Ballindrait
Baile an Droichid | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 54°50′40″N 7°31′35″W / 54.8445°N 7.5263°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
County | County Donegal |
Barony | Raphoe North |
Population (2016)
[1] | 170 |
Irish Grid Reference | H304997 |
Ballindrait ( Irish: Baile an Droichid, meaning 'town of the bridge') [2] is a townland, village and census town in County Donegal, Ireland. Located near Lifford, the village and townland of Ballindrait is in the civil parish of Clonleigh and the barony of Raphoe North. [2] [3] The Burn Dale flows through the centre of Ballindrait. [4]
Ballindrait (Baile an Droichid) was designated as a census town by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) for the first time in the 2016 census, [5] at which time it had a population of 170 people. [6] [1]
The former Ballindrait railway station served the area from 1909 until 1960, and was on the Strabane and Letterkenny Railway line. [7] The R264 regional road passes through Ballindrait village, [8] where it crosses the Burn Dale on Ballindrait Bridge (originally built c. 1740). [4] [9]
The Presbyterian church (within the village) was built c. 1810. [10] St. Patrick's Church, usually known locally as Murlog Chapel, the local Catholic church (located outside the village in Murlough townland), was built in the 1960s to replace an earlier mid-19th century church. [11] [12] Also in Murlough townland is Ballindrait Windmill (built c. 1874). [13]
26 new census towns were created for the 2016 Census [..including..] Baile an Droichid
Baile an Droichid (Ballindrait) [..] 170 Population [2016] – Census
Ballindrait
Baile an Droichid | |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates: 54°50′40″N 7°31′35″W / 54.8445°N 7.5263°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
County | County Donegal |
Barony | Raphoe North |
Population (2016)
[1] | 170 |
Irish Grid Reference | H304997 |
Ballindrait ( Irish: Baile an Droichid, meaning 'town of the bridge') [2] is a townland, village and census town in County Donegal, Ireland. Located near Lifford, the village and townland of Ballindrait is in the civil parish of Clonleigh and the barony of Raphoe North. [2] [3] The Burn Dale flows through the centre of Ballindrait. [4]
Ballindrait (Baile an Droichid) was designated as a census town by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) for the first time in the 2016 census, [5] at which time it had a population of 170 people. [6] [1]
The former Ballindrait railway station served the area from 1909 until 1960, and was on the Strabane and Letterkenny Railway line. [7] The R264 regional road passes through Ballindrait village, [8] where it crosses the Burn Dale on Ballindrait Bridge (originally built c. 1740). [4] [9]
The Presbyterian church (within the village) was built c. 1810. [10] St. Patrick's Church, usually known locally as Murlog Chapel, the local Catholic church (located outside the village in Murlough townland), was built in the 1960s to replace an earlier mid-19th century church. [11] [12] Also in Murlough townland is Ballindrait Windmill (built c. 1874). [13]
26 new census towns were created for the 2016 Census [..including..] Baile an Droichid
Baile an Droichid (Ballindrait) [..] 170 Population [2016] – Census