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Omagh Travel Guide Information
Omagh is the county town of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. The town, which is the largest in the county, has an estimated population of 22,182 and a further 30,017 live in the Omagh District Council area (2008 estimates). Omagh also contains the [...]
Continue reading...Newcastle Tourism Information
Monday, October 27, 2008
Newcastle West is a town in west County Limerick, Ireland. The town is the largest town in the county, excluding Limerick city, and is sited on the River Arra which flows into the River Deel. Newcastle West sits in the centre of a large bowl shaped valley in West Limerick, known one time as the [...]
Continue reading...Enniskillen Travel Guide Information
Monday, October 27, 2008
Enniskillen (meaning “Kathleen’s Island”) is the county town (and largest town) in County Fermanagh. It is located almost exactly in the centre of the county between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. The elected MP (Member of Parliament) over this area is Sinn Fein’s Michelle Gildernew MP MLA. With a population of over 13,000, [...]
Continue reading...Dungiven Travel Information
Monday, October 27, 2008
Dungiven is a small town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on the main Belfast to Derry road. It is situated where the rivers Roe, Owenreagh and Owenbeg converge at the foot of the 1,535ft Benbradagh mountain, next to the Glenshane Pass where the road rises to over 1,000ft. It is designated as a Small Town [...]
Continue reading...Downhill Tourist Information
Monday, October 27, 2008
Downhill (A black rock on the sea coast not far from Downhill) is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, near Castlerock. Started in 1776, Downhill was the romantic vision of Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol and Bishop of Derry. The Earl Bishop created an elegant mansion at Downhill, which now lies in ruins, [...]
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Derry or Londonderry often called the Maiden City, is a city in Northern Ireland. The old walled city of Londonderry lies on the west bank of the River Foyle with the location of old Derry on the east bank, the present city now covers both banks (Cityside to the west and Waterside to the east): [...]
Continue reading...Bushmills Tourism Information
Monday, October 27, 2008
Bushmills (in Irish: Muileann na Buaise) is a very small town on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Bushmills had 1,319 inhabitants in the 2001 Census and is 95 km from Belfast, 10 km from Ballycastle and 15 km from Coleraine. The town’s name is derived from the River Bush, one of Northern [...]
Continue reading...Belfast Tourist Visitor Guide
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. It is the largest urban area in Northern Ireland and the province of Ulster, the fifteenth-largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest city in Ireland The city suffered disruption, conflict, and destruction during the Troubles, but later [...]
Continue reading...Ballycastle Tourist Information
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Ballycastle is a small town in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Its population was 5,089 people in the 2001 Census. It is the seat and main settlement of Moyle District Council. The town has a beach, and views across to Rathlin Island and the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland. The town is at the northern mainland [...]
Continue reading...Armagh Travel Information
Sunday, October 26, 2008
The city of Armagh is an ancient religious site of worship of both Celtic paganism and Christianity, the oldest of the five cities in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. Armagh was granted a Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994, and city status was officially re-conferred in 1995. Armagh is [...]
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Monday, October 27, 2008
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