Ballinderry () is a small

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on both sides of the

County Londonderry County Londonderry (Ulster Scots dialects, Ulster-Scots: ''Coontie Lunnonderrie''), also known as County Derry (), is one of the six Counties of Northern Ireland, counties of Northern Ireland, one of the thirty-two Counties of Ireland, count ...

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border in

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. It is a rural parish of about 350 houses and lies on the western shores of

Lough Neagh Lough Neagh ( ; ) is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland and is the largest lake on the island of Ireland and in the British Isles. It has a surface area of and is about long and wide. According to Northern Ireland Water, it supplies 4 ...

. The parish contains two small villages: Ballylifford and Derrychrin, which are of relatively close proximity to

Cookstown Cookstown (, ) is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the fourth-largest town in the county and had a population of 12,546 in the 2021 census. It, along with Magherafelt and Dungannon, is one of the main towns in the Mid-Ulster ...

Coalisland Coalisland () is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with a population of 5,682 in the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census. Four miles from Lough Neagh, it was formerly a centre for coal mining. History Origins In the late 1 ...

Magherafelt Magherafelt ( ; , ) is a town and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 9,071 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census. It is the biggest town in the south of the county an ...

and

Dungannon Dungannon (, ) is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second-largest town in the county (after Omagh) and had a population of 16,282 at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2021 Census. The Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Counci ...

. They are also very close to the settlements of

Ardboe Ardboe () is a large parish civil parish in east County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It borders the western shore of Lough Neagh and lies within the Mid Ulster District Council area. It is also the name of the local civil parish, which incorporate ...

, Moortown,

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, and

Ballyronan Ballyronan () is a village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on the north western shore of Lough Neagh. The village is from Magherafelt and from Cookstown. It is situated within Mid-Ulster District. History The village w ...

Places of interest

The Ballinderry River flows into Lough Neagh at Ballinderry. The river has formed the border between the two counties of Londonderry and Tyrone since the creation of the former. It is regarded by anglers as one of the best

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rivers in

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, and is also good for

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. One variety of trout, known as

dollaghan Dollaghan are a variety of brown trout (''Salmo trutta'') native to Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland, and many of its tributaries. They are a potamodromous migratory trout spending much of the year in the lough, returning to the rivers in autumn to ...

, is native to the

area.

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is also popular along the river and canoe steps have been built at several points to aid the sport's participants. Owing to its location on the shores of Lough Neagh, fishing was historically the primary source of income for many local people.

Notable people

* *

Enda Muldoon Enda Muldoon (born 11 September 1977) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team and has won an Ulster Senior Football Championship and two National League titles with the county, as well as Ulster Minor, Ulster Under ...

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Former

Derry GAA The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland (the GAA refers to the county as ...

footballer. *

Kevin McGuckin Kevin "Slith" McGuckin (born 21 February 1981) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Derry county team, with whom he has won a National League title. McGuckin was captain of the Derry team for 2007 and is currently the vice-captain. He is re ...

- Former Derry GAA player and vice-captain. *

Conleith Gilligan Conleith "Deets" Gilligan (born 17 December 1979) is a Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team, with whom he won two National League titles. Gilligan plays his club football for Ballinderry Shamrocks. He was instrumental in hel ...

- Former Derry GAA player * James Conway - Former Derry GAA player * Suspected

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John Bodkin Adams John Bodkin Adams (21 January 18994 July 1983) was a British general practitioner, convicted fraudster, and suspected serial killer. Between 1946 and 1956, 163 of his patients died while in comas, which was deemed to be worthy of investigation ...

lived in Ballinderry from 1903 to 1911. He became a

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and worked in

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, from 1922. He was charged in 1957 with the murder of two patients but was acquitted. He was however, suspected of causing the death of 163 other patients.

Sport

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are the most popular sports in the area, with Ballinderry Shamrocks GAC being the local club. Páirc na Seamróg is the team's grounds. Ballinderry GAC is best known for winning the

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in 2002. They field

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teams at U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor, Reserve, Thirds and Senior levels. Ballinderry also fields

Camogie Camogie ( ; ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities. A variant of the game "hurling" (which is played by men only), it is organised ...

teams from U6, U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, U18 and Seniors. *Angling is also popular in the area, judging by the growing membership of "Ballinderry Bridge Angling Club".

Education

* Ballylifford Primary School - Catholic primary school * Derrychrin Primary School - Catholic primary school

Townlands

Ballinderry consists of 12 townlands.Public Records Office Northern Ireland
- Parish of Ballinderry Below is a list of these townlands along with their Irish origin and meaning.Place Names NI
/ref> * Ardagh () *Ballinderry () * Ballydonnell () * Ballylifford * Ballymultrea () * Ballyronan Beg () * Belagherty * Killymuck () *Lanaglug () *The Gort alias Eglish () *Mullan Upper () *Mullan Lower ()

References

NI Neighbourhood Information System

Discover Northern Ireland article on Ballinderry River

External links

{{County Tyrone