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has strong connections with Ahoghill. Thousands of ordinary folk had their lives changed at this time. Especially notable is the reports of men and women weeping in the streets of Ahoghill. On Monday 14 March 1859 a thanksgiving service took place in the new First Ahoghill Presbyterian Meetinghouse
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spoke. It was estimated that 3,000 people attended and the commotion was such that the minister ordered the building to be emptied out of fear of the crowded gallery giving way. The crowd spent upwards of three hours in the rain continuing in prayer and praise. The gallery of First Ahoghill still
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Today Ahoghill has three Presbyterian churches, First Ahoghill on Straid Road, Brookside on Brook Street and Trinity on Church Street. There is also St Colmanell's Church of Ireland on Church Street, a Gospel Hall on Glenhugh Road and a Roman Catholic Chapel on Ballynafie road.
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The village has seen frequent sectarian attacks, particularly in 2005 when several Catholic families left after attacks on their homes, and is considered a staunchly
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Ahoghill had a population of 3,417 people (1,327 households) at the 2011 census, an increase of 11.8% on the 2001 census population of 3,055.
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bears the effects of this event; it is visibly sunken to one side.
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who was a UVF member despite also being a former police officer.
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area. It had a population of 3,417 people at the 2011 census.
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22.2% were aged under 16 and 12.6% were aged 65 and over
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48.8% of the population were male and 51.2% were female
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Ahoghill is located in Northern Ireland
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County Antrim
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Antrim
54°51′04″N 6°21′58″W / 54.851°N 6.366°W / 54.851; -6.366

Church of Ireland
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civil parish
County Antrim
Ballymena

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