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1273:Greysteel
1263:Gortnahey
1128:Broighter
1113:Bellarena
1093:Ballyrory
1048:Artikelly
1043:Articlave
1033:Ardgarvan
1023:Aghadowey
1015:townlands
982:Coleraine
572:Education
563:The main
553:Transport
445:In 1943,
421:Orangemen
317:6°33′22″W
233:Ambulance
173:Post town
1542:Keenaght
1529:Baronies
1514:Sperrins
1464:Aughlish
1438:The Loup
1428:Tamlaght
1423:Swatragh
1393:Ringsend
1333:Lisbunny
1323:Lenamore
1293:Killaloo
1268:Goshedan
1243:Foreglen
1228:Eglinton
1223:Drumsurn
1208:Drumahoe
1198:Downhill
1133:Burnfoot
1108:Bellaghy
1103:Banagher
1053:Ballerin
992:Limavady
987:Dungiven
723:Archived
360:townland
113:District
1403:Shanvey
1358:Maydown
1348:Maghera
1258:Glenone
1248:Garvagh
1178:Culnady
1173:Culmore
1138:Campsey
1123:Bogside
1038:Ardmore
660:24.48%
652:27.04%
644:38.45%
425:Belfast
400:Ireland
390:History
348:village
149:Country
103:Belfast
101:•
1479:Corick
1388:Prehen
1338:Lissan
1303:Kilrea
1183:Curran
1163:Claudy
1118:Benone
945:Cities
810:
700:3.18%
692:0.39%
684:2.01%
676:4.18%
668:0.27%
597:, the
493:People
455:salmon
447:Nestlé
434:, the
209:Police
131:County
1519:Traad
1418:Straw
1318:Lavey
1313:Largy
1253:Glack
1238:Feeny
1168:Coagh
1158:Clady
974:Towns
953:Derry
851:(PDF)
697:Other
601:club
593:club
585:Sport
471:bream
467:trout
459:perch
366:
364:Irish
346:is a
32:Irish
1383:Park
1013:and
862:2007
821:2018
808:ISBN
787:2010
751:2023
503:ráth
479:ráth
475:pike
473:and
221:Fire
188:BT45
463:eel
350:in
199:028
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853:.
778:.
742:.
636:%
609:.
481:.
469:,
465:,
461:,
354:,
293:UK
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910:t
903:v
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