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Strabane
Strabane (; ) is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Strabane had a population of 13,507 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th Open Government Licence v3.0 © Crown copyright. It lies on the east bank of the River Foyle. It is roughly midway from Omagh, Derry and Letterkenny. The River Foyle marks Irish border, the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. On the other side of the river (across Lifford Bridge) is the smaller town of Lifford, which is the county town of County Donegal, Donegal. The River Mourne flows through the centre of the town and meets the River Finn (County Donegal), Finn to form the Foyle River. A large hill named Knockavoe, which marks the beginning of the Sperrins, Sperrin Mountains, forms the backdrop to the town. History Early history The locale was home to a group of northern Celts known as the Orighella as far back as the fourth cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strabane Fair
Strabane (; ) is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Strabane had a population of 13,507 at the 2021 census. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th Open Government Licence v3.0 © Crown copyright. It lies on the east bank of the River Foyle. It is roughly midway from Omagh, Derry and Letterkenny. The River Foyle marks the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. On the other side of the river (across Lifford Bridge) is the smaller town of Lifford, which is the county town of Donegal. The River Mourne flows through the centre of the town and meets the Finn to form the Foyle River. A large hill named Knockavoe, which marks the beginning of the Sperrin Mountains, forms the backdrop to the town. History Early history The locale was home to a group of northern Celts known as the Orighella as far back as the fourth century when the territories of Owen (later Tír Eoghain) and Connail (later Tír Chonaill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derry And Strabane District Council
Derry City and Strabane District Council (; Ulster-Scots: ''Derry Cittie & Stràbane Destrìck Cooncil'') is the local authority for Derry and Strabane district in Northern Ireland. It was created as part of the 2014 Northern Ireland local government reform, replacing Derry City Council and Strabane District Council. The first elections to the authority were on 22 May 2014 and it acted as a shadow authority to its two predecessors until the new district formally came into being on 1 April 2015. The name was changed from Derry and Strabane City Council on 24 February 2016. Mayoralty Mayor Deputy Mayor Councillors For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEAs): Party strengths Councillors by electoral area Population The area covered by the new council has a population of 150,756 residents according to the 2011 UK census. See also * Local government in Northern Ireland * 2014 Northern Ireland local ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derry
Derry, officially Londonderry, is the second-largest City status in the United Kingdom, city in Northern Ireland, and the fifth-largest on the island of Ireland. Located in County Londonderry, the city now covers both banks of the River Foyle. Cityside and the old walled city being on the west bank and Waterside, Derry, Waterside on the east, with two road bridges and one footbridge crossing the river in-between. The population of the city was 85,279 in the 2021 census, while the Derry Urban Area had a population of 105,066 in 2011. The district administered by Derry City and Strabane District Council contains both Londonderry Port and City of Derry Airport. Derry is close to the Irish border, border with County Donegal, with which it has had a close link for many centuries. The person traditionally seen as the founder of the original Derry is Saint , a holy man from , the old name for almost all of modern County Donegal, of which the west bank of the Foyle was a part befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lifford
Lifford (, historically anglicised as ''Liffer'') is the county town of County Donegal, Ireland, the administrative centre of the county and the seat of Donegal County Council, although the town of Letterkenny is often mistaken as holding this role. Lifford lies in the River Finn (County Donegal), Finn Valley area of East Donegal where the River Finn (County Donegal), River Finn meets the River Mourne to create the River Foyle. The Burn Dale (also spelt as the Burn Deele), which flows through Ballindrait, flows into the River Foyle on the northern outskirts of Lifford. The original Irish language, Irish name for the town was Leith Bhearr which can be translated as 'Half or Grey water', a description of the nearby river. History The town grew up around a castle built there by Manus O'Donnell, Manghus Ó Domhnaill, ruler of Tír Chonaill (mostly modern County Donegal), in the 16th century. It later became a British Army garrison, garrison town until most of Ireland won indep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Tyrone (UK Parliament Constituency)
West Tyrone is a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The current MP is Órfhlaith Begley, a member of Sinn Féin, who has represented the constituency since the 2018 West Tyrone by-election, 2018 by-election. Constituency profile The seat is rural and includes the towns of Strabane and Omagh. Boundaries Since the constituency's creation in 1997, it has consisted of the territory of the former Districts of Omagh and Strabane. There were major local government boundary changes in 2015, but the constituency boundaries remained unchanged. The seat was created in a boundary review conducted in 1995 and was predominantly made out of the western half of the old Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency), Mid Ulster constituency – indeed it contains more of the old Mid Ulster than the current seat of that name. It also contains parts of the old Foyle (UK Parliament constituency), Foyle constituency. *Artigarvan; Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foyle River
The River Foyle () is a river in west Ulster in the northwest of the island of Ireland, which flows from the confluence of the rivers Finn and Mourne at the towns of Lifford in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, and Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. From here it flows to the city of Derry, where it discharges into Lough Foyle and, ultimately, the Atlantic Ocean. The total length of the River Foyle is . The river separates part of County Donegal from parts of both County Londonderry and County Tyrone. The district of County Donegal that borders the western bank of the River Foyle is traditionally known as the Laggan. This district includes the villages of St Johnston and Carrigans, both of which are nestled on the banks of the River. Tributaries The Burn Dale (also known as the Burn Deele or the River Deele) flows into the River Foyle on the northern outskirts of Lifford, while the Swilly Burn flows into the Foyle near Porthall, a hamlet between St Johnston a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
