Gulladuff

Gulladuff Irish: An Guala Dhubh
Village and Townland
Gulladuff Location within County Londonderry Show map of County Londonderry Gulladuff Location within Northern Ireland Show map of Northern Ireland
District	Mid Ulster
County	County Londonderry
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MAGHERAFELT
Postcode district	BT45
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Mid Ulster
NI Assembly	Mid Ulster [1]
List of places UK Northern Ireland County Londonderry 54°50′N6°36′W / 54.833°N 6.600°W / 54.833; -6.600

Gulladuff (from Irish An Guala Dhubh, meaning 'black shoulders') ^{[2] [3]} is a small village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated within the district of Mid Ulster and is represented by the Carntogher DEA on Mid Ulster District Council. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Gulladuff is part of the Maghera civil parish, ^[7] and also part of both the Church of Ireland's Maghera ecclesiastical parish and the Catholic Church's Lavey ecclesiastical parish. ^{[8] [9]}

The football pitch for Lavey GAC is situated just south of the village. ^[10]

In February 1989, a Sinn Féin Councillor on Magherafelt District Council, John Davey, was assassinated by the Ulster Volunteer Force as he returned to his home in Gulladuff. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Demographics

1911 Census

In the 1911 census, the village had a population of 128. Of those present for the census, 69 were female and 59 were male. Of those who stated their religious affiliation; 98 (76.4%) identified as Catholic, 23 (18.1%) identified as Church of Ireland, 6 (4.7%) identified as Baptist, and 1 identified as a Presbyterian (0.8%). ^[14]

1937 Census

In the 1937 census, the village had a population of 139. ^[15]

1951 – 1991

In the 1951 census, the village had a population of 149. Of those present for the census, 76 (51%) were female and 73 (49%) were male. ^[15]

In the 1981 census, the village had a population of 289. Of those usually resident, 139 (48.1%) were female and 150 (51.9%) were male. ^[16]

In the 1991 census, the village had a population of 318. Of those usually resident, 162 (50.94%) were female and 156 (49.06%) were male. ^[17]

2001 Census

In the 2001 census it had a population of 405 people.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Russell, Raymond (1 August 2017). Constituency Profile: Mid Ulster – 2017 (PDF) (Report). Northern Ireland Assembly. p. 2. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
2. "Townland of Gulladuff". PlacenamesNI. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
3. "An Ghuala Dhubh/Gulladuff". Placenames Database of Ireland . Retrieved 19 April 2025.
4. "Mid Ulster Council District Electoral Areas". data-midulster.opendata.arcgis.com. Mid-Ulster District Council. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
5. Hogan, Damien (10 April 2019). "Henry joins strong Sinn Féin team in Carntogher electoral contest". Derry Now. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
6. "Call for repairs to roads in Clady area". Northern Ireland World. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
7. "Parish of Maghera (Co. Londonderry)". Public Record Office of Northern Ireland . Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
8. "Parish/Town of Maghera - 1, in the Barony ..." (Record). Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. 1856. VAL/2/B/5/37A. Parish/Town of Maghera - 1, in the Barony of Loughinsholin, the Town lands/Streets of Ballymacilcurr, Beagh (Spiritual), Crew, Curragh, Grillagh, Gulladuff, Keady, Macknagh, Slaghtybogy, Tamnymartin, Tirgarvil
9. "Lavey Parish Townlands". Lavey Parish. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
10. "Football – The Thirties". Lavey GAC . Retrieved 19 April 2025. There was also a change of playing field – John McGuckin's field in Gulladuff – (often referred to as "The Sportsfield") was the new venue for home fixtures.
11. "Violence In Northern Ireland". RTÉ News . Reported by Gary Honeyford. 17 February 1989. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
12. "John Davey remembered at special commemoration to mark the 35th anniversary of his assassination in County Derry". Derry Now . 16 February 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
13. "John Davey remembered". Republican News . 20 February 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
14. "Census of Ireland 1911 - Gulladuff". National Archives of Ireland . pp. 1–2. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
15. Census of Population of Northern Ireland 1951: County and County Borough of Londonderry (PDF) (Report). Belfast: H.M.S.O. April 1954. p. 58. Retrieved 20 April 2025– via Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency.
16. The Northern Ireland Census 1981 - 1981 Towns and Villages Booklet (PDF) (Report). Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency. p. 14. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
17. The Northern Ireland Census 1991 - 1991 Towns and Villages Booklet (PDF) (Report). Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency. p. 27. Retrieved 20 April 2025.