Swatragh
Sign in to saveSwatragh () is a village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Swatragh is on the main A29 road north of Maghera, and is situated within Mid-Ulster District. The population was 372 in the 2021 census. The village has three churches: one Roman Catholic, one Church of Ireland, and one Presbyterian. The Catholic and Church of Ireland churches are listed buildings. St John's is the local primary school. thumb|Swatragh Bridge Over The Knockoneil River tributary to the Clady Swatragh's name in Irish, an Suaitreach, is derived from a shortened form of Baile an tSuaitrigh meaning "tow
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It is catalogued under topics including Mid-Ulster District and Villages in County Londonderry.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Swatragh
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Swatragh
- UK place.irish_name
- an Suaitreach
- UK place.static_image_name
- Swatragh Church of Ireland - geograph.org.uk - 742083.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Swatragh Church of Ireland
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.label_position
- none
- UK place.belfast_distance_mi
- 43
- UK place.population
- 372
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Mid Ulster
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- MAGHERA
- UK place.postcode_area
- BT
- UK place.postcode_district
- BT46
- UK place.dial_code
- 028
- UK place.constituency_ni_assembly
- Mid Ulster
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Mid Ulster
- UK place.lieutenancy_northern_ireland
- County Londonderry
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Northern Ireland
- Population
- 438
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Swatragh Church of Ireland - geograph.org.uk - 742083.jpg
- Dialing code
- 028
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- Commons category
- Swatragh
- historic county
- County Londonderry
- P8168
- Saint-Paul
- native label
- An Suaitreach
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Tamnyrankin and Knockoneill Court Tombs
- Sport
- Notable people
- Rivers
- References
- External links
Swatragh () is a village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Swatragh is on the main A29 road north of Maghera, and is situated within Mid-Ulster District. The population was 372 in the 2021 census. The village has three churches: one Roman Catholic, one Church of Ireland, and one Presbyterian. The Catholic and Church of Ireland churches are listed buildings. St John's is the local primary school. thumb|Swatragh Bridge Over The Knockoneil River tributary to the Clady Swatragh's name in Irish, an Suaitreach, is derived from a shortened form of Baile an tSuaitrigh meaning "townland of the billeted soldier".
==Tamnyrankin and Knockoneill Court Tombs== Just north of Swatragh is the neolithic era single Court cairn Tamnyrankin. Excavations in the 1940s showed a range of pottery, hollow scrapers and a leaf shaped arrowhead. Nearby is another single court cairn (Knockoneill). This site is 24 feet across with a gallery of 14 feet by 7 feet. Items found at this site include: ornamental bowls/pots and cremated remains.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Swatragh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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