Castlederg Caisleán na Deirge
Location
Statistics
Province:	Ulster
County:	County Tyrone
District:	Strabane
UK Parliament:	West Tyrone
European Parliament:	Northern Ireland
Dialling Code:	028, +44 28
Post Town:	Castlederg
Postal District(s):	BT81
Population (2001)	2,758
Website: www.strabanedc.gov.uk

Castlederg (Caisleán na Deirge in Irish) is a large village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, lying on the River Derg. It is the most westerly town in Tyrone and is a busy market town serving an important agricultural area. The town has a ruined castle and two ancient tombs known as the Druid's Altar and Todd's Den. It had a population of 2,758 people in the 2001 Census. It is situated within the Strabane District Council area. File links The following pages link to this file: Strabane District Council Categories: GFDL images ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Statistics Area: 24,481 km² Population (2006 estimate) 1,993,918 Ulster (Irish: Cúige Uladh, IPA: ) forms one of the four traditional provinces of Ireland. ... For much of its history, the island of Ireland was divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced IPA: ). Two historical counties, County Desmond and County Coleraine, no longer exist. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Omagh Area: 3,155 km² Population (est. ... Northern Ireland is divided into 26 districts for local government purposes. ... Strabane District Council/Comhairle Ceantair an tSrath Bán is a Local Council in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... West Tyrone is a British Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary body of the European Union. ... Northern Ireland is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Subscriber trunk dialling (STD) (also known as Subscriber toll dialling) is an obsolete term for the UK telephone system allowing subscribers to dial trunk calls without operator assistance. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Omagh Area: 3,155 km² Population (est. ... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, BSL, NISL, ISL Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Ian Paisley  - Deputy First Minister... Pierrefonds Castle, France Castle has a history of scholarly debate surrounding its exact meaning. ... A tomb is a small building (or vault) for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. ... UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ... Strabane District Council/Comhairle Ceantair an tSrath Bán is a Local Council in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. ...

The village plays host to several of the district's key events each year including the Derg Vintage Rally and the traditional Apple Fair which sees the apple growers of County Armagh visit to sell their wares. Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Armagh Area: 1,254 km² Population (est. ...

Traditionally Castlederg was a traveller’s stop along the ancient pilgrimage route to Station Island on Lough Derg. The town boasts ancient ruins, monastic settlements and as the stories go has connections to Davy Crockett and Joe Sheridan the creator of Irish Coffee. There are two loughs (lakes) in Ireland of the name Lough Derg: Lough Derg in Munster is the second largest lake in the Republic of Ireland and borders Tipperary, Galway, County Clare and others. ... Davy Crockett Colonel David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was a celebrated 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician; usually referred to as Davy Crockett and by the popular title King of the Wild Frontier. He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives, served...

Places of interest

• Castlederg has its own purpose built visitor centre where such famous associations as Davy Crockett are celebrated.

Education

• Saint Patrick's Primary School
• Saint Eugene's High School
• Edwards Primary School
• Castlederg High School

Sport

• Dergview F.C.
• Churchtown F.C.
• Barrowfield F.C.
• Caislean Na Deirge GAC

Dergview FC is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the Irish Football League. ...

History

The Troubles

Castlederg is cited as "the most bombed small town" (by the IRA) in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, though this dubious honour was disputed, with near-by Strabane (although Strabane is a much larger town in which district council Castlederg is a part of) also trying to claim the title. For the UK post-rock band, see Troubles (band) The Troubles is a term used to describe the latest installment of periodic communal violence involving Republican and Loyalist paramilitary organisations, the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), the British Army and others in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s until the late... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...

For more information see The Troubles in Castlederg, which includes a list of incidents in Castlederg during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities. The Troubles in Castlederg recounts incidents during, and the effects of, The Troubles in Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ...

2001 Census

Castlederg is classified as an intermediate settlement by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with a population between 2,250 and 4,500 people). On Census Day 29th April 2001 the resident population of Castlederg ward was 2074. Of this population:

• 23.0% were under 16 years old and 22.7% were aged 60 and above;
• 48.2% of the population were male and 51.8% were female; and
• 59.0% were from a Catholic Community Background and 40.5% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' Community Background.
• 6.2% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service

References

• NI Conflict Archive on the Internet
• Cycle Northwest
• Strabane District Council

External links

• Welcome to Castlederg

See also

• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• List of towns in Northern Ireland

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