38-735: Coleraine Borough Council was a local council mainly in County Londonderry and partly in County Antrim in Northern Ireland . It merged with Ballymoney Borough Council , Limavady Borough Council and Moyle District Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Causeway Coast and Glens District Council . Its headquarters were in the town of Coleraine . Small towns in
76-605: A Catholic majority (55.56% according to the 2001 Census and 61.3% according to the 2021 Census ). The county flower is the purple saxifrage . The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the Old Irish Daire ( Modern Irish Doire ), meaning "oak-grove" or "oak-wood". As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute , with the form "Londonderry" generally preferred by unionists and "Derry" by nationalists . Unlike with
114-458: A cathedral) (population of 18,000 or more and under 75,000 at 2001 Census) (population of 10,000 or more and under 18,000 at 2001 Census) (population of 4,500 or more and under 10,000 at 2001 Census) (population of 2,250 or more and under 4,500 at 2001 Census) (population of 1,000 or more and under 2,250 at 2001 Census) (population of less than 1,000 at 2001 Census) It is one of four counties in Northern Ireland which currently has
152-720: A charter to The Honourable The Irish Society to undertake the plantation of a new county. This county was named Londonderry, a combination of London (in reference to the Livery Companies of the Irish Society) and Derry (then name of the city). This charter declared that the "City of Londonderry" and everything contained within the new county: shall be united, consolidated, and from hence-forth for ever be one entire County of itself, distinct and separate from all our Counties whatsoever within our Kingdom of Ireland-and from henceforth for ever be named, accounted and called,
190-462: A majority of the population from a Catholic community background, according to the 2021 census . At the time of the 2021 census there were 252,231 residents of County Londonderry. Of these: 61.3% were from a Catholic background, 32.5% were from a Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related), 0.9% were from other religions, and 5.3% had no religious background. The county was administered by Londonderry County Council from 1899 until
228-445: A population of 79,067 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census. 55°07′55″N 6°40′05″W / 55.132°N 6.668°W / 55.132; -6.668 County Londonderry County Londonderry ( Ulster-Scots : Coontie Lunnonderrie ), also known as County Derry ( Irish : Contae Dhoire ), is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland , one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland and one of
266-530: A population of around 141,316 in 2022. The name of the new district was announced on 17 September 2008 as 'Causeway Coast' and was revised in February 2009. NI Railways provides services on the Belfast-Derry railway line between Derry~Londonderry station in the west and east to Belfast Lanyon Place station and Belfast Grand Central station . The Coleraine-Portrush line provides a service from
304-530: A rotation for positions of Mayor and Deputy Mayor between the UUP, DUP and the Irish nationalist SDLP. The last election was due to take place in May 2009, but on 25 April 2008, Shaun Woodward , Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011. The proposed reforms were abandoned in 2010, and
342-524: Is Mountsandel , located near Coleraine in County Londonderry is "perhaps the oldest recorded settlement within Ireland". At an early period, what became the county of Coleraine was inhabited by the O'Cahans , who were tributary to the O'Neills . Towards the close of the reign of Elizabeth I their territory was seized by England, with the purpose of checking the power of the O'Neills, and
380-853: Is administered by the Education Authority (EA), sponsored by the Department of Education . The EA is divided into sub-regions: For Catholic grant-maintained schools administration is by the Derry Diocesan Education Office. Two major centres of the University of Ulster are in the county, including its headquarters at Coleraine and the Magee Campus in Derry. In Gaelic games , the GAA county of Derry
418-689: Is also widely played but is not as popular as football. However, the county team is generally regarded as one of the top hurling sides in Ulster and in 2006 won the Nicky Rackard Cup – the third tier hurling competition in Ireland. In association football, the NIFL Premiership , which operates as the top division, has two teams in the county: Coleraine F.C. and Institute F.C. , with Limavady United F.C. , Moyola Park F.C. , Portstewart F.C. and Tobermore United F.C. competing in
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#1732790509717456-491: Is divided into three cross-county councils: Causeway Coast and Glens , Derry and Strabane , and Mid-Ulster District . Translink provides a Northern Ireland Railways service in the county, linking Derry~Londonderry railway station to Coleraine railway station (with a branch to Portrush on the Coleraine–Portrush railway line ) and onwards into County Antrim to Belfast Lanyon Place and Belfast Grand Central on
494-479: Is more or less coterminous with the former administrative county of Londonderry, although teams from the neighbouring counties of Tyrone, Donegal and Antrim have occasionally played in Derry competitions, and vice versa. The Derry teams wear the colours red and white. There are many club teams competing in up to five leagues and three championships. The county team has won one All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (in 1993 ) and five National League titles . Hurling
