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The Northern Irish city of Londonderry or Derry, United Kingdom.
By Mark on April 1, 2009
This is a post about the Northern Irish city of Derry or Londonderry it is often called the Maiden City. This old walled city of Londonderry lies on the west bank of the River Foyle with the location of old Derry on the east bank. The modern day city now covers both banks with the Cityside to the west and the Waterside to the east and there are two bridges which go over the river.
The city actually extends itself to the rural areas to the southeast of the Londonderry. The city is the the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and Ulster, and the fourth largest on the island of Ireland.
The district is administered by Derry City Council and contains both Londonderry Port and City of Derry Airport.
Derry is the last remaining city in the British Isles to be completely surrounded by defensive walls, and has the most complete series of city walls in the islands.
Derry is very near the border with County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. The city has had a very close relationship with what is now County Donegal for centuries.
The person traditionally seen as the ‘founder’ of the original Derry is St. Columba a holy man and royal prince from Tír Chonaill, the old name for almost all of modern County Donegal.
Derry and the nearby town of Letterkenny form the major economic core of northwest Ireland.
Information provided by Wikipedia. To learn more about this extraordinary city please refer to Wikipedia at the bottom of this post.
This is a satellite image of the United Kingdom and Ireland, with Londerry city Northern Ireland on Google Earth.
This is a Youtube video of the Derry Walls, Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
This is a panoramio picture of the entrance in to Londonderry or Derry city, Northern Ireland.
This is a panoramio picture of Londonderry-and-craigavon-bridge, Northern Ireland.
This is a panoramio picture of the monument-for-peace in Londonderry and Derry city, Northern Ireland.
- Learn about Londonderry or Derry on Wikipedia:
- Learn about the lyric of Derrys Walls on Wikipedia:
- Learn about the Seige of derry on Wikipedia:
- Learn about the Apprentice Boys of Derry on Wikipedia:
- Learn about Free Derry on Wikipedia:
- Learn about Northern Ireland on Wikipedia:
- Find Londonderry or Derry on Google Maps:
- Find Northern Ireland on Google maps:
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