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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Lurgan , town (1991 pop. 21,905), Co. Ulster, central Northern Ireland, near Lough Neagh. A textile center since the 17th cent., Lurgan is also a market hub with factories that produce machinery. The town was founded in the early 17th cent. by settlers from England; its castle dates from that period. The poet George William Russell was born in Lurgan. Author not available, LURGAN. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Lurgan
Lurgan (Lorgain), Northern Ireland/UK Derived from lorga ‘shin’ and thus meaning ‘ridge’ or ‘strip of land’. Read more

Lurgan
Lurgan ( Lorgain ) Armagh, Donegal, Westmeath. ‘Ridge’. Read more

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	Lurgan won't claim points; Cricket.(Sport) ; Lurgan will not be 'claiming' the points for their postponed Ulster...Patterson insists that he was under the impression that Lurgan had accepted his request to postpone their match at Pollock Park on Saturday. On Sunday morning he read that Lurgan would be claiming the points. My last conversation was... Read more
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	Trouble looms in Lurgan over death of lawyer.(News) ; LURGAN, Northern Ireland - As 1999 draws to a close with Northern...periods in three decades, a dark cloud hangs over the town of Lurgan. It was here last March that, moments after leaving her...become one of the RUC's most articulate and dogged critics. Lurgan's Colin Duffy was her most high-profile ... Read more
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	Cricket: Lurgan rocked by Lawson ban.(Sport) ; LURGAN make their long awaited return to action on Saturday but...for the rest of the summer, a decision that has left the Lurgan club ''flabbergasted''. A telephone call to secretary Billy Boyd relayed the latest bad news late on Thursday and Lurgan were yesterday still waiting for an official ... Read more
	HOCKEY: Lurgan crowned champs.(Sport) ; LURGAN College were crowned All-Ireland Schoolgirl hockey champions...game. But the Dublin side needed to win handsomely to stop Lurgan's march towards the trophy. Earlier, the Ulster champions...of the goals with the other one coming from Zoe McNally. Lurgan were twice ahead against St Andrew's through ... Read more
	Into Africa ... Lurgan girls on the hockey trip of hope ; A GROUP of 16 girls from the Lurgan Ladies Hockey Club will arrive in South...Foundation. But for the first time, the Lurgan players, on their return, will bring...clinic for a week from August 24. The Lurgan Club, in conjunction with Moira businessman... Read more

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