ARDSTRAW-BRIDGE, a village, in the parish of ARDSTRAW,
barony of STRABANE, county of TYRONE,
and province of ULSTER, 3 miles (W. N. W.) from Newtown-Stewart:
the population is returned with the parish.
This place,
formerly Ardsrath, is of high antiquity, and is distinguished for its
ancient and greatly lay celebrated abbey, noticed in the preceding description
of the parish of Ardstraw. The village is situated on the river Derg, which
is here wide and rapid, and red is crossed by an ancient stone bridge of six
arches over which the old road from Londonderry to Dublin formerly
passed: it contains 32 houses, some of which are well built, but several of
them are old and in a neglected state. There were formerly six fairs held
in the village, which were large and well attended, but they have been
discontinued for some time.
There is a place
of worship for Presbyterians in connection with the Synod of Ulster, and a
public school.
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