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Lurgan

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

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.

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Lurgan

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

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

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Lurgan

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

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

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