Derry City is located in the North West area of Ireland beside the border with Donegal in the Republic of Ireland.
The City is situated in a large valley and based on each side of the River Foyle, the East bank (also known as the Waterside) and the West bank (also known as the Cityside). The Waterside is covered mostly with residential areas with some shops and business’s while the Cityside has the majority of shops, business and residential areas such as the Bogside and Creggan estates.

If you have ever been to Derry before then you will have experienced our unique Derry language or lingo.

The city is very old and has a lot of history behind it such as the Siege of Derry which happened in 1688 and is celebrated yearly by the Apprentice boys, this celebration is known as the ‘closing of the gates’. The famous walls that surround the city centre was built to protect the protestants of Derry from King James and his people who felt the city belonged to them after the English stole it and renamed it to Londonderry.

The city’s name is an issue that has been ongoing since its name change and is an issue that can be seen today, with the British calling it Londonderry while the Irish call it Derry (its original name) which constantly confuses visitors to the area. This confusion is soon to change as the majority of people call it Derry and are pushing to have it changed to this officially.

Derry has had a very troubled past which has been built from bigotry and hatred.

Did you know that Catholics were not allowed within the walled city after a certain time in the evening? You learn something new everyday.