Dungives
 
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Location in Northern Ireland |
Dungiven ( Irish : Dún Geimhin ) is a town in the historic county of Londonderry in Northern Ireland near the Glenshane Mountain Pass. It is on the A6, the main route between Derry City and Belfast , and at the southern end of the A68, which connects Dungiven with Limavady . In the 2001 Census , the population of Dungiven was determined to be 2993 people. 96.8% of them were Catholic and 3.1% Protestant. Dungiven is part of the Causeway Coast and Glens District .
The most important historical sights are the remains of an Augustinian abbey from the 11th century and the tomb of the O'Cahan clan . Banagher Old Church is the ruin of an early 12th century nave.
The Aughlish stone circles and rows of stones lie southwest of Dungiven. The Wedge tomb of Cloghnagalla (also Cloghagalla) is located in Boviel, east of Dungiven. The menhir about two meters high stands on a hill in the village,
sons and daughters of the town
- Kevin Lynch (1956–1981), INLA member and dead on the 1981 hunger strike . The Dungiven Hurling Club is named after Lynch .
- Cara Dillon (born 1975), Irish folk singer
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Area Profile of Dungiven - Based on 2001 Census at Northern Ireland Neighborhood Information Service (NINIS, accessed December 20, 2011).
- ↑ Kevin Lynch's Hurling Club - History (Retrieved December 20, 2011)
Coordinates: 54 ° 56 ′ N , 6 ° 56 ′ W