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Londonderry

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Provinces Ulster
Dialling code028
Local timeSunday 1:53 pm
Weather6°C, Wind W at 37 km/h, 69% Humidity
Colleges and universities North West Regional College
Clubs and Teams Derry City F. C.
Maiden City F. C.
Trojans F. C.
Did you knowDerry is the second-most-populous locality in Northern Ireland by population (85,016).
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About Londonderry


Derry, also known as Londonderry, is a city on the River Foyle in Northern Ireland. It's known for the intact 17th-century Derry's Walls with 7 gates. Within the walls, spired St. Columb's Cathedral displays artefacts from the 1688–9 Siege of Derry. Near the Peace Bridge, the Tower Museum has city views and historical exhibits. Huge stained-glass windows adorn the neo-Gothic red sandstone Guildhall.

Lyra McKee: Two men appear in court charged with murder

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...Two men have appeared in court where they denied murdering journalist Lyra McKee in Londonderry in April 2019...

New Year Honours 2023: Pat Jennings, Dara McAnulty and John Bennett on NI list

New Year Honours 2023: Pat Jennings, Dara McAnulty and John Bennett on NI list
Dec 30,2022 6:21 pm

... " Full list of Northern Ireland recipients of New Year HonoursCommanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)Dr Graham Harold Gudgin, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire - for services to economic development in Northern IrelandMaria Teresa Jennings, Castlewellan, County Down, director, regulatory compliance, people and Northern Ireland, Food Standards Agency - for services to public healthPatrick Anthony Jennings OBE, Brickendon, Hertfordshire - for services to association football and to charity in Northern IrelandSamuel David Pollock OBE, Antrim, County Antrim - for public service in Northern IrelandOfficers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)Dr John Edmund Stannard, Belfast, legal academic, Queen s University Belfast - for services to legal educationNicola Louise Bailey, London - for services to healthcare in Northern IrelandBrian Baird, Newtownards, County Down, lately board member of Invest NI - for services to economic development in Northern IrelandMichael Thomas Bell, Holywood, County Down, executive director, Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association Ltd - for services to the food and drink industry and to the economy in Northern IrelandJoseph Patrick Breen, Ballycastle, County Antrim, lately senior scientific officer, Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - for services to marine science and to environmental protectionProf Francis Casey, Carryduff, County Down, consultant paediatric cardiologist - for services to healthcare in Northern IrelandVictor James Boyd Chestnutt, Bushmills, County Antrim, lately president, Ulster Farmers Union - for services to agricultureDr Jennifer Elliott, Londonderry - for services to the arts in Northern IrelandSteven McCourt, Larne, County Antrim, head of reducing reoffending, resettlement and rehabilitation, Department of Justice - for public serviceJohn Gordon Miligan, Newtownards, County Down - for services to business and human resource management in Northern IrelandTrevor Dale Robinson, Portadown, County Armagh, lately principal, Lurgan College, County Armagh - for services to educationDeborah Elizabeth Watters, Belfast, co-director, Northern Ireland Alternative - for public serviceMembers of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)Dr Roy Robert Anderson, Belfast - for services to science and natureSandra Hazel Bailie, County Down - for services to bowlsWilliam John Gaston Bennett, Belfast - for services to radio and television broadcasting in Northern IrelandSandra Best, Lisburn, County Down, volunteer and trustee, Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Foundation - for voluntary serviceStephen John Bleakley, Fivemiletown, County Tyrone - for services to libraries and to the community in Fermanagh, Omagh and FivemiletownKenneth Sydney Brundle, Killinchy, County Down - for services to business, to economic development and to the charitable sector in Northern IrelandGeorge Crawford Bell, Carryduff, County Down - for services to the music industry in Northern IrelandDr Anne Campbell, Belfast, reader, Queen s University Belfast - for services to drug policy and practiceSusan Shirley Cunningham, Belfast, lately president, North of Ireland Veterinary Association - for services to the veterinary profession in Northern IrelandJacqueline Dixon, Ballyrobert, County Antrim, chief executive, Antrim and Newtownabbey Council - for services to local government and to the community in Northern IrelandEileen Lilian Mary Donnelly, Dungannon, County Tyrone, board of governors, the Integrated College, Dungannon - for services to education in Northern IrelandLorraine Foster, Lisburn, County Antrim - for services to people with learning disabilities in LisburnBrian Jozef Grzymek, Holywood, County