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Ballyronan is a village
Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or Residential community, larger than a hamlet , but smaller than a town or city. Though generally located in rural areas, the term urban village may be applied to certain urban area neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in Beirut, Lebanon....
 in County Londonderry
County Londonderry

County Londonderry or County Derry is one of the six Counties of Ireland of Northern Ireland in the Provinces of Ireland of Ulster in Ireland....
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

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, on the shores of Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh

Lough Neagh is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. With an area of 392 square kilometres , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty List of largest lakes of Europe....
. The village is from Magherafelt
Magherafelt

Magherafelt is a town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 8,372 people recorded in the United Kingdom Census 2001. It is the biggest town in the south of County Londonderry and is the social, economic and political hub of the area....
 and from Cookstown
Cookstown

Cookstown may refer to either of the following:*Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland*Cookstown, Ontario, Canada*Cookstown, New Jersey, United States...
, and is situated within the Cookstown District
Cookstown District Council

Cookstown District Council is a district council covering an area largely in County Tyrone and partly in County Londonderry. Council headquarters are in Cookstown, County Tyrone....
 close to its border with Magherafelt District
Magherafelt District Council

Magherafelt District Council is a district council in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. Council headquarters are in Magherafelt . The Council area stretches from Lough Neagh and the River Bann in the east and into the Sperrin Mountains in the west and is divided by the Moyola River....
.

village was founded by Daniel Gaussen in 1788. He built a forge on the shore of Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh

Lough Neagh is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. With an area of 392 square kilometres , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty List of largest lakes of Europe....
 for manufacturing spades and soon afterwards erected stores. This led to the building of quays and the formation of a port, which greatly benefited the surrounding countryside.






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Ballyronan is a village
Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or Residential community, larger than a hamlet , but smaller than a town or city. Though generally located in rural areas, the term urban village may be applied to certain urban area neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in Beirut, Lebanon....
 in County Londonderry
County Londonderry

County Londonderry or County Derry is one of the six Counties of Ireland of Northern Ireland in the Provinces of Ireland of Ulster in Ireland....
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

conventional_long_name = Northern Ireland|native_name= Tuaisceart ?ireannNorlin Airlann|motto =|image_map = Europe location N-IRL2.png...
, on the shores of Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh

Lough Neagh is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. With an area of 392 square kilometres , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty List of largest lakes of Europe....
. The village is from Magherafelt
Magherafelt

Magherafelt is a town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 8,372 people recorded in the United Kingdom Census 2001. It is the biggest town in the south of County Londonderry and is the social, economic and political hub of the area....
 and from Cookstown
Cookstown

Cookstown may refer to either of the following:*Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland*Cookstown, Ontario, Canada*Cookstown, New Jersey, United States...
, and is situated within the Cookstown District
Cookstown District Council

Cookstown District Council is a district council covering an area largely in County Tyrone and partly in County Londonderry. Council headquarters are in Cookstown, County Tyrone....
 close to its border with Magherafelt District
Magherafelt District Council

Magherafelt District Council is a district council in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. Council headquarters are in Magherafelt . The Council area stretches from Lough Neagh and the River Bann in the east and into the Sperrin Mountains in the west and is divided by the Moyola River....
.

History

The village was founded by Daniel Gaussen in 1788. He built a forge on the shore of Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh

Lough Neagh is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. With an area of 392 square kilometres , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty List of largest lakes of Europe....
 for manufacturing spades and soon afterwards erected stores. This led to the building of quays and the formation of a port, which greatly benefited the surrounding countryside. A large distillery was erected in 1824, and a brewery in 1830, by Messrs. Gaussen and Sons. Vessels of about 50 tons burden plyed regularly between the village and Belfast
Belfast

Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of Devolution#United Kingdom Northern Ireland Executive and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland....
, exporting wheat, fruit, spirits, ale, and freestone, and bringing back barley, timber, slate, iron, wine and groceries.

The village was well situated for trade as besides being on Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh

Lough Neagh is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. With an area of 392 square kilometres , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty List of largest lakes of Europe....
, several roads diverge from it. The village was situated on the estate of the Salters Company of London.

Near it are the ruins of Salterstown castle and a cromlech.

Governance


Ballyronan constitutes part of the Ballinderry ward (named after the Ballinderry River) of Cookstown District Council
Cookstown District Council

Cookstown District Council is a district council covering an area largely in County Tyrone and partly in County Londonderry. Council headquarters are in Cookstown, County Tyrone....
. This ward elects six councillors to the 16-person council. At the 2005 election, there were two Social Democratic and Labour Party
Social Democratic and Labour Party

The Social Democratic and Labour Party is one of the two major Irish nationalism parties in Northern Ireland. During the The Troubles, the SDLP was consistently the most popular nationalist party in Northern Ireland, but since the Provisional IRA cease-fire in 1994, it has lost ground to its rival Sinn F?in, which, in 2001, became the more p...
 and two Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin

