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The earliest Irish name for the site of the modern city was Daire Calgaich, Old Irish for "oak wood of Calgach", after an unknown pagan. [5] [6] [7] John Keys O'Doherty, the Catholic Bishop of Derry from 1889 to 1907, sought to identify Calgach with Agricola's opponent Calgacus, [5] whereas Patrick Weston Joyce says Calgach, meaning "fierce warrior", was a common given name. [8]
Derry, [a] officially Londonderry, [b] [8] is the largest city in County Londonderry, the second-largest in Northern Ireland [9] [10] and the fifth-largest on the island of Ireland. [11]
The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the Old Irish Daire [8] (Modern Irish Doire [9]), meaning "oak-grove" or "oak-wood". [10] As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form "Londonderry" generally preferred by unionists and "Derry" by nationalists. Unlike with the city, however, there has ...
In 1623 the new county granted to the Londoners and its fortified city, built across the River Foyle from the recently destroyed settlement, were renamed Londonderry in honour of this association. At this point the city was granted a Royal Charter by King James I. [6] The usage of "Derry" versus "Londonderry" is still controversial.
As a result of the building of the city's defences by the Irish Society, which was a consortium of livery companies based out of the City of London, the city was officially renamed Londonderry in the 1613 royal charter. This is what has subsequently led to the naming dispute for the city and county of Derry/Londonderry.
Derry and Londonderry became a part of Dauphin County when it was established in 1785. In 1787, the population of Derry Township was 198. Lebanon County was created in 1813 and created a new Londonderry Township which included the eastern half of the original.
The city of Derry, Northern Ireland, was severely affected by the Troubles.The conflict is widely considered to have begun in the city, with many regarding the Battle of the Bogside (an inner suburb of the city) in 1969 as the beginning of the Troubles.
This is a list of cities, towns, villages, parishes and hamlets in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. See the list of places in Northern Ireland for places in other counties. Towns are listed in bold .