St Patrick's Street, Ballynascreen (Draperstown)
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St Patrick's Street, Ballynascreen (Draperstown)
Image: © Kenneth Allen Taken: 14 Mar 2011
Historically Draperstown is a union of two settlements. The Ballynascreen area was divided between the Drapers' and the Skinners' companies (the area west of the crossroads which included Straw, Sixtowns and Moneyneena was part of the Skinner's portion.) In 1812 the Drapers' Company had a resurgent interest in their portion, and built a new planned town in the western reaches of their land, overlooking and adjoining the crossroads. This they referred to as Draperstown, and this was the name subsequently recognized by the Post Office more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draperstown
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Image Location
Latitude
54.792658
Longitude
-6.786747