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Draperstown (Baile na Crois in Irish) is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in the Sperrin Mountains, named after the London Drapers' Company. It is 12 km north-west of Magherafelt in the Upper Moyola Valley. It is commonly referred to by locals as Ballinascreen (Irish: Baile na Scrine) - the parish name of the area^{[citation needed]}. It had a population of 1,638 people in the 2001 Census. Administratively it is part of the Magherafelt District Council area. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... For other places with similar names, see Londonderry (disambiguation) and Derry (disambiguation). ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... The Sperrins, or Sperrin Mountains, are a range of hills in Ulster and one of the largest upland areas in Ireland. ... Arms of the Drapers Company The Worshipful Company of Drapers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London; it has the formal name of The Master and Wardens and Brethren and Sisters of the Guild or Fraternity of the Blessed Mary the Virgin of the Mystery of... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Ulster County: District: Magherafelt UK Parliament: Mid Ulster European Parliament: Northern Ireland Dialling Code: 028, +44 28 Post Town: Magherafelt Postal District(s): BT45 Population (2001) 8,372 Magherafelt (from the Irish: Machaire Fiolta meaning Plain of Fioghalta) is a town in County Londonderry... UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ... Magherafelt District Council is a Local Council in County Derry in Northern Ireland. ...

The village is a crossroads, which has a variety of shops and offices, three places of worship, public houses, livestock and sheep markets, two schools and three industrial estates. In Draperstown the buildings in the upper part of the town east of the crossroads, were originally laid out in a triangular village green, the Fair Hill and along three streets. Later the green became one of the two competing Shambles in the town, the other one still survives today. The Fair Hill holds the weekly sheep market on Fridays, and is famous for having the only regular open air sheep market in Ireland. The lower part of the town features the roundabout which formerly was a wide crossroads at the head of the broad St. Patrick’s Street. The two parts together form a distinctive townscape and historic settlement. Key listed buildings within the village include: St.Columba’s Church, Tobermore Road (1888), the Courthouse, 20 High Street (1839) and the Presbyterian Meeting House, 47 High Street (1843). The core of the village was designated a Conservation Area in 1979. The local Gaelic Athletic Club is St Colm's Ballinascreen GAC. Shambles is an obsolete term for an open-air slaughterhouse and meat market. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1843 (MDCCCXLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... A conservation area is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features or biota are safeguarded. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Senior Club Championships St Colms Ballinascreen GAC (Irish: CLG Naomh Colm Baile na Scrine) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballinascreen, which includes the town of Draperstown. ...

History

Historically it is a union of two settlements. In Elizabethan times the crossroads that was later to become Draperstown heralded a toll gate and a duckpond adjoining an earthern fort. At the onset of the Plantation of Ulster the escheated land was distributed among the Established Church and the twelve London Livery Companies that were to form the new county of Londonderry. The Ballinascreen area was divided between the Drapers' and the Skinners' companies, and the crossroads formed the boundary between the two. The area was largely forgotten by the two companies until the turn of the nineteenth century, the land and properties being leased out to others. The present town was founded in 1798 by Laughlin McNamee, who had a public house in Moneyneena, 3.5km north west of the crossroads. When he realised that his business was going to suffer when the local fair was to be moved, he transferred his premises to the crossroads and built a number of houses alongside. The new settlement was referred to by different names: the Cross of Ballinascreen, Moyheeland, and Burboy. In 1812 the Drapers' Company had a resurgent interest in their portion, and built a new planned town in the western reaches of their land, overlooking and adjoining the crossroads. This they referred to as Draperstown, and this was the name subsequently recognized by the Post Office. The Plantation of Ulster was a planned process of colonisation which took place in the northern Irish province of Ulster during the early 17th century in the reign of James I of England. ... Livery Companies are trade associations based in the City of London. ... Arms of the Drapers Company The Worshipful Company of Drapers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London; it has the formal name of The Master and Wardens and Brethren and Sisters of the Guild or Fraternity of the Blessed Mary the Virgin of the Mystery of... The Worshipful Company of Skinners is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. ... Year 1798 (MDCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Moneyneany, also referred to as Moneyneena, is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. ... For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting...

Sport

Gaelic games are the most popular sports in the area, with St. Colms's GAC Ballinascreen (CLG Naomh Colm Baile na Scrine) being the local club. Dean McGlinchey Park is the team's grounds. Gaelic games are the native sports of Ireland: principally Hurling, Gaelic Football and Camogie. ... Senior Club Championships St Colms Ballinascreen GAC (Irish: CLG Naomh Colm Baile na Scrine) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballinascreen, which includes the town of Draperstown. ...

Sports include the munchie run, where eejits get in their twincams and drive up and down the road!

All intelligent-deficient ingrates also like to gather in johnnys amusements to gamble away the pocket money their mammies gave them! They stay here when their money has run out, mainly crowded on the front stoop to watch the goings on of the village. They also delude themselves into thinking this makes them "cool".

Events

The annual Glasgowbury Festival is held near Draperstown. Local bands, as well as some more famous names appear. Sperrins Balloon Festival also is held in Draperstown every year, with hot air balloon enthusiasts gathering in Draperstown. The Glasgowbury Music Festival is an annual music festival held in Draperstown, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. ...

Transport

Draperstown railway station opened on 20 July 1883, closed for passenger traffic on 1 October 1930 and finally closed altogether on 3 July 1950^[1]. It reopened again in 2006 and now boasts the busiest commuter service in the world where passengers can take the train as far as Moscow. is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

2001 Census

Draperstown is classified as a village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,638 people living in Draperstown. Of these: is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

• 24.4% were aged under 16 and 15.0% were aged 60 and over
• 48.9% of the population were male and 51.1% were female
• 96.7% were from a Catholic background and 2.8% were from a Protestant (hun) background
• 4.3% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.

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Education

• Naíscoil na Speiríní. An Irish Language pre-school, in which all subjects are taught in Irish.
• Gaelscoil na Speiríní. An Irish Language primary-school, in which all subjects are taught in Irish.
• St Mary's Primary School
• St Colm's High School

References

• Draft Magherafelt Area Plan 2015
• Culture Northern Ireland

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See also

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

This is a list page for villages in Northern Ireland. ... This is a list page for towns in Northern Ireland. ... Market Houses are a notable feature of many Northern Ireland towns with varying styles of architecture, size and ornamentation making for a most interesting feature of the streetscape. ...

External links

• Moneymore and Draperstown: The Architecture and Planning of the Estates of the Drapers Company in Ulster
• Draperstown Celtic Football Club
• St Colm's GAC (Ballinascreen)
• Ballinascreen

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