placenamesSteelstown
Baile Stíl
A distinctive church and a club rooted in two local schools reflect Steelstown’s community life.
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
- Baile Stíl · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Steelstown · English · main form
Place & story
Our Lady of Lourdes
Our Lady of Lourdes Church stands on Steelstown Road. Its steep roof creates a tent-like interior lined with western hemlock. Low windows along the walls admit light beneath the dominant timber roof, giving the worship space an inward focus. [2]
The school teams’ beginnings
Steelstown’s Gaelic football club began in 1987. Its first under-twelve team was called Steelstown/Pennyburn, reflecting the primary schools from which it recruited. Training took place at Templemore Sports Complex. The club later took the name Steelstown Brian Ógs in memory of player Brian Óg McKeever, and retired his number five jersey. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Derry
- Civil parish
- Templemore
- Within
- Shantallow
- Coordinates
- 55.03080, -7.30823
- Logainm ID
- 1165143 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Steelstown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Our Lady of Lourdes, Steelstown · National Churches Trust; information provided by the church
- History of Steelstown Brian Og’s GAC · Steelstown Brian Ógs GAC
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-07-20. How this page was prepared.