Down, lately deputy director, Department of Justice - for public and voluntary service in Northern IrelandKathleen Margaret Joy Guthrie, Hillsborough, County Down - for services to the Reserve Forces and to the veteran community in Northern IrelandThe Reverend Matthew Henry Hagan, Coalisland, County Tyrone, chaplain, Southern Area Hospice and Rector of Tynan, Aghavilly and Middletown parishes, County Armagh - for services to hospice healthcare and to the community in Northern IrelandProfessor Anne Heaslett, Limavady, County Londonderry, lately principal, Stranmillis University College - for services to educationPeter Desmond Jack, Limavady, County Londonderry - for services to endurance sport and charity in Northern IrelandRabbi David Michael Kale, Belfast, faith leader, Belfast Synagogue - for services to the Jewish community in Northern IrelandSamuel James Kee, Bready, County Tyrone, community development worker - for services to the community in County LondonderryGavin Joseph Killeen DL Londonderry, managing director, Nuprint Technologies Ltd - for services to further education in Northern IrelandRobert Leckey, County Armagh - for services to education in County DownDr Alison Florence Livingstone, Randalstown, County Antrim, paediatrician, Northern Health and Social Care Trust - for services to safeguarding children in Northern IrelandPeter Anthony McBride, Omagh, County Tyrone - for services to the economy and to the community in County TyroneKatrina McDonnell, Belfast, founder, Homeless Period Belfast - for services to women s healthPatrick Joseph McGurn, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh - for services to the community in County Fermanagh and TyroneProf Sonja Jayne McIlfatrick, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, dean of the Ulster Doctoral College and professor of nursing and palliative care, Ulster University - for services to higher education and public healthWilliam Oliver, Castlerock, County Londonderry - for services to education, to business and to charities in County LondonderryGail Redmond, Carrickfergus, County Antrim - for services to association football in Northern IrelandAndrew Peter Saunders, Dromore, County Down, lately chair, Southern Regional College, County Armagh and County Down - for services to the further education sector in Northern IrelandProf Michael Gordon Scott, Ballymena, County Antrim, director, Medicines Optimisation Innovation Centre - for services to pharmacy in Northern IrelandJohn Stewart, Katesbridge, County Down, district chairman, Royal British Legion Northern Ireland - for services to veteransProf Ursula Margaret Waite, County Armagh - for services to the agri-food industry and to the economy in Northern IrelandJoseph Norman Wilson, Cookstown, County Tyrone - for services to business and to the community in Northern IrelandSamuel Godfrey Young, Omagh, County Tyrone - for services to social work and to educationMedallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)Stephen Burns, Ballymena, County Antrim, road sweeper, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council - for services to the community in PortglenoneChristopher Robert David Cuddy, Dungannon, County Tyrone - for voluntary service to the community in Northern IrelandPeter Anthony Dolan, Omagh, County Tyrone, founder, Enda Dolan Foundation - for services to justice and to young people in Northern IrelandJahswill Rohi Alexander Emmanuel, Belfast, founder, Multi-Ethnic Sports and Cultures Northern Ireland - for services to the community in Northern IrelandJulie Gough, Bangor, County Down - for services to midwifery in Northern IrelandLynn Green, Seaforde, County Down - for services to emergency nursing in Northern IrelandRaye Elizabeth Greenaway, Portadown, County Armagh - for services to young people in Northern Ireland through the Boys BrigadeDerek Richard Greenaway, Portadown, County Armagh - for services to young people in Northern Ireland through the Boys BrigadeWilliam John Hutchinson, Newtownabbey, County Antrim, volunteer driver, Belfast City Hospital - for services to Healthcare in Northern IrelandCatherine Georgina Johnston - for services to Save The Children and to the community in BelfastWilliam Iain Kennedy, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, director, Aisling Counselling Centre, and coach, Enniskillen Royal Boat Club - for voluntary service to the community in County FermanaghDara Seamus McAnulty, Annalong, County Down - for services to the environment and to people with autism spectrum disorderWinifred McConnell, Crumlin, County Antrim, registrar, Belfast City Council - for services to local overnmentgPatrick Joseph McTeague, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, food technology technician, Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - for public and voluntary serviceJames McVicar Morrison, Ballymena, County Antrim - for services to Agriculture in Northern IrelandAnthony Oliver Morrison, Ballymoney, County Antrim - for voluntary services to the community in Northern IrelandMichelle Veronica Mullan, Antrim, County Antrim...

