Douglas Bridge

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Douglas Bridge is a small village near Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 81 people. It lies within the Strabane District Council area.[1]

The name comes the from Irish: Dúglas meaning "black stream" and the English bridge. Douglas is the townland in which the village lies. The modern Irish name is Droichead na Dúghlaise.[2]

People [edit]

  • The poem - Ballad of Douglas Bridge by Francis Carlin - appears in Anthology of Irish Verse, 1922, by Padraic Colum.
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References [edit]

  1. ^ "Douglas Bridge". NI Neighbourhood Information System, Gazeteer of Settlements. Retrieved 18 January 2011. 
  2. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland

Coordinates: 54°45′N 7°25′W / 54.750°N 7.417°W / 54.750; -7.417

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