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See also:LONDONDERRY, or DERRY , a See also:city, See also:county of a city, See also:parliamentary See also:- BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
- BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)
borough (returning one member) and the See also:chief See also:town of Co. Londonderry, See also:Ireland, 4 M. from the junction of the See also:river Foyle with Lough Foyle, and 95 M. N.N.W. of See also:Belfast. Pop. (1901) 38,892. The city is situated on an See also:eminence rising abruptly from the See also:west See also:side of the river to a height of about 120 ft. The eminence is surrounded by hills which reach, a few See also:miles to the See also:north, an See also:elevation of upwards of 1500 ft., and the river and lough See also:complete an admirable picture. The city is surrounded by an See also:ancient rampart about a mile in circumference, having seven See also:gates and several bastions, but buildings now extend beyond this boundary. The See also:summit of the See also:- HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
hill, at the centre of the town, is occupied by a quadrangular See also:area from which the See also:main streets diverge. Some old houses with high pyramidal gables remain but are much modernized. The See also:Protestant See also:cathedral of St See also:Columba, in Perpendicular See also:style, was completed from the See also:design of See also:Sir See also:John See also:Vanbrugh in 1633, at a cost of £4000 contributed by the city of See also:London, and was enlarged and restored in 1887. The See also:spire was added in 1778 and rebuilt in 1802. The See also:bishop's See also:palace, erected in 1716, occupies the site of the See also:abbey founded by Columba. The See also:- ABBOT (from the Hebrew ab, a father, through the Syriac abba, Lat. abbas, gen. abbatis, O.E. abbad, fr. late Lat. form abbad-em changed in 13th century under influence of the Lat. form to abbat, used alternatively till the end of the 17th century; Ger. Ab
- ABBOT, EZRA (1819-1884)
- ABBOT, GEORGE (1603-1648)
- ABBOT, ROBERT (1588?–1662?)
- ABBOT, WILLIAM (1798-1843)
abbot of this monastery, on being made bishop, erected in 1164 See also:Temple More or the " See also:Great See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
Church," one of the finest buildings in Ireland previous to the Anglo-See also:Norman invasion. The See also:original abbey church was called the " See also:Black Church," but both it and the " Great Church " were demolished in 1600 and their materials used in fortifying the city. There is a large See also:Roman See also:Catholic cathedral, erected c. 1870 and dedicated to St See also:Eugenius. For Foyle See also:College, founded in 1617, a new See also:building was erected in 1814. This and the Academical Institution, a See also:foundation of 1868, were amalgamated in 1896. See also:Magee College, taking its name from its foundress, Mrs Magee of See also:Dublin, was instituted in 1857 as a training-school for the Presbyterian See also:ministry.
The See also:staple manufacture of the town is See also:linen (especially See also:shirt-making), and there are also See also:shipbuilding yards, See also:iron-foundries, saw-See also:mills, manure-See also:works, distilleries, breweries and See also:flour-mills. rbe See also:salmon See also:fishery on the Foyle is valuable. The river affords•a commodious See also:harbour, its greatest See also:depth being 33 ft. at high See also:tide, and 12 ft. at See also:low tide. It is under the See also:jurisdiction of the Irish Society. The See also:port has a considerable See also:shipping See also:trade with Great See also:Britain, exporting agricultural produce and provisions. See also:Regular services of passenger steamers serve Londonderry from See also:Glasgow, See also:Liverpool, See also:Morecambe, Belfast and See also:local See also:coast stations. In 1898 Londonderry was constituted one of the six county boroughs which have See also:separate county See also:councils.
About 5 M. W. of the city, on a hill 803 ft. high, is a remarkable fort, consisting of three concentric ramparts, and an interior fortification of See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone. It is named the Grianan of Aileach, and was a See also:residence of the O'Neills, See also:kings of See also:Ulster. It was restored in 1878.
Derry, the original name of Londonderry, is derived from Doire, the "See also:place of oaks." It owes its origin to the monastery founded by Columba about 546. With the bishopric which arose in connexion with this foundation, that of Raphoe was amalgamated in 1834. From the 9th to the 11th See also:century the town was frequently in the See also:possession of the Danes, and was of ten devastated, but they were finally driven from it by Murtagh O'Brien about the beginning of the 12th century. In 1311 it was granted by See also:Edward II. to See also:Richard de See also:Burgh. After the Irish Society of London obtained possession of it, it was incorporated in 1613 under the name of Londonderry. From this See also:year until the See also:Union in "Soo two members were returned to the Irish See also:parliament. The fortifications, which were begun in 1600, were completed in 1618. In 1688 Derry had become the chief stronghold of the Protestants of the north. On the 7th of See also:December certain of the apprentices in the city practically put themselves and it in a See also:stage of See also:siege by closing the gates, and on the 19th of See also:April 1689 the forces of See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James II. began in See also:earnest the famous siege of Derry. The See also:rector of Donaghmore, See also:George See also:- WALKER, FRANCIS AMASA (1840-1897)
- WALKER, FREDERICK (184o--1875)
- WALKER, GEORGE (c. 1618-169o)
- WALKER, HENRY OLIVER (1843— )
- WALKER, HORATIO (1858– )
- WALKER, JOHN (1732—1807)
- WALKER, OBADIAH (1616-1699)
- WALKER, ROBERT (d. c. 1658)
- WALKER, ROBERT JAMES (1801-1869)
- WALKER, SEARS COOK (1805—1853)
- WALKER, THOMAS (1784—1836)
- WALKER, WILLIAM (1824-1860)
Walker, who, with See also:Major See also:Baker, was chosen to govern Derry, established fame for himself for his bravery and hopefulness during this See also:period of privation, and the historic See also:answer of " No surrender," which became the watchword of the men of Derry, was given to the proposals of the besiegers. The See also:garrison was at the last extremity when, on the 3oth of See also:July, See also:ships See also:broke through the obstruction across the harbour and brought See also:relief. Walker and the siege are commemorated by a lofty See also:column (1828), bearing a statue of the See also:governor, on the Royal See also:Bastion, from which the town See also:standards defied the enemy; and the anniversary of the relief is still observed.
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