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293. KilreaKilrea is a small village located adjacent to the River Bann on the North Coast, as it makes its way to the sea near Portstewart. Services in Kilrea Bed & Breakfasts | Car Rental | Vacation Packages
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294. LimavadyThe name Limavady comes form the Gaelic and means 'Leap of the dog'. There are several legends associated with the name, the most common being that a dog owned by one of the O'Cahan chiefs jumped a gordge on the River Roe bringing warning of an unexpected enemy attack. A locality south of Limavady town is called the Dogleap. The Borough is made up of the fertile Roe Valley and a long encircling arm of the Sperrin mountains. On the north it is bounded by Lough Foyle and the Atlantic ocan. There it boasts a 7 mile strand that has often been described as one of the best beaches in Europe and is a winner of the prestigious European Blue Flag Award. Much of the Limavady Borough hs been designated by he government as an area of outstanding natural beauty. Services in Limavady Guest Houses | Bed & Breakfasts | Hotels | Car Rental | Vacation Packages | |
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295. MagheraMaghera at the foot of the Glenshane Pass was church property before the plantation and, quite unlike the settlers towns, the streets are narrow. Its main interest is Maghera Old Church on the site of a Sixth-century monastery founded by St Lurach. In the Middle Ages Maghera was the seat of a bishop. Services in Maghera Guest Houses | Bed & Breakfasts | Car Rental | Vacation Packages
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296. MagherafeltThis market town, a few miles from the north-western corner of Lough Neagh, was laid out on spacious lines by the Salters' Company of London, who came into possession of the district under the plantation of Ulster in the seventeenth century. Services in Magherafelt Guest Houses | Bed & Breakfasts | Car Rental | Vacation Packages
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297. MoneymoreMoneymore is an unusually harmonious plantation town with many nice buildings along the wide main street. This was the first town in Ulster to have piped water. Just ouside the town is Springhill (open to the public), a fine seventeenth-century house with attractive gardens and a costume museum. Services in Moneymore Guest Houses | Bed & Breakfasts | Car Rental | Vacation Packages
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