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The Plantation Towns of Ballykelly

Tamlaghtfinlagan Parish Church, Clooney Road, Ballykelly, County Londonderry, BT49 9HS
a traditional irish home made of stone
  • a traditional irish home made of stone
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Find out about the foundation of this town which was vitally important in the Plantation of Ulster.
This is a two hour walking tour of the village of Ballykelly. Join me and you will be surprised at the amount of visible history in what is actually a pair of towns. Founded at the very start of the Plantation of Ulster but which has seen warfare, rebellion, armies and surprising links to royalty. There is a lot more to Ballykelly than you realise and its all there for you to find out about with Hinterland Tours, specialising in the hidden history of this area.

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Season (24 July 2026)
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