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 'oak wood'.[1]
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The earliest references to the historyofDerry date to the 6th century when a monastery was founded there; however, archaeological sites and objects predating...
Derry, officially Londonderry, is the largest city in County Londonderry, the second-largest in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest on the island of...
Productions, Derry Girls was filmed in Northern Ireland, with most scenes shot on location in Derry and some in Belfast. Although the plot lines ofDerry Girls...
54°59′38″N 7°19′34″W / 54.994°N 7.326°W / 54.994; -7.326 The siege ofDerry in 1689 was the first major event in the Williamite War in Ireland. The...
ofDerryDerry's walls, also known as the Walls ofDerry, were originally built by the Irish Society between 1613 and 1619, under the supervision of the...
Apprentice Boys ofDerry is a Protestant fraternal society with a worldwide membership of over 10,000, founded in 1814 and based in the city ofDerry, Northern...
Free Derry (Irish: Saor Dhoire) was a self-declared autonomous Irish nationalist area ofDerry, Northern Ireland that existed between 1969 and 1972 during...
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...
The city ofDerry, Northern Ireland, was severely affected by the Troubles. The conflict is widely considered to have begun in the city, with many regarding...
Free Derry Corner is a historical landmark in the Bogside neighbourhood ofDerry, Northern Ireland, which lies in the intersection of the Lecky Road, Rossville...
neighbourhood outside the city walls ofDerry, Northern Ireland. The large gable-wall murals by the Bogside Artists, Free Derry Corner and the Gasyard Féile (an...
The Burning ofDerry took place on 19 April 1608 during O'Doherty's Rebellion when Sir Cahir O'Doherty led a force of rebels to storm Derry in Ulster....
Derry Committee or University for Derry Action Committee was a group campaigning for the New University of Ulster to be located in the city ofDerry....
serving as Governor of Londonderry during the early stages of the Siege ofDerry. Lundy was born in Dumbarton and raised in the Church of Scotland. He pursued...
54.994; -7.326 Derry Gaol, also known as Londonderry Gaol, refers to one of several gaols (prisons) constructed consecutively in Derry, County Londonderry...
The Mayor ofDerry City and Strabane District Council is an honorary position bestowed upon a Citizen ofDerry City & Strabane District in Northern Ireland...
Christianity portal The Bishop ofDerry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the monastic settlement originally founded at Daire Calgach and...
The Battle of the Bogside was a large three-day riot that took place from 12 to 14 August 1969 in Derry, Northern Ireland. Thousands of Catholic/Irish...
of London Corporation, and incorporated in 1613 by royal charter of James I. In its first decades the society rebuilt the city ofDerry and town of Coleraine...