Derry

Derry, officially Londonderry, () is the second largest city in Northern Ireland (after Belfast) and the fourth largest city on the island of Ireland (after Dublin, Belfast and Cork. The population as of 2021 was 85,279. The city was founded in 546 AD. It has old city walls which are still complete. The city is in County Londonderry, near the border with the Republic of Ireland's County Donegal.
History
The city was originally called Doire (pronounced duhruh) which is an Irish word for a group of oak trees. In English, this word became "Derry". After the Ulster Plantations, the London Companies gave money for the building of the port and walls in Derry.

In 1984 the city council changed the name of the local government area back to its original title of Derry but the city's official name is still Londonderry.Derry City Council, Re Application for Judicial Review [2007] NIQB 5 (25 January 2007), http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6297907.stm

The city has long been subject to controversy over its name. Amongst the majority Catholic and Republican population of Northern Ireland, the city is referred to as Derry, truer to the original Irish word Doire and aligned with the view of the Republic of Ireland, where traffic signs and popular opinion labels the city similarly. Amongst the majority Protestant and Loyalist population, the city is called Londonderry.

This disagreement over naming causes the title "Derry/Londonderry" to be used in cross-community instances, giving rise to the somewhat sarcastic nickname, "Stroke City".

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Category:6th-century establishments in Europe
Category:Cities in Northern Ireland
Category:Establishments in Northern Ireland
Category:County towns in Northern Ireland
Category:County Londonderry