Loughgall is surrounded by 5,000 acres of apple orchards, prettiest at blossom time (May/June). Loughgall Manor, at the end of an avenue of mature lime tree, is a picturesque gabled mansion with a lake. Work on the estate includes livestock husbandry and plant breeding as well as fruit and vegetable research. An ancient yew walk near the manor house was planted over 300 years ago by the Cope family who settled here in 1610. The Orange Order was founded by Pretestant farmers in 1795 at Sloane's Bar in Loughgall after a fight between Peep O' Day boys (Protestant) and Defenders (Catholic) at the Diamond, outside the village.
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