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.

Artikelly
village and townland
Artikelly, Limavady Looking to the north
Coordinates: 55°04′N 6°56′W
Sovereign State	United Kingdom
Constituent Country	Northern Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	Londonderry

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]

See also

• List of villages in Northern Ireland

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