Dungiven (from Irish: Dún Geimhin, meaning "Gevin's fort") is a small town, townland and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is on the main A6 Belfast to Derry road. It lies where the rivers Roe, Owenreagh and Owenbeg meet at the foot of the 1,525 ft (465 m) Benbradagh. Nearby is the Glenshane Pass, where the road rises to over 1,000 ft (300 m). It had a population of 2,993 people in the 2001 Census, an increase of 6% over 1991.
Population: 3,066
Latitude: 54° 55' 59.99" N
Longitude: -6° 55' 0.01" W
The Battle of Antrim was fought on 7 June 1798, in County Antrim, Ireland during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 between British troops and Irish insurgents led by Henry Joy McCracken. The British won the battle, beating off a rebel attack on Antrim tow…
St. Columb's College is a Roman Catholic boys' grammar school in Derry, Northern Ireland and, since 2008, a specialist school in Mathematics and Computing. It is named after Saint Columba, the Irish missionary monk who founded a monastery in the are…
Magherafelt District Council is a district council in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. It is set to merge with Cookstown District Council and Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council on th 1st of April 2015 under local government reorganisa…
Limavady Borough Council (Irish: Comhairle Bhuirg Léim an Mhadaidh) is a local government body in Northern Ireland. It is set to merge with Coleraine Borough Council, Ballymoney Borough Council and Moyle District Council in May 2015 under local gove…
Downhill House was a mansion built in the 18th century for Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol at Downhill, Northern Ireland. Much of the building was destroyed by fire in 1851 before being rebuilt in the 1870s.
Celtic Park (Irish: Páirc na gCeilteach) is a GAA stadium in Derry, Northern Ireland.
Beltany is a neolithic stone circle just south of Raphoe town in County Donegal, Ireland. It dates from around 1400-800 BC and comprises 64 stones around a low earth platform or tumulus, situated at the summit of Tops Hill. One stone is decorated wi…
Shackleton Barracks is a former military installation at Ballykelly in Northern Ireland.
The Diocese of Derry (Irish: Deoise Dhoire) is a diocese in the north of Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh.
North Antrim is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
East Londonderry, also referred to as East Derry, is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Kells (from Irish: Na Cealla) is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is near the town of Ballymena, with the area encompassing Kells and the village of Connor (Ulster-Scots: Connyer) which are very close together and have a joint primar…
The Waterside generally refers to the part of Derry on the east bank of the River Foyle. Traditionally, the Waterside ends at the Caw roundabout near the Foyle Bridge. Areas such as Eglinton and Limavady are not part of the Waterside.
The Strabane transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located at Legfordrum and situated very close to the town of Strabane, in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (Grid Reference: H393947, GNR: IH393947).
Feeny (from Irish Na Fíneadha, meaning "the woods") is a village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is between Dungiven and Claudy. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 542. Feeny lies just inside the boundary of the Sperr…
The M22 is a motorway in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Greysteel or Gresteel is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies 9 miles (14 km) to the east of Derry and 7 miles (11 km) to the west of Limavady on the main A2 coast road between Limavady and Derry, overlooking Lough Foyle. It is…
The Glenshane Pass (from Irish Gleann Seáin, meaning "Shane's valley") is a major mountain pass cutting through the Sperrin Mountains in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.