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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 has been used in the names of the local government district and council since 1984, when the council changed its name from Londonderry City Council to Derry City Council. [24] This also changed the name of the district, which had been created in 1973 and included both the city and surrounding rural areas.
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.
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.
The attacks came after the annual Apprentice Boys Relief of Derry parade, which marks the anniversary of the ending of the Siege of Derry in 1689. The parade passed without incident.
Consensus emerged that, among sources seeking to use both "Derry" and "Londonderry", the "Derry/Londonderry" spelling was the WP:COMMONNAME. Supporters of the move cited MOS:ENBETWEEN in support of the proposal, but opponents of the move argued that the COMMONNAME status should overrule the MOS guidance. This latter argument had a sound policy ...
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