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Offering a restaurant and a bar, Ardgort House is located in Castlederg, close to the River Derg where guests can go salmon fishing and 16 miles from the Ulster American Folk Park. Free WiFi access is available in this country house.
The accommodation will provide you with a TV and a seating area. There is also an electric kettle. Featuring a shower, private bathroom also comes with a bath or shower and free toiletries. You can enjoy garden view from the room. Bed linen and ironing facilities are available.
At Ardgort House you will find a garden and a bar. Other facilities offered at the property include grocery deliveries, meeting facilities and a children's playground. The property offers free parking.
An array of activities can be enjoyed on site or in the surroundings, including cycling, fishing, walking, camping and bird watching. This country house is 54.7 miles from Belfast International Airport.
Castlederg, County Tyrone.
Castlederg as seen from the sky.
Ireland (Condensed) | Family History Around Castlederg In County Tyrone | Europe Travel Vlog
Published Dec 29, 2018
Travelled from Amsterdam to Belfast for a few days. My ancestors beckoned
Castlederg @ Dergfest
Castlederg performed at Dergfest 2019
Castlederg, County Tyrone - flooding
Water levels rising in the River Derg caused flooding in Derg Park, Castlederg. Eventually i found a way to get over to the castle ruins
Castlefin & Steps Fishery, Carrick, Cusheen, River Finn 1 Dec 2016 v1
Castlefin Bridge
Castlefinn (Irish: Caisleán na Finne, meaning castle of the (river) Finn) sometimes spelt Castlefin is a market town in the Finn Valley of County Donegal, Ireland.
Castlefin Bridge which span the River Finn on the R235 road and is the main access route from Castlefin (Republic of Ireland) to Castlederg (Northern Ireland).
This bridge originally dates to the late-eighteenth century, a period that saw a great deal of road and bridge-building in Ireland, particularly by the Grand Juries (the forerunners of the County Councils) a bridge is depicted on the Taylor and Skinner map of the area from 1777 - 1883, though not on Moll's map dated 1714, which suggests that the bridge dates to between these dates. According to the Ordnance Survey Memoirs of 1836 Castlefinn Bridge at the entrance of the town from Castlederg, is a structure of 6 water arches and 6 land ones, although only ten are visible today due to build-up of the land to the north end adjacent to the river. It was built by a Mr. Mason and cost about £900, raised by assessment from the county, and was built at little cost on account of the stones being procured from the ruins of a castle site to the north-west side of the bridge.
There is a record of repairs in 1774 costing £47, which indicates that the bridge dates to before this time. This bridge probably replaced an earlier fording point, hence the presence site of a castle to the north side, and there was a ferry here in the seventeenth century.
A large corn store and quay for loading and unloading (4 boats were usually employed) had been built at the bridge by Dr. Francis Rogan, who is the principal proprietor of Castlefin.
This bridge is one of a number of fine bridges over the River Finn, and is an important element of the built heritage and transport history of County Donegal.
O’Donnell Castles
The O’Donnell chieftains of Donegal built castles at fords on the River Finn. One castle was located at Killygordon which fell into the hands of the English during the Nine Years War in the early 1600s. The castle and surrounding lands were granted to a Captain Ralph Mansfield for his part in the war. Mansfield and his heirs owned the property up to the end of the 19th century.
Another O’Donnell castle was located on the river at Castlefin. After the Nine Years War the castle and estates adjacent to the castle were confiscated and granted to General Kingsmill for dispersing the O’Donnell forces in that area. The lands were inherited by Sir John Kingsmill’s daughters and later passed on to their husbands through marriage. The castle at Castlefin was eventually dismantled, and as mentioned previously its stones were used in building the bridge across the river.
The castle at Lifford belonged to Manus O’Donnell, Earl of Donegal, during the time of King Henry VIII. He built his castle in 1527. It was later occupied by his grandson, Red Hugh O’Donnell, who was defeated in the Nine Years War with England. After the war, the site of the castle became the administrative center for the plantation of Ulster in Donegal. The county courthouse and jail were built there in 1746. Lifford remained Donegal’s seat of power until 1938.
