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Draperstown
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Draperstown is a
village located at the foot of the Sperrin Mountains and is
surrounded by beautiful vistas of rural Ulster. The village is
vibrant and welcoming with a wide main street and plenty of pubs and
bars. It was named by the London Drapers' Company who had an
interest in the area after the Plantation of Ulster,
The village is a crossroads, which has a variety of shops and
offices, three places of worship, public houses, livestock and sheep
markets, two schools and three industrial estates. In Draperstown
the buildings in the upper part of the town east of the crossroads,
were originally laid out in a triangular village green, the Fair
Hill and along three streets. Later the green became one of the two
competing Shambles in the town, the other one still survives today.
The Fair Hill holds the weekly sheep market on Fridays, and is
famous for having the only regular open air sheep market in Ireland.
The annual Glasgowbury festival in Draperstown features local bands
as well as some famous names. The village is also home to the
Sperrins Balloon Festival where hot air balloon enthusiasts gather
every year.
The core of the village was designated a Conservation Area in 1979.
Listed buildings in the area include St. Columba’s Church, the
Courthouse and the Presbyterian Meeting House. There is also a
permanent exhibition dedicated to the Flight of the Earls and the
subsequent Plantation. A small linen museum at Upperlands, north
east of Draperstown, contains original weaving and bleaching
machinery. |
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