Limavady
Limavady
(
Lim an Mhadaigh
in
Irish
) is a town in
County Londonderry
in
Northern Ireland
. Limavady is most famous for the tune to Danny Boy,
The Londonderry Air
. It was in this town a local lady, Jane Ross (1810-1879) recorded the folk tune from a blind fiddler who was playing the tune on her windowsill, know as Jimmy McCurry, from the local area called Myroe. Limavady is quite renowned in Northern Ireland, lying in the beautiful Roe Valley district and heralding many gems - among them, the famous Broighter Gold. 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
.
See also
List of towns in Northern Ireland
External links
Limavady homepage
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