dial_code= 028, +44 28
constituency_westminster= Newry & Armagh
lieutenancy_northern_ireland= County Armagh
website=

Tandragee ( _ga. Tóin re Gaoith and occasionally spelt "Tanderagee") is a small town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, on the Cusher River. It had a population of 3,050 people in the 2001 Census.

On the outside overlooking the village is the baronial style castle built in about 1837 by George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester. It has been described as a "Gothic Extravaganza". Prior to the Irish Rebellion of 1641, Tandragee Castle was the ancestral seat of the O'Hanlon Sept, Princes of Oirthirr and Ui Naillan. The castle today houses the offices of the potato crisp company Tayto.

Much of the town's Georgian architecture has fallen into disrepair. Northern Ireland Electricity has an interconnector to the Republic of Ireland from the outskirts of the town.

Education

*Tandragee Primary School
*Tandragee Junior High School

Sport

*Tandragee Rovers
*Tandragee Youth

Industry

*Thomas Sinton opened a mill in town in the 1880s, an expansion of his firm from its original premises at nearby Laurelvale - a model village he built. Sintons' mill, situated at the banks of the River Cusher, remained in production until the 1990s. [ [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article1084968.ece Tandragee to get mill back in action, The Belfast Telegraph] ]

Transport

*Tandragee railway station opened on 6 January 1852 and finally closed on 4 January 1965. [cite web | title=Tandragee station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-11-24]

2001 Census

Tandragee is classified as an intermediate settlement by the [http://www.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)] (ie with population between 2,050 and 4,500 people).On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 3,050 people living in Tandragee. Of these:
*24.9% were aged under 16 years and 14.3% were aged 60 and over
*48.0% of the population were male and 52.0% were female
*10.5% were from a Roman Catholic background and 86.9% were from a Protestant background
*2.0% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.

For more details see: [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information Service]

See also

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

References

* [http://countyarmagh.com/ County Armagh.com]
* [http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/town_Home.aspx?co=3&to=296&ca=0&sca=0&navID=1 Culture Northern Ireland]

External links

* [http://www.tandragee.co.uk/ Tandragee Golf Club]
* [http://www.tandrageerovers.co.uk/ Tandragee Rovers Football Club]
* [http://www.tandragee100.com/ Tandragee 100 Motorcycle Road Race]
* [http://www.chrono.qub.ac.uk/local/armagh/Tanderagee/ The Tanderagee Idol]
* [http://www.montagu-arms.com/ Tandragee Guesthouse]