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	Bed and Breakfast and Self Catering in Derry, Ireland
		"Derry Air" is probably the most famous and well known Irish song across the world, but Jane Ross had little idea that Danny Boy would become so famous when she noted down the the song from a travelling minstral in Limavady in 1851.
		When the native chiefs of Derry were ousted, the music somehow survived, with the harps, pipes, drums and fiddles telling of gain and loss on both sides.
		Derry city, with it's 17th century walls, is the home of a Nobel Prize winner (Seamus Heaney), a jazz and film festival, and of many giant British retail chains.
	www.stayinireland.com /mid_ulster/derry (1831 words)

	Wikinfo \| Derry
		Derry, or Londonderry (Doire in Irish) is a city in Northern Ireland, in County Londonderry (or County Derry).
		Derry is near the border with the Republic of Ireland, and serves much of North Donegal, as well as the west of the county of Londonderry.
		Derry's medieval heydays were in the 12th centuries and 13th centuries when the local Mac Lochlainn dynasty moved into the settlement.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Derry (1773 words)

	Siege of Derry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, acting as the viceroy of King James VII of Scotland and II of England in Ireland, was anxious to ensure that all strong points in the country were held by garrisons completely loyal to the Roman Catholic cause.
		The siege is commemorated annually by the Apprentice Boys of Derry who stage the week long Maiden City Festival culminating in a parade around the walls of the city by local members, followed by a parade of the city by the full Association.
		The Siege of Londonderry in Ulster Protestant Mythology
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Siege_of_Derry (507 words)

	Hotels, Hostels, Bed and Breakfasts, Guesthouses, Farmhouses and Self Catering Accommodation in Derry Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Derry (Ulster's second largest city) was the home of the O'Donnell clan, who with the O'Neills, were known as the Earls of Ulster, and whose tales of conflict with the Crown forces would fill many books.
		Derry is mainly a hilly county, with scenic hills, glens and river valleys.
		Derry city, on a commanding hill overlooking a broad tidal curve of the River Foyle, is an ancient and historic town.
	www.irishbeds.com /derry.html (441 words)

	CAIN: Commemoration: Walker, Brian. (2001) 'Remembering the siege of Derry'
		The Scottish response to the siege of Londonderry, 1689-90
		On or near 12 August the relief of the city at the end of the siege is recalled while on or near 18 December the closing of the city gates at the beginning of the siege is remembered.
		McBride, Stege of Derry in mythology, pp 46-52.
	cain.ulst.ac.uk /issues/commemoration/walker/walker01.htm (9381 words)

	Irish Association of Manitoba - About Ireland - Derry
		County Londonderry or County Derry (Doire in Irish) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland.
		Derry or Londonderry (in Irish, Doire or Doire Cholm Chille), is often called the Maiden City by virtue of the fact that its walls were never penetrated during the siege of Derry in the late 17th century.
		The siege of Derry is commemorated annually by the fraternal organisation the Apprentice Boys of Derry in the week long Maiden City Festival.
	www.irishassociation.ca /counties/derry.html (388 words)

	Londonderry, United Kingdom
		The Siege and the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 were bitter conflicts for the thrones of England and of Scotland between Catholic James II (the rightful king by blood) and Protestant William of Orange (the popular choice in England), played out on Irish soil and against a background of French interventions.
		The Siege is one of the most important episodes in the history of Britain and Ireland: it confirmed the ascendancy of William and signified the eventual defeat of James and of Jacobite and Catholic attempts at recapturing the thrones of Scotland and of England.
		Derry was bombed by German planes, but the war years in general were kind: the port of Londonderry was one of the most important Allied harbours in Europe and the city was flooded with American and Commonwealth servicemen, adding a little glamour to otherwise grey years.
	worldfacts.us /UK-Londonderry.htm (3635 words)

