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Draperstown
Draperstown (/ˌdrɛpərzˈtaʊn, ˌdriːpərz-/) is a village in the Sperrin Mountains in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballinascreen and is part of Mid-Ulster district. It is also part of the Church of Ireland parish of Ballynascreen and the Catholic parish of Ballinascreen, and within the former barony of Loughinsholin.
The village lies at the intersection of the townlands of Moykeeran (from Irish Maigh Chaortain 'plain of the rowan'), Moyheeland (from Irish Maigh Chaolain 'plain of the marshy stream'), Cahore and Tonaght (from Irish Tonnach 'marshy place').
Draperstown had its name bestowed upon it in 1818 by the Worshipful Company of Drapers, which had previously named Moneymore as Draperstown.
Prior to this however the settlement was originally known as "Borbury" (from Irish Bóthar Buí, meaning 'yellow road'). It was then recorded as being called "The Cross" in 1813 and "Moyheelan" in 1821.
Despite the name given to it by the Drapers' Company, locals continued to commonly refer to the settlement with a variety of names:
The term "screen" in the popular Irish song The Verdant Braes of Screen apparently refers to Ballinascreen.
The village began to emerge around the crossroads in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Prior to that, the crossroads was the location for occasional fairs. In the 1600s, at the time of the Plantation of Ulster, the expropriated land in the Ballinacreen area was allocated to two London Livery Companies. It was divided between the Drapers' Company who took possession of the land west of the crossroads (Straw, Sixtowns and Moneyneena) while the Skinners' Company took possession of the land to the east. Although settlers began to arrive, the livery companies did not develop the area until later.[citation needed]
In 1760, the original St. Columba's Church of Ireland Church was built near the crossroads. In 1798, Laughlin McNamee, a publican from nearby Moneyneena, opened a public house at the crossroads where the local fair was held. He also built several houses. A broad main street, now known as St. Patrick's Street, typical of Irish towns, began to develop along the road to Sixtowns (from Irish Na Sé Bhaile 'The six townlands'). At this time this settlement became known by several names including the Cross of Ballinascreen, Moyheeland and Burboy. McNamee is buried at St. Columba's Church in Straw (from Irish An tSrath 'The river meadow'). In 1812, the Drapers Company built a series of buildings including a courthouse at the other side of the crossroads from the main street. The company named it Draperstown, which was adopted by the Post Office as the official name of the village. The Presbyterian Church opened in 1843 and St. Columba's Catholic Church at Straw opened in 1853.
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Draperstown
Draperstown (/ˌdrɛpərzˈtaʊn, ˌdriːpərz-/) is a village in the Sperrin Mountains in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballinascreen and is part of Mid-Ulster district. It is also part of the Church of Ireland parish of Ballynascreen and the Catholic parish of Ballinascreen, and within the former barony of Loughinsholin.
The village lies at the intersection of the townlands of Moykeeran (from Irish Maigh Chaortain 'plain of the rowan'), Moyheeland (from Irish Maigh Chaolain 'plain of the marshy stream'), Cahore and Tonaght (from Irish Tonnach 'marshy place').
Draperstown had its name bestowed upon it in 1818 by the Worshipful Company of Drapers, which had previously named Moneymore as Draperstown.
Prior to this however the settlement was originally known as "Borbury" (from Irish Bóthar Buí, meaning 'yellow road'). It was then recorded as being called "The Cross" in 1813 and "Moyheelan" in 1821.
Despite the name given to it by the Drapers' Company, locals continued to commonly refer to the settlement with a variety of names:
The term "screen" in the popular Irish song The Verdant Braes of Screen apparently refers to Ballinascreen.
The village began to emerge around the crossroads in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Prior to that, the crossroads was the location for occasional fairs. In the 1600s, at the time of the Plantation of Ulster, the expropriated land in the Ballinacreen area was allocated to two London Livery Companies. It was divided between the Drapers' Company who took possession of the land west of the crossroads (Straw, Sixtowns and Moneyneena) while the Skinners' Company took possession of the land to the east. Although settlers began to arrive, the livery companies did not develop the area until later.[citation needed]
In 1760, the original St. Columba's Church of Ireland Church was built near the crossroads. In 1798, Laughlin McNamee, a publican from nearby Moneyneena, opened a public house at the crossroads where the local fair was held. He also built several houses. A broad main street, now known as St. Patrick's Street, typical of Irish towns, began to develop along the road to Sixtowns (from Irish Na Sé Bhaile 'The six townlands'). At this time this settlement became known by several names including the Cross of Ballinascreen, Moyheeland and Burboy. McNamee is buried at St. Columba's Church in Straw (from Irish An tSrath 'The river meadow'). In 1812, the Drapers Company built a series of buildings including a courthouse at the other side of the crossroads from the main street. The company named it Draperstown, which was adopted by the Post Office as the official name of the village. The Presbyterian Church opened in 1843 and St. Columba's Catholic Church at Straw opened in 1853.