Drumsurn () is a small village and townland in

County Londonderry County Londonderry ( Ulster-Scots: ''Coontie Lunnonderrie''), also known as County Derry ( ga, Contae Dhoire), is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the thirty two counties of Ireland and one of the nine counties of Ulster. B ...

, Northern Ireland. It is southeast of

Limavady Limavady (; ) is a market town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, with Binevenagh as a backdrop. Lying east of Derry and southwest of Coleraine, Limavady had a population of 12,032 people at the United Kingdom census, 2011, 2011 Census ...

and northeast of

Dungiven Dungiven () is a small town, townland and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is near the main A6 Belfast to Derry road, which bypasses the town. It lies where the rivers Roe, Owenreagh and Owenbeg meet at the foot of the B ...

. It lies in the Roe Valley, at the foot of

Donald's Hill Donald's Hill ( ga, Cnoc Dhónaill) is a hill in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The summit reaches 399 metres above sea level and classifies as a Marilyn. Located at the edge of the Sperrin Mountains, the village of Drumsurn sits at ...

and at the edge of the Sperrins. Drumsurn had a population of 357 people in the 2001 Census. It is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens district.

The Troubles in Drumsurn

During the Troubles,

loyalist Loyalism, in the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and its former colonies, refers to the allegiance to the British crown or the United Kingdom. In North America, the most common usage of the term refers to loyalty to the British Cro ...

paramilitaries exploded a car bomb outside O’Connor's Supply House in the centre of the village on 26 July 1973. There was considerable damage but no casualties.

Sport

* Drumsurn GAC is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.

Transport

Drumsurn railway station Drumsurn railway station served Drumsurn in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway The Londonderry & Coleraine Railway is a Rail transport, railway line between the cities of Derry and Coleraine in Cou ...

opened on 4 July 1883, closed for passenger traffic on 1 January 1933 and finally closed altogether on 3 July 1950.

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{{authority control Villages in County Londonderry Causeway Coast and Glens district