Derg Castle, also called Castlederg Castle, is a post-medieval ruined fortification, situated on the north bank of the River Derg, within the town of Castlederg, in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It has given the town its name: 'Castlederg' derives from the Irish: Caisleán na Deirge, meaning 'Castle on the Derg'.
It is a Scheduled Historic Monument, administered by the Northern Ireland Department for Communities.[1]
^"Scheduled Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland". April 2023.
DergCastle, also called Castlederg Castle, is a post-medieval ruined fortification, situated on the north bank of the River Derg, within the town of...
Caisleán na Deirge, meaning "castle on the Derg") is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Derg and is near the border with County...
townland in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is situated on the shores of Lough Derg on the River Shannon. The village is located 10 km north of Nenagh on the...
Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde. Portumna Castle is located close to the shore of Lough Derg near where the River Shannon enters the lake. Portumna...
was gutted by fire in 1826. The castle is located about 200 metres North of Portumna (or 'New') Harbour on Lough Derg, with Portumna Forest Park to the...
Lough Derg. An early Christian monastery was established here in the 6th century by Columba, who died around AD 552.[citation needed] Terryglass Castle is...
Patrick's Purgatory, a Christian pilgrimage site, situated on an island in Lough Derg. During the mid-late 20th century, the popularity of the pilgrimage brought...
pilgrimage island and lake of Lough Derg. Termonmagrath is also the location of Castle McGrath (also known as Termon Castle). To the north of the McGrath territory...
sovereignty was restored in 1944 after a period of military administration. The Derg, a Soviet-backed military junta, took power in 1974 after deposing Emperor...
Ireland. It is located on the eastern shore of Lough Derg, 2 km north of Portroe. Garrykennedy Castle, a ruined tower house located beside the water was...
Tipperary, lies to the west of the Nenagh River, which empties into Lough Derg at Dromineer, 9 km to the north-west, a centre for sailing and other water...
Ballina on the shores of Lough Derg to the west of the Arra Mountains. The entrance gateway and gate lodge of Derry Castle is situated on the R494 road...
named themselves Derg, officially "Provisional Military Administrative Council" (PMAC). The city had only 10 woredas. After the Derg came to power, roughly...
name. Situated a kilometre from the River Graney which flows into Lough Derg, it is an ancient settlement, noted for St Cronán's Church, said to be the...
the castle is still referred to as Simon's Castle. In 1929 the construction of the Ardnacrusha power plant caused the water level in Lough Derg to rise...
the mother of Oisín by Fionn mac Cumhail. She is either a daughter of Bodb Derg, king of the Síd of Munster, or may derive in part from Sadb ingen Chuinn...
common in Ireland. His experiences as a pilgrim, narrated in "The Lough Derg Pilgrim," made him give up the thought of entering the church, and he eventually...
peasants and fighters against the Derg soldiers. Emperor Yohannes IV in the 19th century became Negus and built a castle and Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo...
logainm.ie. Retrieved 22 May 2013. Larkin, Patrick (2012), "The Castles Of Lough Derg: An Illustrated Survey", Journal of the Galway Archaeological and...
emperor, the Derg began a program of dismantling the imperial government in order to forestall further developments in that direction. The Derg deposed and...
situated in the midwest of Ireland. The town is on the West end of Lough Derg and is best known for its harbour. The Scarriff Market House is easily recognisable...
Military Administrative Council known as the Derg after abolishing the Ethiopian Empire in March 1975. The Derg aligned itself with Soviet bloc—had similar...
officials. On 21 June 1974, the Derg, a committee of low-ranking military officers and enlisted men, was formed. On 28 June, the Derg seized the radio station...
total length of 360 kilometres (224 mi), if one also excludes the lakes (L. Derg 39 kilometres (24 mi), L. Ree 29 kilometres (18 mi), L. Allen 11 kilometres...
Donegal, on 1 March 1946, and was made Baron Rideau, of Ottawa and of CastleDerg in the County of Tyrone, at the same time he was given the earldom. These...
Liberation Front (TPLF) reported that they actively engaging war against the Derg regime of Mengistu Haile Mariam in the northern province of Gondar. In February...
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