LIMAVADY


Meaning of LIMAVADY in English

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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