	The Relief of Derry Symphony
		The Relief of Derry Symphony was composed as a contribution to the peace process in Ireland.
		It was commissioned by Derry City Council to commemorate the tercentenary of the famous siege of 1689 in a way that would help the reconciliation between the descendants of those who fought and died on both sides.
		Following its premiere in Derry, The Relief of Derry Symphony was staged in the National Concert Hall, Dublin, in the presence of the Mayors of Dublin and Derry and 14 members of the Derry Council.
	www.shaundavey.com /shaunro.htm (454 words)

	History of Derry - Derry / Londonderry Northern Ireland
		The claim that he founded Derry is less certain, although that monastery definitely belonged to the federation of Columban churches which looked to Colmcille as their spiritual founder and leader.
		Derry's medieval heydays were in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries when the local Mac Lochlainn dynasty moved into the settlement.
		Derry is an old, beautiful city, set in a surrounding landscape of unparallelled natural beauty and diversity.
	www.londonderrychamber.co.uk /about-derry/history/index.php (1833 words)

	LOL 213 Siege of Derry
		During these negotiations it was agreed that the army would not approach the city wall, but on April 18th 1869 James went up to the wall with his army and at Bishops Gate he demanded the surrender of the city.
		The approach of James's army was deemed to be a breach of faith, hence the gunfire.
		The Siege lasted 105 days until 28th July 1689, when the desperate defenders were relieved by two ships, full of supplies, which had sailed up the river Foyle to Londonderry, after breaking the Boom that had been set across the river at Fort Culmore.
	www.geocities.com /graham_f5/seige.htm (321 words)

	William Kelly DERRY'S WALLS
		Derry has had a troubled history: it was here in 1688 that the thirteen apprentice boys slammed the gates of Derry shut before the Catholic forces of James II.
		The siege led to the death of a quarter of the city's 30,000 inhabitants.
		It was in Derry on 13 August 1969 that the drive for civil rights lost its control in the aftermath of a confrontation between the civil police force and Catholic protesters during the traditional Apprentice Boys march through the city.
	www.bhag.net /lit/litkellw/litkellw_derr.html (1388 words)

	Derry travel guide - Wikitravel
		Derry's history dates back over 1,450 years old, a lasting reminder of the early inhabitants of the area is the Iron Age fort, just over the border in County Donegal, known as the Grianan of Aileach.
		In 1688 the city was laid siege by the Earl of Antrim and the Catholic forces of James II, the English king who was deposed in favour of Protestant William of Orange.
		The siege was to be the longest in British history, lasting some 105 days, during which an estimated third of the city’s 30.000 population died through disease and starvation.
	wikitravel.org /en/Derry (1700 words)

	City of Derry
		Then in 1599 the strategic position of Derry forced the government to re-occupy and fortify the city, and on 22 May 1600 it was taken by Sir Henry Docwra, who, like most previous commanders, came up Lough Foyle to the head of the river estuary and then proceeded on the town.
		Its lugged doorcase with segmental pediment is probably the earliest piece of Georgian design left in Derry, and in the hall it retains most of the original panelling together with the mangled remains of a delicate rococo staircase and the date surrounded in a wreath of acanthus.
		In 1772 the Derry Journal offices were built at the top of the street, but the high plain facades of all the buildings and the fenestration, even where the walls have been stuccoed over, proclaim their eighteenth-century origins.
	freespace.virgin.net /mp.hearth/Derry.html (2648 words)

	Telegraph \| Entertainment \| Ireland's siege mentality
		The siege of Derry - during which Protestants loyal to William of Orange locked the city gates and held out for 105 days against the besieging forces of Irish Catholics fighting for King James II - impressed itself indelibly upon Ireland's troubled psyche.
		After the siege, Walker was briefly fêted in London, but snatched defeat from the jaws of victory with a risibly self-glorifying memoir which haughtily denied the great part that nonconformists had played during the siege.
		That makes The Siege of Derry invaluable for anyone who wishes to understand not only Ireland in the 17th century, but also Ireland as it is today.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/03/13/bogeb213.xml (668 words)

