Ballinderry

Ballinderry (from the Irish: Baile an Doire meaning "Town of the oak wood") is a small parish situated on the County Londonderry / County Tyrone border in Northern Ireland. It is a rural region of about 350 houses and lies on the western shores of Lough Neagh, with relative close proximity to Cookstown, Magherafelt and Dungannon. Ballinderry is beside Ardboe, Moortown, The Loup and Ballyronan.

The parish contains two small villages; Ballylifford and Derrychrin. Ballinderry gives its name to one of the three electoral areas that make up Cookstown District Council. Two councillers live in Ballinderry; Michael McIvor (Sinn Féin) and Patsy 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.

1 Places of interest
2 People of interest
3 Sport
4 Education
5 Townlands
6 References
7 External links
8 See also

[edit] 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 best trout rivers in Ulster, and is also good for salmon. One variety of trout, known as dollaghan, is native to the Lough 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.

[edit] People of interest

Seán Larkin (Irish: Seán Ó Lorcain) was a militant Irish republican from the townland of Bellagherty (Baile Uí Facharthaigh) in Ballinderry. He was a member of the Irish Volunteers in the early 1910s, and was later a member of the Irish Republican Army (3rd Western Division) during the Irish War of Independence. He did not support the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which gave independence to most of Ireland (as the Irish Free State) because it allowed Northern Ireland to remain within the United Kingdom and fought for the "anti-treaty" side in the Irish Civil War which followed. He was executed by the Irish Free State on March 14 1923. Republicans hold commemorations at his graveside every year.

Enda Muldoon plays Gaelic football for Ballinderry Shamrocks and the Derry county side. He won an All-Star award in 2004.

Suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams, lived in Ballinderry Bridge from 1903 to 1911. He became a general practitioner and worked in Eastbourne 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.^[1]

[edit] Sport

Gaelic Games are the most popular sports in the area, with Ballinderry Shamrocks (Baile an Doire na Seamróg) being the local club. Pairc na Seamróg is the team's grounds. Ballinderry, who won their first county championship title in 1927, fields Gaelic football teams at U12, U14, U16, Minor, Reserve, Thirds and Senior levels. There are also Minor and Senior Camogie teams.^[2]

Angling is also popular in the area, judging by the growing membership of "Ballinderry Bridge Angling Club".

[edit] Education

Ballylifford Primary School
Derrychrin Primary School

[edit] Townlands

Townland name in English	Townland name in Irish (original)	Meaning
Ardagh	Ardachadh	High field
Ballinderry	Baile an Doire	Town of the oakwood
Ballydonnell	Baile Uí Domnaill	Town of the O'Donnells
Ballygillen Beg	Baile Uí Ghilín Beag	Small town of the O'Gillens
Ballygillen More	Baile Uí Ghilín Mór	Large town of the O'Gillens
Ballylifford	Baile Leithearr / Baile Leitbearr	Town of the short turn or side
Ballymoyle	Baile Mael	Bald, bare townland
Ballymultrea	Baile Uí Maoiltrea	O'Multrea's townland (The name O'Multrea means the servant of the virgin saint, St Trea)
Ballyronan Beg	Baile Uí Rónáin Beag	Small town of the O'Ronans
Bellagherty	Baile Uí Facharthaigh	Townland of the O'Faherty's
Derrychrin (Conygham)	Doire Crann	Oakwood of the very large tree
Derrychrin (Eglish)	Doire Crann	Oakwood of the very large tree
Druminard	Drumín Ard	The small ridge of the height
Killymuck	Coill á Muc	The church or wood of pigs
Lanaglug	Lann na gClog	The church of the bells
The Gort alias Eglish	Eaglais	Church land
Mullan Upper	Mullán	Little summit
Mullan Lower	Mullán	Little summit

[edit] References

^ Cullen, Pamela V., "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, ISBN 1-904027-19-9
^ The Birth Of Gaelic Football In Ballinderry