Londonderry Derry

County Londonderry in the province of ULSTER

Derry
The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Daire or Doire meaning "oak grove".

Londonderry
1613.Royal Charter by King James I, the "London" prefix was added, changing the name of the city to Londonderry

The old walled city

lies on the west bank of the River Foyle, which is spanned by two road bridges and one footbridge.

The Walls 1613-1619 Defences from England and Scotland 1.5 km in circumference, vary in height and width between 4 to 12 metres

cathedral of St Columb

During the 18th and 19th centuries the port became an important for Irish emigrants setting out for North America

Troubles
The conflict which became known as the Troubles is widely regarded as having started in Derry with the Battle of the Bogside
A civil rights demonstration in 1968 led by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association was banned by the Government and blocked using force

the August 1969 Apprentice Boys parade resulted in the Battle of the Bogside, when Catholic rioters fought the police, leading to widespread civil disorder Bloody Sunday - 30 January 1972, a civil rights march in the Bogside area

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