Derry Ireland

Derry (Holiday Homes, Derry, Ireland), one of the most historically rich counties in Ireland, has experienced a period of consecutive residency of a single culture for over 1500 years. In ancient times Derry (derived from the Gaelic word for Oak Grove, Daire) was a hallowed land to the Celtic people. The city of Derry was founded by St. Colmcille in 546.

In more recent history, Derry (Holiday Apartments, Derry, Ireland) has been a place of conflict when, starting in the 1600s, settlers from Scotland were moved into Northern Ireland as a result of the power vacuum that occured when the native Irish leaders of Ulster fled to continental Europe in what is known as the Flight of the Earls. At the time, Ulster had been the last region in Ireland to fall to the invading British forces.

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