Strabane Canal
The Strabane Canal is a short canal in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It connected the market town of Strabane to the navigable River Foyle and from there to Londonderry Port on the north coast of Ireland. The canal opened in 1796 and closed in 1962.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Holy Cross College and Alley Theatre.
Holy Cross College
School
Holy Cross College, Strabane is a co-ed bilateral school in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It contains over 1500 pupils and over 90 members of staff.
Alley Theatre
Theater building
The Alley Theatre is a theatre in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The venue hosts an auditorium, art gallery, tourist information centre. A statue, Where Dreams Go by Martin Heron, is located in its piazza.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strabane and Lifford.
Strabane
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Strabane is a town in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. It's an economically depressed market town with a population in 2021 of 13,500. It stands on the east bank of the River Foyle, which forms the border with the Republic of Ireland.
Lifford
Town
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Lifford is the county town in County Donegal. This means that it is the administrative centre for the County of Donegal, despite the fact that it is much smaller than Letterkenny.
Sion Mills
Village
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Sion Mills is a village to the south of Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on the River Mourne. In the 2021 census it had a population of 1,970 people. Sion Mills is situated 2 miles south of Strabane Canal.
Strabane Canal
- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in the United Kingdom
- Category: body of water
- Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Strabane Canal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Strabane Canal”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة سترابان”
- German: “Strabane Canal”
- Japanese: “ストラバーン運河”
- Swedish: “Strabane Canal”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Edymore and Killindarragh.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include River Mourne and Island More.
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