Lurgan
An Lorgain | |
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Civil Parish | |
Coordinates: 53°50′41″N 7°7′3″W / 53.84472°N 7.11750°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
County | County Cavan |
Lurgan is a civil parish and electoral division in County Cavan, Ireland. Lurgan is also part of the historical barony of Castlerahan. [1] The Catholic parish of Lurgan is also sometimes called Virginia, after the largest town in the parish and surrounding area. [2]
In the 1837, the parish had a population of 6387 and an area of 11328 statute acres. [3]
In 2011, the Electoral Division of Lurgan has a population of 565 and an area of 14.46 square kilometers. [4]