Aghadowey
Aghadowey
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| Townland | |
Aghadowey in 2008 | |
Aghadowey Aghadowey Location within Northern Ireland | |
| Area | 0.6907 sq mi (1.789 km2) [1] |
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| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COLERAINE |
| Postcode district | BT51 |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
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| NI Assembly | |
Aghadowey (from Irish Achadh Dubhthaigh 'Duffy’s field')[2][3] is a townland in east County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in Aghadowey civil parish, and is part of Causeway Coast and Glens district. It is close to the county boundary with County Antrim.
Sport
Aghadowey is a popular angling area, with anglers fishing both the River Bann and the Agivey River. Aghadowey Stadium hosts regular motorcycle racing, stock car racing, and also rallying as a RallySport Association event, on the disused RAF Mullaghmore airfield.[4] Aghadowey was the home circuit (1.003 miles/1.614 km) of the Motor Cycle Road Racing Club of Ireland (MCRRCI) (now Bishopscourt Race Circuit near Downpatrick) and was first used for racing in 1975, after the club was forced to vacate their previous circuit at Maghaberry to make way for a new prison development.
Aghadowey F.C. was founded in 1968 when the Coleraine and district league formed, before this they played as Agivey. They have notable rivalries with both Garvagh F.C. and Kilrea F.C.
Transport
- Aghadowey railway station opened on 19 February 1880, but closed on 28 August 1950.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Northern Ireland Environment Agency. "NIEA Map Viewer". Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "Achadh Dubhthaigh/Aghadowey". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ Joyce, Patrick Weston (1923). "Aghadowey". Irish Local Names Explained. The Educational Company of Ireland. ISBN 0713465182.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ "Mullaghmore". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Aghadowey station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2007.