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Feeny (from Irish Na Fíneadha 'the woods') is a village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is between Dungiven and Claudy. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 690. Feeny lies just inside the boundary of the Sperrins Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens district.
Feeny has a health centre, community centre and Gaelic Athletic Association club. However, it only has a small number of shops. There are two pubs in the village, commonly referred to as the top bar and bottom bar due to their location on the hill of main street. It has a population of around 690 in 2011.
A community regeneration project has been proposed for the village, funded by the International Fund for Ireland. The project, to be undertaken by Feeny Community Association, involves redeveloping a derelict site in the village centre to commercial premises, three apartments and a community office. This will be alongside an environmental improvement scheme in Main Street, which would create a stronger commercial centre, more jobs, and improve the appearance of the village.
Near the village is the General's Bridge, the site of the famous ambush by highwayman Shane Crossagh. This is where Sean Crossan held up some British Redcoats by placing wooden cut-out muskets into some bushes.
During the Troubles, off-duty Ulster Defence Regiment soldier James Hood was killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) at his house near Feeny on 4 January 1973.
On the outskirts of the village, towards Dungiven, lies four-storey Drumcovitt House which was built over 300 years ago by the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers and is a visible reminder of the Plantation of Ulster period. In 1796 a round ended Georgian front was added to the house. It is now tourist accommodation.
Banagher Glen National Nature Reserve is also close to the village, and Aughlish stone circles and alignments are approximately 3 km from Feeny.
About a mile outside the village is the Owenbeg River a significant tributary to the River Roe can be seen from a layby at the bridge between Feeny and Dungiven.[citation needed]
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Feeny
Feeny (from Irish Na Fíneadha 'the woods') is a village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is between Dungiven and Claudy. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 690. Feeny lies just inside the boundary of the Sperrins Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens district.
Feeny has a health centre, community centre and Gaelic Athletic Association club. However, it only has a small number of shops. There are two pubs in the village, commonly referred to as the top bar and bottom bar due to their location on the hill of main street. It has a population of around 690 in 2011.
A community regeneration project has been proposed for the village, funded by the International Fund for Ireland. The project, to be undertaken by Feeny Community Association, involves redeveloping a derelict site in the village centre to commercial premises, three apartments and a community office. This will be alongside an environmental improvement scheme in Main Street, which would create a stronger commercial centre, more jobs, and improve the appearance of the village.
Near the village is the General's Bridge, the site of the famous ambush by highwayman Shane Crossagh. This is where Sean Crossan held up some British Redcoats by placing wooden cut-out muskets into some bushes.
During the Troubles, off-duty Ulster Defence Regiment soldier James Hood was killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) at his house near Feeny on 4 January 1973.
On the outskirts of the village, towards Dungiven, lies four-storey Drumcovitt House which was built over 300 years ago by the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers and is a visible reminder of the Plantation of Ulster period. In 1796 a round ended Georgian front was added to the house. It is now tourist accommodation.
Banagher Glen National Nature Reserve is also close to the village, and Aughlish stone circles and alignments are approximately 3 km from Feeny.
About a mile outside the village is the Owenbeg River a significant tributary to the River Roe can be seen from a layby at the bridge between Feeny and Dungiven.[citation needed]
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