Moira, County Down

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'''Moira''' ({{Irish derived place name|Maigh Rath|plain of the streams or wheels}})<ref>[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=11007 Placenames NI] - Moira</ref> is a town and [[Civil parishes in Ireland|civil parish]] in [[County Down]], [[Northern Ireland]]. It is in the northwest of the county, near the border with counties [[County Antrim|Antrim]] and [[County Armagh|Armagh]]. The [[M1 motorway (Northern Ireland)|M1 motorway]] and [[Belfast–Dublin railway line]] are nearby. The population was 4,591 at the [[United Kingdom census, 2011|2011 Census]].<ref name=Census2011>{{cite web | url = https://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/AreaProfileReportViewer.aspx?FromAPAddressMulipleRecords=Moira@Exact%20match%20of%20location%20name:%20@Exact%20Match%20Of%20Location%20Name:%20%20Moira@23? | title = Census 2011 Population Statistics for Moira Settlement | publisher = [[Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency]] (NISRA) | access-date = 25 July 2019}}</ref>

'''Moira''' ({{Irish derived place name|Maigh Rath|plain of the streams or wheels}})<ref>[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=11007 Placenames NI] - Moira</ref> is a town and [[Civil parishes in Ireland|civil parish]] in [[County Down]], [[Northern Ireland]]. It is in the northwest of the county, near the border with counties [[County Antrim|Antrim]] and [[County Armagh|Armagh]]. The [[M1 motorway (Northern Ireland)|M1 motorway]] and [[Belfast–Dublin railway line]] are nearby. The population was 4,879 at the [[United Kingdom census, 2021|2021 Census]].<ref name=Census2011>{{cite web | url = https://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/AreaProfileReportViewer.aspx?FromAPAddressMulipleRecords=Moira@Exact%20match%20of%20location%20name:%20@Exact%20Match%20Of%20Location%20Name:%20%20Moira@23? | title = Census 2011 Population Statistics for Moira Settlement | publisher = [[Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency]] (NISRA) | access-date = 25 July 2019}}</ref>

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