Limavady

Limavady
Town (pop., 1991: 10,350), seat of Limavady district (pop., 2001: 32,422), Northern Ireland.

The town is on the River Roe east of the old city of Londonderry. It dates from the Plantation of Ulster in the early 17th century; it was later settled by Protestant Scots. The district is primarily agricultural.

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Irish  Léim an Mhadaidh 

      town, seat, and district (established 1973), formerly in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Limavady town is on the River Roe 17 miles (27 km) east of the old city of Londonderry. Its name, meaning “the dog's leap,” is derived from a gorge south of town over which a dog of ancient times carried a message of impending danger. Limavady dates from the Plantation of Ulster in the early 17th century; it was settled by Protestant Scots who built the town's numerous Georgian homes and archways. The town is an important market centre and has industries making synthetic textiles and prefabricated buildings.

      Limavady district is located south of Lough (inlet of the sea) Foyle and is bordered by the districts of Londonderry to the west, Strabane and Magherafelt to the south, and Coleraine to the east. The glacially scoured Sperrin Mountains in southern Limavady descend to rolling hills and fertile lowlands in the River Roe Valley in the centre of the district and then to the flat shores of Lough Foyle in the north. Sheep graze in the mountains and hills, and cattle are raised on the farms in the valley, where barley and potatoes are also grown. Area 240 square miles (622 square km). Pop. (2001) town, 12,135; (2004 est.) district, 34,010.

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