- Ballinderry
Infobox Place Ireland
name = Ballinderry
irish = Baile an Doire
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province =Ulster
county =County Londonderry ,County Tyrone
NI district = Cookstown
UK constituency = Mid Ulster
EU constituency = Northern Ireland
stdcode = 028, +44 28
posttown = Cookstown
postcode = BT80, BT45
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web =Ballinderry (derive|Irish|Baile an Doire|Town of the oak wood) is a small parish situated on the
County Londonderry /County Tyrone border inNorthern Ireland . It is a rural region of about 350 houses and lies on the western shores ofLough Neagh , with relative close proximity toCookstown ,Coalisland ,Magherafelt andDungannon . Ballinderry is besideArdboe , Moortown,The Loup andBallyronan .The parish contains two small villages:
Ballylifford andDerrychrin . Ballinderry gives its name to one of the three electoral areas that make upCookstown District Council . Two councillors live in Ballinderry: Michael McIvor (Sinn Féin ) andPatsy McGlone (Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).Martin McGuinness is MP for the area. Sinn Féin has a branch in the town, known as the "Volunteers Heron/Wilkinson/McNally Cumann".Places of interest
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 besttrout rivers inUlster , and is also good forsalmon . One variety of trout, known asdollaghan , is native to theLough Neagh area.Canoeing is also popular along the river and canoe steps have been built at several points to aid the sport's participants.Due to its location on the shores of Lough Neagh, fishing was historically the primary source of income for many local people.
People of interest
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Seán Larkin ( _ga. Seán Ó Lorcain) was a militant Irish republican from thetownland of Bellagherty (Baile Uí Facharthaigh) in Ballinderry. He was a member of theIrish Volunteers in the early 1910s, and was later a member of theIrish Republican Army (3rd Western Division) during theIrish War of Independence . He did not support theAnglo-Irish Treaty , which gave independence to most of Ireland (as theIrish Free State ) because it allowedNorthern Ireland to remain within theUnited Kingdom and fought for the "anti-treaty" side in theIrish Civil War which followed. He was executed by the Irish Free State onMarch 14 1923 . Republicans hold commemorations at his graveside every year.
*Declan Bateson - Member of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland winning team.
*Enda Muldoon - All Star winning Derry footballer.
*Kevin McGuckin - Current Derry player and vice-captain.
*Conleith Gilligan - Current Derry player
*James Conway - Current Derry player
*Niall McCusker - Current Derry player
*Coilín Devlin - Current Derry player
*Michael McIver - Current Derry player
*Raymond Wilkinson - Current Derry player
* Suspectedserial killer John Bodkin Adams , lived in Ballinderry from 1903 to 1911. He became ageneral practitioner and worked inEastbourne ,England from 1922. He was charged in 1957 with the murder of 2 patients but was acquitted. He was however, suspected of causing the death of 163 other patients. [Cullen, Pamela V., "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, ISBN 1-904027-19-9]port
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Gaelic games are the most popular sports in the area, withBallinderry Shamrocks GAC ( _ga. Baile an Doire na Seamróga) being the local club. Pairc na Seamróg is the team's grounds. Ballinderry, best known for winning theAll-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship in 2002, fieldsGaelic football teams at U8, U10 U12, U14, U16, Minor, Reserve, Thirds and Senior levels. There are also Minor and SeniorCamogie teams. [ [http://ulster.gaa.ie/Derry%20Clubs/ballinderry.html The Birth Of Gaelic Football In Ballinderry] ]
*Angling is also popular in the area, judging by the growing membership of "Ballinderry Bridge Angling Club".Education
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Ballylifford Primary School - Catholic primary school
*Derrychrin Primary School - Catholic primary schoolTownlands
References
* [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information System]
* [http://www.proni.gov.uk/geogindx/parishes/par025.htm The Public Reference Office of Northern Ireland]
* [http://www.ballinderrygac.com/index.html Ballinderry GAC Website]
* [http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/shortbreaks/product.aspx?ProductID=1966 Discover Northern Ireland article on Ballinderry River]External links
* [http://www.ballinderrygac.com/index.html Ballinderry Shamrocks GAC]
ee also
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List of villages in Northern Ireland
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