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Foreglen


Coordinates: 54°55′34″N 7°07′44″W / 54.926°N 7.129°W / 54.926; -7.129 Foreglen (Irish: An Forghleann) is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is 6km west of Dungiven on the A6 Foreglen Road, a main route linking Belfast and Derry. Limavady is 18 km to the north and Derry is 23 km to the north west. It is designated as a Small Village and in the 2001 Census it had a population of 285 people. It is situated within the Causeway Coast and Glens area. Around 1900 it was known as Ballymoney.

The village is a small linear settlement with a mix of public authority and private sector housing, and a number of local services and facilities including a local primary school, church, shop, post office, public house, and recreational facilities at O'Brien's GAC playing fields.

The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is O'Brien's GAC.

Although the village has good road links, it has relatively limited public transport connections.


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