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Derry. 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 old walled city lies on the west bank of the River Foyle, which is spanned by two road bridges and one footbridge.
County Londonderry. Contae Dhoire[3] is the Irish name; Coontie Lunnonderrie is its name in Ulster Scots. [4] County Londonderry (Ulster-Scots: Coontie Lunnonderrie), also known as County Derry (Irish: Contae Dhoire), is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland and one of the nine counties of Ulster.
History of Derry. Cannon on the Derry Walls. The Bogside is on the left. The earliest references to the history of Derry date to the 6th century when a monastery was founded there; however, archaeological sites and objects predating this have been found. The name Derry comes from the Old Irish word Daire (modern: Doire) meaning 'oak grove' or ...
Londonderry is a village near the Yorkshire Dales, England situated 4 miles (6 kilometres) south-east of Bedale, almost on the A1 road. [1] It was part of the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire and is in the historic North Riding of Yorkshire. It is named after the Marquesses of Londonderry, who took their name from County Londonderry, now ...
Derry city walls. Derry's walls, also known as the Walls of Derry, were originally built by the Irish Society between 1613 and 1619, under the supervision of the London builder and architect Peter Benson. They were built with the intention of protecting the Scottish and English planters that had moved to Ulster as part of the Plantation of ...
Londonderry Port, now operating as Foyle Port, is a port located on Lough Foyle in Northern Ireland. It is the United Kingdom ’s most westerly port and an important northerly port on the island of Ireland. [1] The current port is at Lisahally, County Londonderry, though historically the port was upriver in the city of Derry itself.
Waterside, Derry. Coordinates: 54°59′54″N 07°17′35″W. Map of Waterside. The Waterside (Ulster-Scots: Wattèrbroo, [1] Irish: Taobh an Uisce[2]) generally refers to the part of Londonderry on the east bank of the River Foyle. Traditionally, the Waterside ends at the Caw roundabout near the Foyle Bridge.
The Guildhall. The Guildhall, as seen from Whittaker Street. The Guildhall in Derry, Northern Ireland, is a guildhall in which the elected members of Derry City and Strabane District Council meet. It is a Grade A listed building. [1]
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