532-883: The Belfast-Derry railway line . There is also the Foyle Valley Railway , a museum in Derry with some rolling stock from both the County Donegal Railway and the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway , and is located on the site of the former Londonderry Foyle Road railway station . The Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway continued as a private bus company based in the city but operating predominantly in County Donegal until it closed in 2014. Bus services are now provided by Ulsterbus . Government-funded education up to secondary school level
570-632: The Londonderry County Council until its abolition in 1973, was therefore moved to the town of Coleraine . The highest point in the county is the summit of Sawel Mountain (678 metres (2,224 ft)) on the border with County Tyrone . Sawel is part of the Sperrin Mountains , which dominate the southern part of the county. To the east and west, the land falls into the valleys of the Bann and Foyle rivers respectively; in
608-796: The NIFL Championship , which operates as levels two and three. Derry City F.C. play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland after leaving the Northern Ireland structures in 1985, having resigned from the Irish Football League at the height of the Troubles because of not being allowed play their home games at the Brandywell due to security concerns from other clubs. The Northern Ireland Milk Cup
646-637: The most recent district council elections took place in 2011 The borough council area, together with the neighbouring district of Limavady and part of Derry City Council , formed the East Londonderry constituency for elections to the Westminster Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly . Source: Freedom of Information request to Coleraine Borough Council * For 2015 onwards, see Causeway Coast and Glens District Council The area covered by Coleraine Borough Council had
684-560: The Atlantic coast; the dikes , artificial coastlines and the bird sanctuaries on the eastern shore of Lough Foyle ; and the visitor centre at Bellaghy Bawn, close to the childhood home of Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney . In the centre of the county are the old-growth deciduous forests at Banagher and Ness Wood, where the Burntollet River flows over the highest waterfalls in Northern Ireland. (population of 75,000 or more with
722-507: The Beijing 2008 Olympics by finishing second in the lightweight fours final in Poznań, thus qualifying for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Another Coleraine rower Alan Campbell is a World Cup gold medallist in the single sculls in 2006. The county currently has four main radio stations: Causeway Coast and Glens Causeway Coast and Glens is a local government district covering most of
760-554: The County of Londonderry. This new county would comprise the then County Coleraine—which consisted of the baronies of Tirkeeran , Coleraine , and Keenaght —and at the behest of The Irish Society the following additional territory was added: all but the south-west corner of the barony of Loughinsholin , then a part of County Tyrone, as it had sufficient wood for construction; the North East Liberties of Coleraine, which
798-427: The abolition of county councils in Northern Ireland in 1973. They were replaced by district councils . These councils were: Londonderry City Council (renamed Derry City Council in 1984), Limavady Borough Council , and Magherafelt District Council , most of Coleraine Borough Council , and part of Cookstown District Council . After a reduction in the number of councils in Northern Ireland in 2011, County Londonderry
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#1732790509717836-484: The area include Garvagh , Portrush , Portstewart and Kilrea . Coleraine Borough Council consisted of four electoral areas: Coleraine East, Coleraine Central, The Skerries and Bann. The council last had 22 members from the following political parties: 8 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), 6 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 3 Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), 2 Alliance Party 1 Sinn Féin and 2 Independent. Unionist -controlled Coleraine Borough Council operated
874-485: The city, however, there has never been a County Derry. County Londonderry was formed mostly from the old County Coleraine (see below). British authorities use the name "Londonderry", while "Derry" is used by the Republic of Ireland . The county has a significant of megalithic structures from prehistoric times, including Ballygroll Prehistoric Landscape , as well as numerous others. The most significant site however
912-553: The cliffs to Castlerock . At Castlerock the first of the seaside resorts the estuary of the River Bann is reached with crossing points located upstream at Coleraine . From the River Bann the coast includes seaside resorts of Portstewart and Portrush . Further along there is Dunluce Castle , Portballintrae and the town of Bushmills . Whilst Bushmills (home to the world's oldest licensed distillery which has produced
950-991: The county is represented at senior level by Rainey Old Boys Rugby Club, Magherafelt who compete in the Ulster Senior League and All Ireland Division Three. Limavady R.F.C, City of Derry Rugby Club , Londonderry Y.M.C.A and Coleraine Rugby Club all compete in Ulster Qualifying League One. Cricket is particularly popular in the north-west of Ireland, with 11 of the 20 senior clubs in the North West Cricket Union located in County Londonderry: Limavady, Eglinton , Glendermott, Brigade, Killymallaght, Ardmore, Coleraine, Bonds Glen, Drummond, Creevedonnell and The Nedd. In rowing , Richard Archibald from Coleraine along with his Irish teammates qualified for
