Limavady

Limavady is a town in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.

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Limavady is most famous for the tune Londonderry Air collected by Jane Ross in the mid 19th century and later used for the song Danny Boy and other lyrics.

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Limavady is quite renowned in Northern Ireland, lying in the beautiful Roe Valley district and heralding many gems - among them, the famous Broighter Gold.

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It contains the headquarters of Limavady Borough Council. Together with the neighbouring district of Coleraine, it forms the East Londonderry constituency for elections to the Westminster Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly.

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Northern Ireland: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like Ulster, (Republic of) Ireland, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology)....

Londonderry Air: The Londonderry Air is an anthem of Ireland, especially Northern Ireland. It is also popular among the Irish diaspora....

Danny Boy: : Danny Boy is also the stage name of Chicago native Daniel Ray, a contemporary African-American soul singer....