43-556: Could refer to: Londonderry Artillery Militia , formed 1855, merged into Mid-Ulster Artillery Militia in 1875 Londonderry Artillery (Southern Division) Royal Artillery , formed 1889, originally the Londonderry Light Infantry Militia , became Londonderry Royal Garrison Artillery (Militia) in 1902 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
86-541: A number of small forts and batteries, including Athlone , Belfast , Lough Swilly , Lough Foyle , Enniskillen , Kilkerrin , Tarbert , Carrig , Scattery Island , Limerick , Charles Fort , Kinsale and Waterford . The Artillery Militia was reorganised into 11 divisions of garrison artillery in 1882, and the Antrim unit became the 6th Brigade, North Irish Division, RA . When the North Irish Division
129-486: A population of about 252,231. Since 1972, the counties in Northern Ireland, including Londonderry, have no longer been used by 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
172-577: A reduction in the number of councils in Northern Ireland in 2011, County Londonderry 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
215-532: A significant of megalithic structures from prehistoric times, including Ballygroll Prehistoric Landscape , as well as numerous others. The most significant site however 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
258-853: 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
301-689: 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
344-570: 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 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
387-479: 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
430-463: Is one of four counties in Northern Ireland which currently has 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
473-604: 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 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
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#1732794140682516-945: 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
559-862: 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
602-647: 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 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,
645-838: 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 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
688-671: 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, the individual companies were each granted an estimated 3,210 acres (5.02 sq mi; 13.0 km ) throughout
731-751: The Mid-Ulster Artillery in 1875. In 1882 the Londonderry Militia Light Infantry was converted into a new artillery unit, 9th Brigade, North Irish Division , later the Londonderry Artillery (Southern Division) and Londonderry RGA (M), which existed until 1909. The Tyrone Artillery Militia was raised in County Tyrone at the end of April 1855 with an establishment of eight officers, eight NCOs, two drummers and 187 gunners. Its first HQ
774-598: The Mid-Ulster disbanding on 20 October 1909. Instead the men of the RFA Special Reserve would form Brigade Ammunition Columns for the Regular RFA brigades on the outbreak of war. The following served as honorary colonel of the unit: County Londonderry County Londonderry ( Ulster-Scots : Coontie Lunnonderrie ), also known as County Derry ( Irish : Contae Dhoire ), is one of
817-552: The Militia Ballot might be used if the counties failed to meet their quotas). Training was for 56 days on enlistment, then for 21–28 days per year, during which the men received full army pay. Under the Act, Militia units could be embodied by Royal Proclamation for full-time home defence service in three circumstances: The 1852 Act introduced Militia Artillery units in addition to the traditional infantry regiments. Their role
860-533: The Militia was called into question. There were moves to reform the Auxiliary Forces (Militia, Yeomanry and Volunteers ) to take their place in the six Army Corps proposed by St John Brodrick as Secretary of State for War . Some batteries of Militia Artillery were to be converted to field artillery. However, little of Brodrick's scheme was carried out. Under the sweeping Haldane Reforms of 1908,
903-736: The Militia was replaced by the Special Reserve , a semi-professional force whose role was to provide reinforcement drafts for Regular units serving overseas in wartime. Although the majority of the officers and men of the Mid-Ulster RGA (M) accepted transfer to the Special Reserve Royal Field Artillery and the unit became the Mid-Ulster Royal Field Reserve Artillery , all these units were scrapped in 1909,
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#1732794140682946-465: 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, the County of Londonderry. This new county would comprise
989-558: 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 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
1032-480: The command of Captain Commandant Stewart Blacker, with HQ at Derry . It was the smallest of the artillery militia units, with an establishment of three officers, one surgeon, 5 NCOs, one drummer and 75 gunners. After training was suspended in 1866, the unit's strength returns show no men at all from 1868 to 1874, and it was not revived when training resumed in 1871. It was officially merged into