Sinn F?in is a political party in Ireland. The current party, led by Gerry Adams, was formed following a split in January 1970 and traces its origins back to the original Sinn F?in party formed in 1905....
 members chosen to represent this ward, as well as one Ulster Unionist
Ulster Unionist Party

The Ulster Unionist Party is the more moderate of the two main Unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Prior to the split in Unionism in the late 1960s, when the former Protestant Unionist Party began to attract more hard line support away from the UUP, it governed Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972 as the sole Unionist party....
 and one Democratic Unionist
Democratic Unionist Party

The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main Unionism political party in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson , it is the largest party in Northern Ireland and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom....
. Notably, this ward did not see an election, as the number of candidates standing for office was the same as the number of seats available. Ballyronan is within the Mid Ulster Northern Ireland Assembly constituency
Mid Ulster (Assembly constituency)

Mid Ulster is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973....
 and UK Parliament constituency
Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Ulster is a Parliamentary Constituency in the British House of Commons....
.

Geography

The village is a cluster settlement, built around the junction of four roads which pass through the village. These roads go to Coagh
Coagh

Coagh is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, situated five miles east of Cookstown, County Tyrone. Part of the village also extends into County Londonderry....
, The Loup
The Loup

The Loup is the name of a small village and the surrounding area in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in the Roman Catholic parish of Ardtrea....
, Magherafelt
Magherafelt

Magherafelt is a town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 8,372 people recorded in the United Kingdom Census 2001. It is the biggest town in the south of County Londonderry and is the social, economic and political hub of the area....
 and Toome
Toome

Toome is a small village in County Antrim, bordering County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on the northwest corner of Lough Neagh. In the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 722 people....
.

Road to Cookstown

There are two different routes to Cookstown, each of equal distnace and duration. Most people in the village travel via The Loup
The Loup

The Loup is the name of a small village and the surrounding area in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in the Roman Catholic parish of Ardtrea....
 and Moneymore
Moneymore

Moneymore is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, lying near Lough Neagh. Its name comes from the Irish language Muine M?r or Big Thicket....
. The main advantage of this route is that it incorporates the Dual Carriageway between Moneymore and Cookstown, however the B18 from The Loup to Moneymore has dangerous hairpins. A more sensible route is through Ballinderry
Ballinderry

Ballinderry is a small parish situated on the County Londonderry / County Tyrone border in Northern Ireland. It is a rural region of about 350 houses and lies on the western shores of Lough Neagh, with relative close proximity to Cookstown, Coalisland, Magherafelt and Dungannon....
 and Coagh
Coagh

Coagh is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, situated five miles east of Cookstown, County Tyrone. Part of the village also extends into County Londonderry....
.

Demography


Amenities

The village centre contains a shop and pubs. There is a marina on the shores of Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh

Lough Neagh is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. With an area of 392 square kilometres , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty List of largest lakes of Europe....
. At the marina, a community centre was built, housing businesses and community groups. The facilities also include slipway
Slipway

A slipway, boat slip or just a slip, is a Inclined plane on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water. They are used for building and repairing ship building and boat building....
s, a safe harbour with 72 berth
Berth

The term berth is used to describe a bed on a boat or train, or a location in a port or harbour used specifically for Mooring vessels while not at sea , or for describing playoff positions for teams with no initial competition in sports, also for a place on the hit television show University Challenge....
s, a boat park, a play park, and picnic areas. There is also a woodland nature trail, 'Ballyronan Wood', which is composed of pathways, view points and information signage.

Sport

Gaelic Football
Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football", "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. It is, together with hurling, one of the two most popular spectator sports in Ireland today....
 is the most popular sport in the area, with The Loup being the local Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic Athletic Association

The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation mainly focused on promoting Gaelic games: the traditional Ireland sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball and rounders....
 club. Other neighbouring clubs are Ballymaguigan
Ballymaguigan GAC

St. Trea's Ballymaguigan GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballymaguigan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. They play in the Derry GAA league and championships....
, Ardboe
Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa GAC

Ard B? U? Dhonnabhain Rossa Cuman L?thchleas Gael is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in east County Tyrone, Northern ireland, close to the shores of Lough Neagh....
 and Ballinderry
Ballinderry Shamrocks

Ballinderry Shamrocks GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballinderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and cater for both Gaelic football and Camogie....
. Since 2001 the village has hosted the Lough Neagh Triathlon each summer. The event has also doubled as the Irish Triathlon Championships. Fishing and Sailing are also very popular in and around Ballyronan.

Events

Ballyronan hosts an annual Orange Order parade every first Tuesday in July. This is attended by local bands from the surrounding district. Ballyronan has a large Roman Catholic majority, though due to extremely good relations between both communities, parades from both communities pass off with the minimum of fuss. Several vintage car rallies are held just outside the village each year. Since 2001 the village has hosted the Lough Neagh Triathlon each summer. The event has also doubled as the Irish Triathlon Championships.

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