placenamesStraidarran
Sráidbhaile Uí Áráin
Straidarran’s house and nearby ruined church preserve two distinct parts of the local landscape.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Sráidbhaile Uí Áráin · Irish · main form · validated name
- Straidarran · English · main form
Place & story
Straidarran House
Straidarran House dates from the mid-eighteenth century. A sweeping double staircase leads to its central entrance, above a basement, while a castellated wing added around 1830 gives the adjoining courtyard a contrasting appearance. The historic buildings survey records a wooded setting beside an ornamental lake that also served as a millpond. [2]
An older church site
Church ruins stand near Altinure Road, above the house’s landscape. Derry City and Strabane District Council identifies Straidarran as a medieval church site and suggests that the surviving ruin may overlie an earlier church. Its proposed eighth-century date and association with Saint Constans or Cuana remain tentative, rather than securely dated building history. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Straidarran. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Straidarran House — HB01/01/005, survey 22 August 1997 · Department for Communities, Northern Ireland
- Historic Churches and Cemeteries: Straidarran Church · Derry City and Strabane District Council
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2010-04-19. How this page was prepared.