Why Is Lurgan Called Spade Town?
Cultural References. There Is a Figure of Speech Used in Ireland – to Have a Face as Long as a Lurgan Spade – Meaning "To Look Miserable". the Origins of This...
Cultural references. There is a figure of speech used in Ireland – to have a face as long as a Lurgan spade – meaning "to look miserable". The origins of this expression are disputed. One theory is that a "Lurgan spade" was an under-paid workman digging what is now the Lurgan Park lake.
Is Lurgan nice?
Lurgan came third in the poll on the most desirable place to live. Royal Mail commissioned the study of postcode districts to find the most desirable places to live and work in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
When was Lurgan founded?
Lurgan, market town, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon district, southeastern Northern Ireland. In 1610 James I granted land to John Brownlow, who formed an English colony there.
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