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  2. Derry - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Derry city walls - Wikipedia

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    Derry boasts the largest collection of cannons whose precise origins are known, with many of them being used during the Siege of Derry. In 2005, 24 of the cannons (including two displayed at Brook Hall) were restored to their former glory, with the famous ' Roaring Meg ' located at the double bastion near Bishop gate.

  4. Waterside, Derry - Wikipedia

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    Map of Waterside. The Waterside (Ulster-Scots: Wattèrbroo, [1] Irish: Taobh an Uisce [2]) generally refers to the part of Derry on the east bank of the River Foyle. Traditionally, the Waterside ends at the Caw roundabout near the Foyle Bridge. Areas such as Eglinton and Limavady are not part of the Waterside.

  5. Derry City and Strabane - Wikipedia

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    Derry City and Strabane District Council replaced Derry City Council and Strabane District Council.The first election for the new district was originally due to take place in May 2009, but in April 2008, Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until 2011. [14]

  6. Derry Urban Area - Wikipedia

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    The Greater Derry area, the area within about 20 mi (32.2 km) of the city, has a population of 237,000 [2] and comprises Derry City Council, Limavady Borough Council, Strabane District council excluding the Castlederg area, and parts of North East Donegal in the Republic of Ireland, namely Inishowen, Letterkenny, Ballybofey/Stranorlar and ...

  7. County Londonderry - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. List of townlands of County Londonderry - Wikipedia

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    Derry Beg Daire Beag: little oak grove Derry More Daire Mór: big oak grove Drummond Drumman: hill-ridge Drumramer Droim Reamhar: thick ridge Dunbeg Dún Beag: little fort Dunmore Dún Mór: big fort Enagh Eanach: marsh Fruithill fruit hill Glebe An Ghléib: tract of church land Glenkeen Gleann Caoin: pleasant valley Gortcorbies Gort Corr Buidhe

  9. Derry City - Wikipedia

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    Derry, officially Londonderry, a city in Northern Ireland; Derry City Council, the local authority 1973–2015 for a district including the city; City of Derry Airport, in Eglinton, County Londonderry; Derry City F.C., an association football club; City of Derry R.F.C., a rugby union club; City of Derry Building Society, a defunct building society