Apr 15, 2008
County Derry (Bed and Breakfasts Derry, Ireland) is one of the longest continuously inhabited places in Ireland. The earliest historical references date to the sixth century A.D. The name Derry (Self Catering, Derry, Ireland) derives from the old Irish word Daire meaning an oak grove. Derry (Accommodation, Derry, Ireland) is an old, beautiful city, set [...]
County Derry (Bed and Breakfasts Derry, Ireland) is one of the longest continuously inhabited places in Ireland. The earliest historical references date to the sixth century A.D. The name Derry (Self Catering, Derry, Ireland) derives from the old Irish word Daire meaning an oak grove. Derry (Accommodation, Derry, Ireland) is an old, beautiful city, set in a surrounding landscape of unparalleled natural beauty and diversity.
Becketts is a well-known pub venue in the centre of Derry city - great place to stop off ... Read More
Apr 15, 2008
Botany
Benevenagh and Magilligan. The northern elements in the Ulster flora attains specially well-marked development on the magnificent basaltic precipices of Bene- venagh, an isolated hill in Co. Derry (Bed and Breakfasts, Derry, Ireland) lying near the north-western extremity of the basaltic area. The cliff flora there includes :
Draba incana Hieracia (many species)
Silene acaulis Salix herbacea
Dryas [...]
Botany
Benevenagh and Magilligan. The northern elements in the Ulster flora attains specially well-marked development on the magnificent basaltic precipices of Bene- venagh, an isolated hill in Co. Derry (Bed and Breakfasts, Derry, Ireland) lying near the north-western extremity of the basaltic area. The cliff flora there includes :
Draba incana Hieracia (many species)
Silene acaulis Salix herbacea
Dryas octopetala Juniperus nana.
Saxifraga oppositifolia
Spreading out below the Benevenagh cliffs is the wide sand-flat of Magilligan, which is also excellent ground for the botanist. Draba incana descends from ... Read More
Apr 15, 2008
Antiquities
Chalk with bands of flints is a characteristic feature of the scenery of Derry and Londonderry, flint having been plentifully strewn over these and the adjoining counties, by the ice streams of the Glacial period. The most important remains of the settlements of Stone-Age man are the raised beaches at Lame, Whitepark Bay, Island Magee, [...]
Antiquities
Chalk with bands of flints is a characteristic feature of the scenery of Derry and Londonderry, flint having been plentifully strewn over these and the adjoining counties, by the ice streams of the Glacial period. The most important remains of the settlements of Stone-Age man are the raised beaches at Lame, Whitepark Bay, Island Magee, Portrush, Portstewart, etc. As well as at these settlements, flint flakes and implements have been found nearly every- where along the shores of the River Bann ; ... Read More
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