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Londonderry is reputed to have been founded by [[St. Columba]] in 546. The town was originally known in English as Derry (from the [[Irish]] ''an Doire'', meaning "oak grove"). The prefix ''London'' was adopted in 1613 when a charter gave the livery companies of London special privileges in the town.
Londonderry is reputed to have been founded by [[St. Columba]] in 546. The town was originally known in English as Derry (from the [[Irish]] ''an Doire'', meaning "oak grove"). The prefix ''London'' was adopted in 1613 when a charter gave the livery companies of London special privileges in the town.
Today the name is a source of controversy, with (roughly) Protestants/Unionists using the name ''Londonderry'' and Catholics/Republicans calling it ''Derry''. Those wishing to steer a middle course, or uncertain of the allegiance of those to whom they are talking, use "Derry/Londonderry" ("Derry-stroke-Londonderry"), and the broadcaster Gerry Anderson coined the term "Stroke City" in allusion to this dilemma. The most recent High Court decision (January 2007) affirms the name is officially Londonderry.<ref>High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland Queen's Bench Division Decisions [http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/nie/cases/NIHC/QB/2007/5.html&query=title+(+Derry+)&method=boolean (2007) NIQB 5]</ref>
Today the name is a source of controversy, with (roughly) Protestants/Unionists using the name ''Londonderry'' and Catholics/Republicans calling it ''Derry''. Those wishing to steer a middle course, or uncertain of the allegiance of those to whom they are talking, use "Derry/Londonderry" ("Derry-stroke-Londonderry"), and the broadcaster Gerry Anderson coined the term "Stroke City" in [[allusion]] to this dilemma. The most recent High Court decision (January 2007) affirms the name is officially Londonderry.<ref>High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland Queen's Bench Division Decisions [http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/nie/cases/NIHC/QB/2007/5.html&query=title+(+Derry+)&method=boolean (2007) NIQB 5]</ref>
== History ==
== History ==