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Is Portrush County Antrim or County Londonderry?
Portrush
| Portrush Scots: Tha Port Irish: Port Rois | |
|---|---|
| • Belfast | 50 miles (80 km) |
| District | Causeway Coast and Glens |
| County | County Antrim |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
What county is Portrush in Northern Ireland?
six counties
Northern Ireland is divided into six counties, namely: Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone. Six largely rural administrative counties based on these were among the eight primary local government areas of Northern Ireland from its 1921 creation until 1973.
What county is Antrim?
County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, from Irish: Aontroim, meaning ‘lone ridge’) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland….County Antrim.
| County Antrim Contae Aontroma (Irish) Coontie Antrìm (Scots) | |
|---|---|
| Region | Northern Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| Established | c. 1400 |
| County town | Antrim |
What province is Antrim in?
Ulster
Antrim/Provincie
What is the difference between Derry and Londonderry?
The names of the city and county of Derry or Londonderry in Northern Ireland are the subject of a naming dispute between Irish nationalists and unionists. Legally, the city and county are called “Londonderry”, while the local government district containing the city is called “Derry City and Strabane”.
Is County Louth in northern or southern Ireland?
Louth, Irish Lú, county, in the province of Leinster, northeastern Ireland. The smallest county in area in Ireland, it is bounded by Northern Ireland (north), the Irish Sea (east), County Meath (south and west), and County Monaghan (northwest).
Is Antrim a town or county?
County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, from Irish: Aontroim, meaning ‘lone ridge’) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 3,086 square kilometres (1,192 sq mi) and has a population of about 618,000.
Where is County Antrim located?
Northern Ireland
A brief history: Bordered by the North Channel (with Scotland across the waters), County Down, Lough Neagh, and County Derry, County Antrim is located within the province of Ulster and is part of Northern Ireland.
Is County Antrim north or south Ireland?
Antrim, former (until 1973) county, northeastern Northern Ireland, occupying an area of 1,176 square miles (3,046 square km), across the 13-mile- (21-kilometre-) wide North Channel from the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland.
What county is Omagh?
County Tyrone
Omagh
| Omagh Scots: Omey Irish: An Ómaigh | |
|---|---|
| Omagh Location within Northern Ireland | |
| Population | 19,659 (2011 Census) |
| District | Fermanagh and Omagh |
| County | County Tyrone |
Why do Protestants call it Londonderry?
The right name for the city is Derry from the Irish Doire Cholm Chille – meaning the oak-grove of Colmkille. It got the name Londonderry from a company of swindlers that were founded in London, in the seventeenth century, to drive the native Irish off the land and to settle the place with English and Scots.
What happened to Derry’s face?
Derry’s face did not get burned in a fire. He got acid all down that side of his face and it burned it all away. Derry says that this acid not only ate his face up, it also ate him up. One side of his face is ugly and it won’t ever be any different.