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Photos from Derry, Northern Ireland

Derry or Lon­don­derry (Irish: Doire or Doire Cholmchi­lle, mea­ning “Oak wood of Columba”) often called the Mai­den City, (a refe­rence to its walls remai­ning unbreached during the Siege of Derry in 1689) is a city in Northern Ire­land. It is the second lar­gest city in Northern Ire­land and the fourth lar­gest city on the island of Ire­land. The 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 pre­sent city now covers both banks (City­side to the west and Water­side to the east) and the river is span­ned by two bridges.

The city dis­trict also extends to rural areas to the southeast of the city. The popu­la­tion of the city pro­per (the area defi­ned by its 17th cen­tury char­ter) was 83,652 in the 2001 Cen­sus, while the Derry Urban Area had a popu­la­tion of 90,663. The wider Derry City Coun­cil area had a popu­la­tion of 107,300 as of June 2006. The dis­trict is admi­nis­te­red by Derry City Coun­cil and con­tains both Lon­don­derry Port and City of Derry Airport.

Text quo­ted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derry under the Attribution-Share Alike license.

Unio­nist mural, Derry

Repu­bli­can mural of the Battle of the Bog­side, Derry

Repu­bli­can mural of Ope­ra­tion Motor­man, Ross­vi­lle Street, Derry

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