Drumahoe
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Village
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and townland
Townland
A townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...
in County Londonderry
County Londonderry
The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
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. It lies to the east of Derry
Derry
Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
and was once a village, but has been absorbed by the city. It is home to Institute F.C.
Institute F.C.
Institute F.C. is a Northern Irish intermediate football club who play in IFA Championship 1.The club, founded in 1905, are based in the Drumahoe area of Derry and play their home matches at the Riverside Stadium in the YMCA Grounds...
, an Irish Premier League
Irish Premier League
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football club. The busy A6
A6 road (Northern Ireland)
The A6 road in Northern Ireland runs from the Belfast to Derry, via Antrim. Mostly single carriageway, there is a short dual carriageway section forming the Toome bypass. Towards Derry, there is also a short section of dual carriageway at Altnagelvin. This is one of Northern Ireland's most...
road from Belfast
Belfast
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to Derry passes through the townland.
Demography
On Census Day 29 April 2001 the resident population of Drumahoe was 1,367. Of these:- 26.8% were under 16 years old and 11.2% were aged 60 and above
- 50.0% of the population were male and 50.0% were female
- 11.2% were from a Roman Catholic background and 85.7% were from a Protestant background
- 3.5% of those aged 16–74 were unemployed