Ardstraw
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Coordinates: 54°44′02″N 7°27′35″W / 54.7339°N 7.45972°W
| Ardstraw | |
| Irish: Ard Sratha | |
 Ardstraw Presbyterian Church |
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 Ardstraw
Ardstraw shown within Northern Ireland |
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| Population | 222 (2001 Census) |
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| Irish grid reference | H348874 |
| District | Strabane |
| County | County Tyrone |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STRABANE |
| Postcode district | BT82 |
| Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
| EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | West Tyrone |
| NI Assembly | West Tyrone |
| List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Tyrone | |
Ardstraw (from Irish: Ard Sratha)[1] is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, three miles northwest of Newtownstewart. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 222 people.
Ardstraw was once the seat of an important bishopric, as well as the ancient resting place of the local branch of the O'Neill clan. Today, the village is an key part of a thriving farming community. The stone mill buildings at Ardstraw are a distinctive riverside feature on the River Derg.
[edit] History
In 1198, John de Courcy, a Norman knight who had invaded Ulster in 1177, returned to County Donegal to devastate Inishowen and on his way destroyed churches at Ardstraw and Raphoe.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ DeBreffny, D & Mott, G (1976). The Churches and Abbeys of Ireland. London: Thames & Hudson. pp. 60–61.
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