	The Siege of Derry
		On 28 June, the most dangerous attack of the siege was made when two pieces of artillery were brought to fire at the Butcher's Gate, and a mine was dug to a cellar underneath one of the bastions.
		This type of attitude to non-conformists led Rev. James McGregor of Aghadowey (who, it is claimed, was at the Siege as a boy) to lead some of his congregation across the Atlantic "to avoid oppression and cruel bondage" and to establish the town of Londonderry in New Hampshire.
		Ian McBride, "The Siege of Derry in Ulster Protestant mythology".
	www.cruithni.org.uk /feature/siege.html (1715 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for siege (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		siege SIEGE [siege] assault against a city or fortress with the purpose of capturing it.
		As joint governor of Londonderry (now Derry) during the siege (1689) of that city by the army of the deposed James II, Walker roused the people by his courage and inspiring sermons and was able to hold the city for 105
		He commanded the army at the siege of Stalingrad and was raised to marshal's rank several hours before his surrender (Jan., 1943) to the Russians.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=siege (652 words)

	Derry, Travel Drectories Ireland
		It is within these historic walls of Derry where the foundations of the first monastery of Ireland were laid in the 6th Century, the present day site of Long Tower Church, an 18th Century Catholic Church associated with the 12th Century monastic period.
		Encircled by Derry's 17th Century walls are the old city centre and the main Town Square, The Diamond.
		Derry City, a lively place, is famous for its night life, with one of the largest college-age population in Ireland.
	www.dirl.com /derry/index.html (836 words)

	Apprentice Boys of Derry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Society aims to commemorate the 1688 siege of Derry when Catholic James II of England laid siege to the walled city which harboured the local Protestant population.
		The siege of Derry was the longest in the history of the British Isles and finally came to an end when Protestant King William of Orange from Holland sailed into port and broke the boom (Dutch for tree) across the River Foyle which was blocking supplies to the city.
		The celebrations continued in the usual form with the firing of the Siege Cannons, (today a small replica is used), the ringing of the Cathedral bells, the hoisting of the Crimson Flags, the laying of wreaths in memory of those who sacrificed their lives.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Apprentice_Boys_of_Derry (1024 words)

	Ireland Travel Guide: County Derry
		A flat plain extends eastwards from Derry City, skirting Lough Foyle, to Limavady on the River Roe and the university city of Coleraine on the River Bann.
		In 1613, Derry ’s charter gave it a mayor and corporation and added London to its name – a bone of contention with nationalists who are the majority in the area.
		The Siege of Derry (1688-89) was one of the most important events in Ireland ’s history and still has influences today.
	www.authenticireland.com /holiday/travel_guide/derry.htm (683 words)

	City of Derry - 1 2 Travel - Ireland Travel Information Guide
		Throughout the 16th Century the English made a number of attempts to settle in Derry and in 1609, James I determined to conquer Ulster granted vast tracts of land to English and Scottish noblemen in what is known as the Plantation of Ulster.
		During the 19th Century, Derry was one of the main emigration ports from Ulster to the USA, a point remembered with the sculptures of Waterloo place and groups of these emigrants founded the colonies of Derry and Londonderry in New Hampshire.
		Derry's more recent history is marked by the Troubles and the city saw more than its fair share of tragedy and violence over the last 30 years.
	www.12travel.com /ie/Northern_Ireland/Derry.html (494 words)

	Derry City : Introduction \| Frommers.com
		Derry City is 118km (73 miles) NW of Belfast, 63km (39 miles) SW of Portrush, 113km (70 miles) NW of Armagh, 98km (61 miles) NE of Enniskillen, 232km (144 miles) NW of Dublin, and 354km (220 miles) NE of Shannon
		Derry was attacked by Sir Cahir O'Doherty in 1608, and virtually destroyed, but a year later King James 1 decided that enough was enough, and gave much of the land in and around the community to Protestant English and Scottish families.
		Happily, much of that seems to be behind Derry now, and it is emerging as one of the most promising centers of culture and commerce in Northern Ireland, and it's so attractive, friendly and historic that it's surely destined to become a major tourist mecca, once word gets out.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/derrycity/1346010001.html (980 words)

