Derrychrin, officially Derrycrin (perhaps ), is a small village

Village

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 and townland

Townland

A townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...

 in County Tyrone

County Tyrone

Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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. It is part of the parish

Civil parish

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 of Ballinderry

Ballinderry

Ballinderry is a small civil and ecclesiastical parish on both sides of the County Londonderry / County Tyrone border in Northern Ireland. It is a rural parish of about 350 houses and lies on the western shores of Lough Neagh....

 and is near the western shore of Lough Neagh

Lough Neagh

Lough Neagh, sometimes Loch Neagh, is a large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. Its name comes .-Geography:With an area of , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty largest lakes of Europe. Located twenty miles to the west of Belfast, it is approximately twenty...

. The Ballinderry River is a short distance north of the village and marks the boundary between counties Tyrone and Londonderry

County Londonderry

The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists...

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Education

Derrychrin Primary is the local Catholic primary school which caters to children aged four to 11.

Nearby secondary schools include:

• St. Mary's, Magherafelt
  Magherafelt
  Magherafelt is a small town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 8,372 people recorded in the 2001 Census. It is the biggest town in the south of County Londonderry and is the social, economic and political hub of the area...
  
  
• Rainey Endowed, Magherafelt
• St Pius', Magherafelt
• Sperrin Integrated, Magherafelt
• Holy Trinity, Cookstown
  Cookstown
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Sport

Gaelic football

Gaelic football

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 and camogie

Camogie

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 are the biggest sports in Derrycrin and Ballinderry. The local GAA club is the Ballinderry Shamrocks

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...

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External links

• Ballinderry GAC - Local Gaelic Athletic Association
  Gaelic Athletic Association
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  Club