Collegeland (Irish: An Choláiste) is a semi-rural area in north County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Most of the settlement is within the townlands of Aghinlig and Keenaghan,[1] near the village of Charlemont and just across the River Blackwater from Moy, County Tyrone, within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area. It had a population of 122 people (42 households) in the 2011 Census.[2]

Collegeland Irish: An Choláiste
Collegeland Location within Northern Ireland
Population	122
• Belfast	32 mi (51 km)
• Dublin	77 mi (124 km)
District	Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
County	County Armagh
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DUNGANNON
Postcode district	BT71
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Newry and Armagh
NI Assembly	Newry and Armagh
List of places UK Northern Ireland Armagh 54°26′22″N 6°40′40″W

The area is known as "Collegeland" (or "College Land") because it was formerly the property of Trinity College, Dublin. In 1859, the lease of the Collure estate (as it was then known) was inherited at his father's death by John Howard Parnell, elder brother of Charles Stewart Parnell. In 1879, John Parnell, financially strapped, offered his subtenants terms on which to purchase their own farms, according to the "John Bright Clauses" of the Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act 1870.[3]

Sport

The village is home to Collegeland O'Rahilly's Gaelic Athletic Club. They won the Armagh junior championship in 2007 by beating Clady in Armagh (final scores Collegeland 1:09 Clady 0:09).[4]

People

• Paul Muldoon - Poet and academic; professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University

References

See also

• List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland

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