Aghadowey Explained

Aghadowey
Settlement Type:townland
Native Name:Irish: Achadh Dubhthaigh
Translit Lang1:Irish
Translit Lang1 Type:Derivation:
Translit Lang1 Info:Irish: Achadh Dubhthaigh
Translit Lang1 Type1:Meaning:
Translit Lang1 Info1:Duffy’s field
Pushpin Map:Northern Ireland
Pushpin Map Caption:Aghadowey shown within Northern Ireland
Coordinates:55.029°N -6.652°W
Subdivision Type:Sovereign state
Subdivision Name:United Kingdom
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Northern Ireland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Londonderry
Subdivision Type3:Barony
Subdivision Name3:Coleraine
Subdivision Type4:Civil parish
Subdivision Name4:Aghadowey
Leader Title:Council
Leader Name:Causeway Coast and Glens
Parts Type:Settlements
Parts Style:para
P1:Aghadowey
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Ha:178.90
Area Total Acre:442.07

Aghadowey [2] [3] [4] is a townland in east County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in Aghadowey civil parish, and is part of Causeway Coast and Glens district. It is close to the county boundary with County Antrim.

Sport

Aghadowey is a popular angling area, with anglers fishing both the River Bann and the Agivey River. Aghadowey Stadium hosts regular motorcycle racing and stock car racing also rallying as a RallySport Association event, on the disused World War II airfield. Aghadowey was the home circuit (1.003 miles/1.614 km) of the Motor Cycle Road Racing Club of Ireland (MCRRCI) (now Bishopscourt Race Circuit near Downpatrick) and was first used for racing in 1975, after the club was forced to vacate their previous circuit at Maghaberry to make way for a new prison development.

Aghadowey fc was founded in 1968 when the coleraine and district league formed, before this they played as Agivey. They have notable rivalries with both Garvagh FC and Kilrea FC and have scored victories over both in recent years.

Transport

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NIEA Map Viewer . 25 July 2012 . Northern Ireland Environment Agency . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111124125249/http://maps.ehsni.gov.uk/SixInchSeries/Default.aspx . 24 November 2011 .
  2. http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=1985 Placenames NI
  3. http://www.logainm.ie/1413303.aspx Logainm
  4. http://www.libraryireland.com/IrishPlaceNames/Aghadowey.php Library Ireland
  5. Web site: Aghadowey station . Railscot - Irish Railways . 2007-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20070926042407/http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. 26 September 2007 . live.