1075-991: 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
1118-519: 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 the south-east, the county touches the shore of Lough Neagh, which is the largest lake in Ireland;
1161-578: 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 the Londonderry County Council until its abolition in 1973, was therefore moved to the town of Coleraine . The highest point in
1204-524: 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 the Atlantic coast; the dikes , artificial coastlines and
1247-599: The six counties of Northern Ireland , one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland and one of 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
1290-471: 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 was part of County Antrim and
1333-524: The title Londonderry Artillery . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Londonderry_Artillery&oldid=1244363181 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Londonderry Artillery Militia The Mid-Ulster Artillery Militia
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1376-616: The unit appears to have been poor. Training of the Irish Militia was suspended in 1866, when the only officer listed was the surgeon. When training resumed in 1871 the strength returns of the Armagh Artillery showed no men at all. In 1875 it was merged into the Mid-Ulster Artillery. The Londonderry Artillery Militia was authorised in 1854 and officially raised in County Londonderry on 9 January 1855 under
1419-472: The unit had 206 men enrolled out of an establishment of 218, and the following year it formed the basis of the Mid-Ulster Artillery. The Mid-Ulster Artillery Militia was formed at the former Dungannon HQ of the Tyrone Artillery, whose officers and men formed the core of the new unit, which had an establishment strength of 466. Artillery Militia units took precedence in alphabetical order (Armagh
1462-600: 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 ,
1505-512: Was 2): the new unit assumed the precedence number of the Londonderry (21) rather than the Tyrone (28). Ynyr Henry Burges, former High Sheriff of County Tyrone , who had been a captain in the Tyrone Artillery since 11 March 1859, was promoted to major in the new unit. R.J.P. Saunders became commanding officer with the rank of lieutenant-colonel on 16 February 1889. The paymaster-serjeant
1548-600: Was Bernard Kilkeary, a veteran of the 8th Frontier War and Indian Mutiny and a survivor of the Birkenhead disaster . Following the Cardwell Reforms a mobilisation scheme began to appear in the Army List from December 1875. This assigned places in an order of battle of the 'Garrison Army' to Militia Artillery units: together with a number of other Irish units, the Mid-Ulster Artillery's war stations were
1591-497: Was a part-time reserve unit of Britain's Royal Artillery based in Northern Ireland . Formed from three smaller units in 1875, it served until 1909. The long-standing national Militia of the United Kingdom was revived by the Militia Act 1852 , enacted during a period of international tension. As before, units were raised and administered on a county basis, and filled by voluntary enlistment (although conscription by means of
1634-660: Was abolished in 1889 the title was altered to Mid-Ulster Artillery (Southern Division) RA . The Mid-Ulster Artillery was embodied during the Second Boer War from 3 May to 6 November 1900. From 1902 most units of the Militia artillery formally became part of the Royal Garrison Artillery , the Dungannon unit taking the title of Mid-Ulster RGA (M) . After the Boer War, the future of
1677-407: Was administered by Londonderry County Council from 1899 until 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
1720-616: Was at Charlemont , moving to Dungannon in May 1868. Surviving examples of regimental stationery and crockery use the name Royal Tyrone Artillery (following the Royal Tyrone Fusiliers Militia ) but this title appears to have been unofficial and does not appear in the Army List . The Tyrone Artillery was embodied during the Crimean War from September 1855 to July 1856. In 1874 the training returns showed that
1763-508: 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
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1806-597: Was not until the following April that Captain R.F. Kidd transferred from the Armagh Light Infantry Militia and assumed command of the new unit. Its headquarters (HQ) was at the county town of Armagh . It was embodied during the Crimean War from April 1855 to July 1856. The establishment of the Armagh Artillery was small: five officers including a surgeon, seven Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs), one trumpeter and 100 gunners. Recruiting for
1849-678: Was to man coastal defences and fortifications, relieving the Royal Artillery (RA) for active service. On 10 May 1875, three Militia Artillery regiments in Northern Ireland , the Armagh, Londonderry, and Tyrone, two of which were moribund, were merged to form a new unit designated the Mid-Ulster Regiment of Artillery Militia . The Armagh Artillery was officially formed in County Armagh by December 1854, but it
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