24-626: Drumboe Castle was located on the outskirts of the town of Stranorlar in County Donegal , Ireland. In 1622 , during the Plantation of Ulster , Robert Redington sold the estate at Ballybofey to Sir Ralph Bingley . Bingley erected the original Drumboe Castle, which had four large towers. Its location protected a ford across the River Finn . After the death of Sir Ralph Bingley, his widow Lady Jane and Robert Harrington took charge until 1641, when it
48-555: A Presbyterian Church of Ireland church in the town. The local athletics club , Finn Valley Athletics Club, has a track in the town. Stranorlar is home to Finn Valley Rugby Club. There is also an 18-hole golf course in the area, and game fishing occurs in the River Finn. Nearby is the Lough Alann bird sanctuary. Drumboe Woods are a tourist attraction at Stranorlar. The woods are managed by Coillte and provide walking routes along
72-414: Is a family-run hotel, first established in the 19th century as a coach house. N15 road (Ireland) The N15 road is a national primary road in the north-west of Ireland . It runs from Sligo to Lifford , County Donegal . It forms part of the proposed Atlantic Corridor route. It also goes to the border with Northern Ireland. The N15 commences halfway across Lifford Bridge (which crosses
96-520: Is a single carriageway road of very poor quality. A replacement of the current alignment with a new single carriageway road is planned, bypassing Castlefin, Liscooley, and Killygordon. This will connect with a 16 km (9.9 mi) 2+1 bypass of Stranorlar and Ballybofey which is also planned. This will bypass the towns to the south, with a new crossing of the River Finn . The N15 runs for over 26 km (16 mi) in County Sligo , passing north of
120-617: Is a town, townland and civil parish in the Finn Valley of County Donegal , in Ireland . Stranorlar and Ballybofey (located on the other side of the River Finn ) form the twin towns of Ballybofey–Stranorlar . Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ring fort and holy well sites in the townlands of Stranorlar, Mullandrait, Lough Hill and Admiran. Stranorlar's Church of Ireland church, St John's Church in Glebe townland,
144-535: The N13 commences, leaving the N15 to head north, with the N15 itself turning southwest to cross the River Finn to enter Ballybofey . From here, it continues southwest through the mountains and Barnesmore Gap (passing southeast of Bluestack Mountain ) towards Donegal Town . East of the town itself, the N56 road starts at a junction on the N15 and runs around the north of the town, with
168-645: The River Foyle between County Donegal and County Tyrone ), continuing the route of the A38 (from Strabane on the east side of the river). In Lifford , west of the River Foyle, the N14 meets the N15, ending at a junction in the town centre. The N15 leaves to the southwest, changing to run west at the point just west of Clady . It continues west through Castlefin , Liscooley and Killygordon to reach Stranorlar . In Stranorlar,
192-732: The General Headquarters for the forces of the Irish Free State in County Donegal during the Irish Civil War . It is infamous for being the location of the Drumboe massacre during the Irish Civil War . On 14 March 1923, four anti-Treaty IRA fighters, Charles Daly (26), Sean Larkin (26), Daniel Enwright (23), and Timothy O' Sullivan (23), who had been captured and held in the castle since January, were summarily shot in retaliation for
216-579: The N15 turning to the south, to bypass the eastern side of Donegal Town. The N15 crosses the Drumenny Burn on the eastern outskirts of Donegal Town. South of Donegal Town, the N15 passes by Ballintra to the west. Further south, the route follows a road opened in 2006, bypassing Ballyshannon to the east and crossing the River Erne on a viaduct. The road enters County Leitrim in the west of Ireland, directly west of Bundoran (the bypass passes south of
240-710: The North-West, Ocean FM had a special report in 2017 on how the road in Sligo needs to be upgraded in the wake of 3 crashes on this stretch of road in less than a fortnight. Instead of a completely new route, the NRA and TII decided to go ahead with a project called the N4-N15 Urban Improvements scheme starting with the widening of Hughes Bridge to a six-lane bridge and progressed as a Minor Improvement Scheme from 2015 through to mid-2016 costing €2.5 Million before VAT. The project
264-487: The area. Stranorlar is home to St. Columba's College and Finn Valley College. The town is also home to three primary schools. St Mary's primary school, Robertson National School and the Sessiaghoneil school. The town's Church of Ireland church, St John's Church, is a registered monument. The Catholic church of St Mary is a nineteenth-century structure. There is also a Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland church and
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#1732884312734288-449: The banks of the River Finn and the upper woods. Outside the town, a small folly called "The Steeple" is a destination for walkers. From the top of the tower, on a clear day, the hillfort of the Grianan of Aileach can be seen. There is a raised ring fort at Dunwiley, outside the town. There are a number of guest houses in the town and on the main street is Stranorlar's only hotel. Kee's Hotel