	Derry / Londonderry, Northern Ireland
		Derry or Londonderry (in Irish, Doire or Doire Cholm Chille), often called the Maiden City, is a city in Northern Ireland.
		Derry is near the border with the Republic of Ireland, and serves much of western Ulster, including Donegal, as well as the west of County Londonderry.
		Derry Urban Area (DUA), including the City as well as the neighbouring settlements of Culmore, New Buildings and Strathfoyle, is classified as a city by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population exceeding 75,000).
	www.derry.com (2024 words)

	Nordlit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This is intended as an illustration of the use of the narrative of the Siege of Derry (1688-89) in the rhetoric of Ulster Unionism, the political expression of Ulster Protestantism.
		In the most defining act of the Siege, while the city fathers prevaricated, debating the implications of defying their king, thirteen apprentice boys took matters into their own hands and shut the gates of the city in the face of the royal troops.
		In August 1689, the relief of the Siege was the first in a series of important Williamite victories that lost James the last of his three kingdoms and turned Ireland, too, into a Protestant nation in the terms of that age (see e.g., MacDonagh 1983:15-33).
	www.hum.uit.no /nordlit/6/mccafferty.html (2800 words)

	TARA3024 : The Relief of Derry Symphony - Composed by Shaun Davey
		Stated briefly the Siege of Derry of 1689 was the turning point in a European contest between two kings.
		Following the failure of negotiations mortars are wheeled into position and the bombardment and siege in general, in which an estimated 15,000 people were to lose their lives, begins.
		The `Relief of Derry Symphony ' was commissioned by Derry City Council to celebrate the Tercentenary of the Siege of Derry Guildhall on May 5th 1990 by kind permission of Derry City Council.
	www.taramusic.com /sleevenotes/cd3024.htm (1122 words)

	BBC News \| NORTHERN IRELAND \| Ruling due on NI parade
		The parades commemorate the 1689 relief of Derry from a siege by the forces of the Catholic King James 11.
		Last year both the Derry and Belfast parades were given the go-ahead by the commission.
		A decision from the commission on the main parade in Derry, which skirts the nationalist Bogside area, is expected later in the week.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/northern_ireland/868904.stm (610 words)

	The Siege of Derry in Ulster Protestant Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Siege of Derry (1688-9) is the key political myth in Loyalist culture.
		The story of the Siege embodies in dramatic form a series of timeless lessons regarding the relationship between Ulster Protestants and their ancestral enemies, and the book shows how each generation has emphasized or suppressed different components according to its ideological needs.
		The Siege recalled the ongoing tensions between native and newcomer, the providential deliverance from the forces of Rome, the restoration of the ancient constitution, a blow struck for the rights of man and the original act of Loyalist rebellion' James McAllister, Queen's University, Belfast.
	www.four-courts-press.ie /cgi/bookshow.cgi?file=sieged.xml (410 words)

	Derry Northern Ireland County Derry Information Derry Tourist Information Londonderry Attractions River Foyle ...
		You can walk along the great 17th-century walls, about a mile round and 18 feet thick, which withstood several sieges and even today are unbroken and complete, with old cannon still pointing their fl noses over the ramparts.
		Located at the Calgach Centre, Butcher Street, Derry, The Fifth Province uses a variety of dramatic effects and audio-visual techniques to bring to life the history and culture of the Celts.
		Located at Union Hall, Derry, the Tower Museum tells the story of Derry, chronicling the history of the city from its geological formation through to the present day.
	www.ebookireland.com /derry.htm (527 words)

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