Aghadowey
{{Short description|Townland in east County Londonderry, Northern Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
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{{Infobox UK place
| map_alt =
| pushpin_map = Northern Ireland County Londonderry
| coordinates = {{coord|55.029|-6.652|region:GB_scale:20000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| website =
| irish_name = Achadh Dubhthaigh
| map_type = Northern Ireland
| static_image_caption = Aghadowey in 2008
| static_image = Ardreagh Road, Aghadowey - geograph.org.uk - 830631.jpg
| type = Townland
| country = Northern Ireland
| unitary_northern_ireland = Causeway Coast and Glens
| lieutenancy_northern_ireland = County Londonderry
| postcode_area = BT
| civil_parish = Aghadowey
| area_total_sq_mi = 0.6907
| constituency_westminster = East Londonderry
| constituency_ni_assembly = East Londonderry
| postcode_district = BT51
| post_town = COLERAINE
}}
Aghadowey ({{etymology|ga|Achadh Dubhthaigh|Duffy’s field}}){{Cite web |title=Achadh Dubhthaigh/Aghadowey |url=https://www.logainm.ie/en/1413303 |access-date=17 October 2024 |website=Placenames Database of Ireland}}{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Patrick Weston |title=Irish Local Names Explained |publisher=The Educational Company of Ireland |year=1923 |isbn=0713465182 |chapter=Aghadowey |chapter-url=https://www.libraryireland.com/IrishPlaceNames/Aghadowey.php}} is a townland in east County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in Aghadowey civil parish, and is part of Causeway Coast and Glens district. It is close to the county boundary with County Antrim.
Sport
Aghadowey is a popular angling area, with anglers fishing both the River Bann and the Agivey River.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} Aghadowey Stadium hosts regular motorcycle racing, stock car racing, and also rallying as a RallySport Association event, on the disused RAF Mullaghmore airfield.{{Cite web |title=Mullaghmore |url=https://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/mullaghmore |access-date=23 April 2025 |website=Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust}} Aghadowey was the home circuit (1.003 miles/1.614 km) of the Motor Cycle Road Racing Club of Ireland (MCRRCI) (now Bishopscourt Race Circuit near Downpatrick) and was first used for racing in 1975, after the club was forced to vacate their previous circuit at Maghaberry to make way for a new prison development.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
Aghadowey F.C. was founded in 1968 when the Coleraine and district league formed, before this they played as Agivey. They have notable rivalries with both Garvagh F.C. and Kilrea F.C.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
Transport
- Aghadowey railway station opened on 19 February 1880, but closed on 28 August 1950.{{cite web | title=Aghadowey station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | access-date=2007-09-08| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070926042407/http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf| archive-date= 26 September 2007 | url-status= live}}
See also
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