988-679: The famous Irish whiskey "Bushmills" since 1608). The River Bush is crossed beside the Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway , and the Giant's Causeway is nearby. The next place are Ballintoy , and onwards to Ballycastle The area is popular with tourists and includes some of the best-known physical features of Northern Ireland: the Giant's Causeway (a World Heritage Site ), the Glens of Antrim and Rathlin Island , which lies 7 miles off Ballycastle. The coast includes Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge and
1026-483: The individual companies were each granted an estimated 3,210 acres (5.02 sq mi; 13.0 km ) throughout the county. These companies and the sites of their headquarters were: As a result of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 , the city was detached from the county for administrative purposes, becoming a separate county borough from 1899. The county town of County Londonderry, and seat of
1064-565: The interchange at Coleraine station at the south of the branch with Portrush station the station terminal at the north of the branch line. The Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway is a heritage railway and major tourist attraction. The area stretches around from the River Roe near Bellarena on the shores of Lough Foyle , with Magilligan Point with Benone Strand on the Atlantic Ocean , and Mussenden Temple perched on
1102-429: The new district was originally due to take place in May 2009, but on April 25, 2008, Shaun Woodward , Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until 2011. The first elections took place on 22 May 2014 and the council acted as a shadow authority until 1 April 2015. The following people, military units, organisations and groups have received
1140-631: The nine counties of Ulster . Before the partition of Ireland , it was one of the counties of the Kingdom of Ireland from 1613 onward and then of the United Kingdom after the Acts of Union 1800 . Adjoining the north-west shore of Lough Neagh , the county covers an area of 2,118 km (818 sq mi) and today has a population of about 252,231. Since 1972, the counties in Northern Ireland, including Londonderry, have no longer been used by
1178-533: The northern part of Northern Ireland . It was created on 1 April 2015 by merging the Borough of Ballymoney , the Borough of Coleraine , the Borough of Limavady and the District of Moyle . The local authority is Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council . The district covers most of the northern part of Northern Ireland; an area totalling 1796 km spanning parts of Counties Antrim and Londonderry . It had
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1216-644: The small Dunseverick Castle , and the more isolated seaside resort of Ballycastle , with a ferry to Rathlin Island across the Straits of Moyle . From Ballycastle the coastline veers southwards around Fair Head and continues with the North Channel and the settlements of Cushendun , then Cushendall and finally Waterfoot . Causeway Coast and Glens District Council replaced Ballymoney Borough Council , Coleraine Borough Council , Limavady Borough Council and Moyle District Council . The first election for
1254-508: The south-east, the county touches the shore of Lough Neagh, which is the largest lake in Ireland; the north of the county is distinguished by the steep cliffs, dune systems, and remarkable beaches of the Atlantic coast. The county is home to a number of important buildings and landscapes, including the well-preserved 17th-century city walls of Derry ; the National Trust –owned Plantation estate at Springhill ; Mussenden Temple on
1292-531: The state as part of the local administration. Following further reforms in 2015, the area is now governed under three different districts: Derry and Strabane , Causeway Coast and Glens and Mid-Ulster . Despite no longer being used for local government and administrative purposes, it is sometimes used in a cultural context in All-Ireland sporting and cultural events (i.e. Derry GAA ). Since 1981, it has become one of four counties in Northern Ireland that has
1330-600: The world including Europe, the US, Africa, the Far East, South America, the Middle East, Australia, Russia, New Zealand and Canada. Some of the biggest teams in the world have entered including Premiership giants Everton , Liverpool , Manchester United , Chelsea , Tottenham Hotspur as well as top European teams such as Feyenoord , F.C. Porto , FC Barcelona , Benfica , Bayern Munich and Dynamo Kiev . In rugby union ,
1368-508: Was established in 1983 and is regarded as one of the most prestigious youth football tournaments in Europe and the world. The competition is based at Coleraine and involves several other towns and villages in the county – Limavady , Portstewart and Castlerock – and in neighbouring County Antrim – Ballymoney , Portrush , Ballymena and Broughshane . The event, held in the last week of July, has attracted teams from 56 countries around
1406-687: Was made the county of Coleraine , named after the regional capital. A short description of County Coleraine is given in Harris 's Hibernica , and also in Captain Pynnar's Survey of the Escheated Counties of Ulster, Anno 1618 : The county of Coleraine ,* otherwise called O'Cahan's country, is divided, as Tyrone, by ballyboes and doth contain, as appeareth by the survey, 547 ballyboes, or 34,187 acres, every ballyboe containing 60 acres or thereabouts. On 2 March 1613, James I granted
1444-584: Was part of County Antrim and the City of Londonderry and its Liberties, which were in County Donegal, so that they could control both banks of the River Foyle and River Bann . The Irish Society was made up of the twelve main livery companies of London, which themselves were composed of various guilds. Whilst The Irish Society as a whole was given possession of the city of Londonderry and Coleraine,
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