Artikelly Explained

Type:village and townland
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom
Coordinates:55.0667°N -62°W
Subdivision Type:Sovereign State
Subdivision Name:United Kingdom
Subdivision Type1:Constituent Country
Subdivision Name1:Northern Ireland
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Ulster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Londonderry

Artikelly [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 36.1sqmi. They made their ‘capital’ at Ballycastle or Ballycaslan, near Aghanloo, and a second settlement at Artikelly. 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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=403 Placenames NI
  2. Northern Area Plan 2016. 2005. 267. 2021-07-06.
  3. Web site: William Porter . Dictionary of Ulster Biography . 2008-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080705103450/http://www.ulsterbiography.co.uk/biogsP.htm . 5 July 2008 . dead .