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Derry. / 54.99750°N 7.32000°W / 54.99750; -7.32000. 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 ...
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.
Derry City and Strabane District Council's head of culture, Aeidin McCarter, said the festival, last held in 2022, is one of the biggest events in Derry's calendar and has become a huge economic ...
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 Ulster that had been ...
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August 9, 2024 at 6:40 PM. The parade remembers the end of the Siege of Derry in 1689 [BBC] Thousands of people are expected in Londonderry for the annual Apprentice Boys' Relief of Derry parade ...
The Troubles in Derry. 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. The Bloody Sunday incident of 1972 occurred in Derry, in the Bogside ...
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 ...