312-498: The castle to the nearby Drumboe woods and summarily executed. There is a memorial to the four men near the Church of Ireland and Bus Éireann depot buildings, and since 1924 there has been a commemoration march to the monument each year by republicans. The four executed men were: The town is located at the junction of the N15 and N13 national primary roads . For nearly 100 years, Stranorlar
336-556: The death of a National Army soldier in an ambush. The Georgian house was demolished in 1945. 54°48′05″N 7°47′21″W / 54.801490°N 7.789092°W / 54.801490; -7.789092 This article about a castle in Ireland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to the geography of County Donegal , Ireland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Stranorlar Stranorlar ( Irish : Srath an Urláir )
360-430: The finishing touches on the road. The road improvements included Lowering the speed limit at Creevykeel Crossroads to 60 km/h either side of the crossroads. Despite the road improvements, The road from Castelgal to The Sligo county boundary was still in bad condition with locals calling for the whole road to be repaved. In September 2020, Ocean FM Reported that TII allocated between 3 and 4 million Euros to upgrade
384-521: The main depot for Bus Éireann within County Donegal . The town is served by the Bus Éireann No. 64 (Derry/ Galway ) service which connects the town to Donegal Town , Ballyshannon , Bundoran , Sligo and Letterkenny. There is also a regular service to Lifford and Strabane. TFI Local Link routes 264 (Ballyshannon/Letterkenny), 288 (Ballybofey/Derry), 290 (Ballybofey/Letterkenny), 988 ( Cloghan /Letterkenny) and 1426 (Stranorlar/ Convoy /Derry) also service
408-472: The mountains and around Benbulbin before turning around Drumcliffe Bay to enter Sligo Town. A bypass of the entire route was planned, with dual carriageway for at least part of the route. A route had been selected for the project, with the new road to run closer to the mountains and the bay than the existing N15. However, the NRA didn't give funding for the road and the project was suspended The local radio station in
432-617: The town). Tullaghan is the only village along the N15 in the county, also bypassed. The N15 runs closer to the coastline in County Sligo , passing through Cliffoney and Grange as it proceeds southwest. The road then passes through the villages of Drumcliff and Rathcormack before entering Sligo . The route ends at the start of the N4 , which continues through the town as the Sligo Inner Relief Road dual carriageway . The 20 km (12 mi) route between Lifford and Stranorlar
456-564: Was built c. 1729 . Isaac Butt (1813–1879), founder of the Home Rule movement , is buried in its churchyard. In November 1922, during the Irish Civil War , a column of Anti-Treaty IRA irregulars from the 2nd Northern Division were captured at Dunlewey in west Donegal by the National Army and held in Drumboe Castle outside Stranorlar. On 14 March 1923, they were taken from
480-491: Was built by the Finn Valley Railway and opened on 7 September 1863 and closed on 6 February 1960. The old railway station was demolished to make way for a new bus garage owned and run by Bus Éireann . As part of a series of millennium celebrations , the old clock from the railway station was restored and installed in a new clock tower which sits at the old pedestrian entrance to the railway station yard. The town remains
504-597: Was completed on 17 July 2016 Continuing with the N4-N15 Urban Improvements, in August 2019, it was announced that €14 Million had been allocated for a 730-meter upgrade form Hughes bridge to just past the N4-N15-N16 junction. It would include a six-lane carriageway, improved cycle paths and footpaths, LED streetlights, upgrades on Copper bridge on the N15, and a major redesign of the R291 Rosses Point Junction. Work
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#1732884312734528-472: Was granted to Sir William Bazil, Attorney-General for Ireland . He died in 1693. A descendant of Sir William Bazil was William Basil (who was born William Ball and changed name to Basil). Basil married Frances Dowdeswell around 1736. Their daughter Mary Basil married Sir Samuel Hayes, 1st Baronet , and through this marriage it became the home of the Hayes baronets, of Drumboe Castle , from 1789 to 1912. It became
552-469: Was originally supposed to take 12 months and start in August 2019 and finish in the autumn of 2020. The finish date was then extended to spring 2021, but the project continued as of June 2021 . A major repaving of the road from Creevykeel Crossroads to Castelgal was started in mid-October 2019 and were very nearly complete before the Covid-19 lockdown happened in Ireland. They returned in late May to put
576-757: Was the headquarters of the County Donegal Railway system (originally the Finn Valley Railway), with services to Derry and Letterkenny via Strabane (near Lifford ), to Ballyshannon and Killybegs via Donegal , and to Glenties . At its peak, the railway had 130 employees. The last train ran from Stranorlar in 1960. As of the 21st century, the nearest operational railway station is the Northern Ireland Railways station, Derry~Londonderry railway station , in Derry. Stranorlar railway station
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