Castledawson is a small village in County Londonderry (Derry), Northern Ireland,and was built on the older townland of Shanemullagh. It lies four miles from the north-western shore of Lough Neagh close to the market town of Magherafelt and at the foot of the Sperrins. It is home to the football club Moyola Park FC and the eighteen hole Moyola golf club. County Londonderry or County Derry (Doire in Irish) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. ... Northern Ireland is one of four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... Lough Neagh Lough Neagh (pronounced ; Irish Loch nEathach ) is the largest lough, or body of freshwater, in Ireland and Britain. ... Magherafelt District Council is a Local Council in County Derry in Northern Ireland. ... Sperrins is a mountain range in Northern Ireland. ... Moyola Park FC is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the Irish Football League. ... Moyola Park is an 18-hole championship golf course set in 130 acres of wooded parkland in the Shanemullagh Estate of Castledawson, Co. ...

The village was named after its 'castle' (actually a large manor house) built by Joshua Dawson in 1713. // Events April 11 - War of the Spanish Succession: Treaty of Utrecht June 23 - French residents of Acadia given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia Canada first Orrery built by George Graham Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713...

The River Moyola, which dissects the village, is popular with anglers and has managed stocks of salmon (but also has perch, eel, trout and breen) and is crossed in the village by the largest single-span stone bridge in Ireland. Dominating the horizon to the west of the village is a dramatic rath (an early medieval ringfort). The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow up to 58 long and 126 pounds. ...

Famous residents have included James Chichester-Clark (Baron Moyola) who was the last prime minister of Northern Ireland in 1971. James Chichester-Clark, Baron Moyola of Castledawson (February 12, 1923 - May 17, 2002), was the fifth Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. ...