Woodvale Road Eglinton
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Woodvale Road Eglinton
Image: © Rod Allday Taken: 26 Apr 2011
As part of the Plantation of Ulster, James I had granted a large area of Faughanvale parish to the Grocers’ Company of London. The Grocers’ Company founded this plantation township, originally known as Muff, in 1619. In 1858 residents petitioned to change its name to avoid confusion with Muff in nearby Donegal. They chose Eglinton in honour of the 13th Earl, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.026811
Longitude
-7.179211