Moira, County Down
Moira
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Part of Main Street, Moira, August 2022 | |
Location within County Down | |
| Population | 4,879 (2021 census) |
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| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CRAIGAVON |
| Postcode district | BT67 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
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| NI Assembly | |
Moira (from Irish Maigh Rath, meaning 'plain of the streams or wheels') is a town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is in the northwest of the county, near the border with counties Antrim and Armagh. The M1 motorway and Belfast–Dublin railway line are nearby. The population was 4,879 at the 2021 census.