Ballinderry, Mid Ulster

Ballinderry (from Irish Baile an Doire 'town of the oak wood') is a small civil and ecclesiastical parish on both sides of the County Londonderry / County Tyrone border in Northern Ireland.

It is a rural parish of about 350 houses and lies on the western shores of Lough Neagh.

The parish contains two small villages: Ballylifford and Derrychrin, which are of relatively close proximity to Cookstown, Coalisland, Magherafelt and Dungannon.

The river has formed the border between the two counties of Londonderry and Tyrone since the creation of the former.

[citation needed] Owing to its location on the shores of Lough Neagh, fishing was historically the primary source of income for many local people.