River Finn
The River Finn starts at Lough Finn near Fintown in Co. Donegal. It flows east through the area known as Glenfin, past the towns of Ballanmore, Cloghan, Brockagh, and Welchtown and from here it runs through the twin towns of Ballybofey and Stranorlar. From there, it flows through the parish of Donaghmore, past Killygordon, Liscooley, Castlefin, Clady, and Lifford where it joins the River Mourne to form the River Foyle.
The river from Lough Finn to the River Mourne is 39 miles long. It is navigable up to Castlefin. In the 19th century, Dr. Francis Rogan, a surgeon at the Derry Hospital, operated a service that brought grain to the markets at Derry from Castlefin by boat once a week. Dr. Rogan was the landlord of many properties in Castlefin.
The River Finn is one of the best Atlantic salmon rivers in the locality. The main run of Grilse is between May through to July although the Finn has a reputation as a good spring salmon river. Spring salmon travel up the River Foyle from the Atlantic Ocean before arriving at the mouth of the River Finn (at Lifford) a distance of for 25 miles before head west up the Finn. Spring Salmon fishing is best in March through to May. A rod license is required to fish the River Finn with a number of beats being private thus requiring a day ticket.
Castlederg Time Lapse
Castlederg Time Lapse looking down the Castlefin Road
Castlederg and District Roll of Honour 1992
Castlederg and District Roll of Honour in Derg Parish Church,Castlederg on Remembrance Sunday 1992. Lest We Forget
Castlederg Charity Tractor Run 2010
all the wankers in the derg
SYND 24/06/72 MINE KILLS THREE BRITISH SOLDIERS ON ROAD TO DUNGIVEN AND CATHOLIC YOUTH IS SHOT DEAD
(24 Jun 1972) Mine kills three British soldiers on road to Dungiven and catholic youth is shot dead in Belfast.
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Shane Filan - About You | Derg Fest | Castlederg
Shane Filan | Derg Fest | Castlederg | 02.08.14
The Demon Of The Derg by David Barr.
Irish Horror movie. Castlederg, Co.Tyrone, Ireland.
Theme backed by Viola on Fruity Loops.
Little ride around Castlederg
A little ride around town and Castle Park testing a new camera.
Hope you enjoy as this is my first video. Thanks for watching.
Castles
There are many stories associated with the wonderful county of Tyrone and in particular with the castles and forts which stand watch over its beautiful countryside. Handed down from generation to generation through the rich oral tradition associated with the region , these stories continue to intrigue, fire the imagination and return some of the life and colour to the bricks, stones and mortar which mark their existence. The towns and villages of Newtonstewart, Dunamanagh and Castlederg provide just some of the legends associated with Castles in the area including the tale of a Chieftain in waiting who earned himself the title uncouth (Harry Avery O'Neill) , that of a lost piper whose plaintiff sounds can be heard on occasion from among the early morning mists rising from the River Derg and a tale of love lost and found at Altnachree which translates aptly as Hill of The Heart
Shane Filan - Wake Me Up (Cover) | Derg Fest | Castlederg
Shane Filan | Derg Fest | Castlederg | 02.08.14
Paranormal Activity footage recorded last night, at my place in Castlederg, Ireland.
I decided to record the activity after a few nights of strange goings on.
The first thing I noticed, when I watched it back, there was eyes at the bottom of my stairs :O.
It was in my back garden, was the one that shocked me the most and especially coming back into my hall-way :O.
Scary stuff!
IRA West Tyrone Brigade kill 5 British in boobytrap bombing Omagh 17 May 1973
four off-duty British Army soldiers (Barry Cox, Arthur Place, Derek Reed, and Sheridan Young) were killed by a booby trap bomb while getting into a car outside the Knock-na-Moe Castle Hotel, Omagh, County Tyrone; a fifth soldier (Frederick Drake) died of his injuries on 3 June. At the time this was the most Brit soldiers killed by the IRA in one attack, this attack would not be surpassed until Warrenpoint Ambush in 1979 six years later.
Regan Lyndsay Loyalist Singer Sashbash Castle Street Orange Hall 9/9/17
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