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Province: Ulster Location: Maritime county, in the north-west of Northern Ireland County Size: 15th in Ireland Land Area: 798 sq miles Highest Point: Sawel Mth (680m) Main Rivers: Foyle, Bann, Roe Main Lakes: L. Neagh, L. Foyle Areas of Geographical Interest: Roe Valley Country Park (contains riverside walks and Ulster's first domestic hydro-electric station) Ness Wood Country Park (Woodland walks) Springhill (18th Century house) Areas of Historical Interest: Plantation of Ulster Visitor Centre (tells the story of the Ulster Plantation) Downhill Castle (ruins of the palace of the Earl Bishop of Derry) Magilligan Point (with its Martello tower, built during the Napoleonic wars to guard the entrance to Lough Foyle)
Population: 213,035 County Capital: Derry city Main Towns: Coleraine, Derry, Dungiven, Limavady, Maghera, Magherfelt, Portstewart Main Business Contact: Ledu The Small Business Agency: 13 Shipquay Street, Derry. Tel: 01232-267257 No. of Golf Clubs: 10 Blue Flag Beaches: 2
Derry, a city of contrasts and culture, home of heartwarming hospitality. Situated on the banks of the River Foyle, Derry is the second largest city in Northern Ireland and the capital of the north west region. The city in its natural envoronment offers history and heritage, as a business and industrial centre the City is a hub of commercial and retail activity. Major new developments and ambitious building programmes are ongoing. Derry is easily accessible as it is connected to one of the best communication networks in Europe. Derry is an exciting and vibrant City, whose peoples are determined to reshape old stories into new beginnings. It is confidently poised for the future and is a City full of welcomes. It is a City where there is always "Something Special in the Air".
Main Routes: Derry is served by major routes A6-A5-N2 (to Dublin); A6-M2 (to Belfast); A6-A5-A32-A509-N3-N55-N6-N62-N8 (to Cork); N13-N56-N15-N17 (to Galway). |
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