Bready

Village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

St John's (Church of Ireland) Church, Dunnalong, Bready

Bready (from Irish An Bhréadaigh)[1] is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In the 2021 Census, it had a population of 242 people. It lies within the Strabane District Council area.[2] It is roughly 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Derry.

## Churches

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* St John's (Church of Ireland) Church, Dunnalong, built in 1865 and with a steeply pitched roof, is a Grade B1 listed building situated on the main Derry to Strabane road in Bready.[3][4]
* Bready Reformed Presbyterian Church

## Sport

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Bready Cricket Club first entered junior league and cup competitions in the North-West of Ireland in 1938. To mark the opening of a new pavilion in 1987, a Viv Richards XI played an Ian Botham XI at Bready. In 1996, the club won the North West Senior Cup.[5] In May 2015, International Cricket Council cleared the ground to host shorter format of cricket. The ground hosted its first international cricket match when home team Ireland played against Scotland in three Twenty20 International matches in June 2015.[6]

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The ground hosted its first Twenty20 International match, between Ireland and Hong Kong, on 5 September 2016.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Bready". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
2. ^ "Bready". NI Neighbourhood Information System, Gazeteer of Settlements. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
3. ^ "St John's Church of Ireland Church". Department of the Environment NI Buildings Database. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
4. ^ "Dunnalong Church of Ireland". Bready Ancestry. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
5. ^ "About Bready Cricket Club". Bready Cricket Club. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
6. ^ "Bready Cricket Club Gets ICC's recognition". Bready Cricket Club. Retrieved 14 May 2015.[permanent dead link]
7. ^ "1st T20I, Bready, Sep 5 2016, Hong Kong in Ireland T20I Series". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

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* Cranagh
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* Rock
* Rousky
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* Sion Mills
* Sixmilecross
* Spamount
* Stewartstown
* Tamnamore
* Tattyreagh
* Trillick
* Tullyhogue
* Tullyvannon
* Tullywiggan
* Victoria Bridge
* Washing Bay

Landforms|

* Ballysaggart Lough
* Beaghmore
* Black Bog
* Drum Manor Forest Park
* Glenelly
* Mountains of Pomeroy
* Sperrins
* Tullyhogue Fort

Baronies|

* Clogher
* Dungannon Lower
* Dungannon Middle
* Dungannon Upper
* Omagh East
* Omagh West
* Strabane Lower
* Strabane Upper

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