World War Two GI baby: Albert Gilmour reunites with family

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Feb 16,2020 6:44 am

... Ruby was 17 when she met the young soldier while he was based near her home in Eglinton, County Londonderry...

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World War Two GI baby: Albert Gilmour reunites with family

Feb 15,2020 9:25 pm

When Albert Gilmour needed his birth certificate to Get Married , his mother seemed reluctant to hand it over.

When he had it in his hands, it revealed A Family secret.

Albert had enjoyed a happy childhood but in 1965, at the age of 21, he discovered his eldest sister was his mother.

"It was a bitter pill to swallow," he recalled.

Shocked to realise he had been brought up by his grandparents, Albert demanded answers from Ruby Gilmour - the "sister" who was in fact his biological mother.

When Albert needed his birth certificate to Get Married he was shocked to see his Father was unnamed

He asked about his Father , whose name was missing from his birth certificate - and couldn't believe what she told him.

Albert had been named after his Father , Albert Carlow, from Calais, Maine - who was one of.

Ruby was 17 When she met the young soldier while he was based near her home in Eglinton, County Londonderry .

Albert Carlow and Ruby Gilmour around the time they met during World War Two

Albert's parents parted in the spring of 1944, When his Father was secretly dispatched to the

When Ruby gave birth that November, she named her baby boy after his Father , who she believed had been killed in action.

Following the revelation, Albert said he "let matters rest" out of respect for his grandparents and mother.

But almost 35 years later, in the late 1990s, Albert's daughter Karen Cooke decided to research her Father 's story as a surprise.

'Devastating news'

From a young age, Karen had known her grandfather was an American GI.

She managed to trace one of Albert's aunts using an address which her grandmother Ruby had memorised 50 Years before.

Albert Carlow had written it on the back of a cigarette packet for his lover during The War .

"The Best gift I could give My Father was for him to meet his remaining relatives," Karen said. "It was a piece of him I always knew he had, his American side. "

Albert credited Karen's determination with the life-changing opportunity that followed.

Albert Gilmour found out about his true parentage at the age of 21

In a late-night phone call to his aunt, he received the devastating news that his Father had died 20 years previously.

But he was delighted to hear his grandmother was alive and that he had two half-brothers.

Albert's aunt offered to fax a photograph of his Father to him.

As The Image slowly printed off the fax machine, he could not believe the resemblance he bore to his Father .

The Family of Albert Carlow (left) were shocked by the resemblance to Albert Gilmour (right)

Albert and Karen went to America for A Family welcome he said was "like A Dream come true".

"It just didn't feel real," he recalled. "They said: 'We know to look at you who you are, your mannerisms, your whole being, you are just your Father . '

"I didn't have to explain anything, I didn't have to prove anything.

"Everyone knew who I was. I felt more at home there than I did here whenever everything was brought to light. "

Albert had an emotional meeting with his grandmother before travelling to see his Father 's grave.

"There was snow on the headstone and I had to wipe it Away to see his name. I just felt that weight being lifted off me. I walked Away and My Life was full then," he said.

"There was no more wanting. I didn't have to worry who I was anymore. "

Albert with his grandmother Belle Carlow, who was in her 90s When they met

When Albert returned home he showed Ruby a photograph of his Father .

"She cried sadly, it was hard for her," Albert said.

"She told me he was well mannered, he was decent, they gelled together.

"He was heartbroken When he was leaving her and she was heartbroken. The Contact was just broken. "

'I took part of your life Away '

Albert explained that his Father had not returned to her as promised because he had been deployed to Africa from France before being flown directly home at the end of The War .

But he had kept coins from Northern Ireland throughout his life.

Albert said he had another emotional conversation with his mother days before she died.

"She took my hand and said: 'I'm sorry, I know I took part of your life Away '.

"I said: 'You have no reason to be sorry'. "

Albert Carlow's honourable discharge papers document his time in Northern France

As his 75th birthday approaches, Albert said he wants to tell his "very personal" story for the First Time .

He believes there are many more "GI babes" like him "who don't know where to go or are too embarrassed to talk about it".

"Everything was kept hush hush years ago. The Secret was kept very close and nobody told me anything," he said.

"If you were born out of wedlock it was just As If you didn't exist. Some lived through their life and died with it and never got the chance I got.

"I Am hoping these stories don't fade Away . "



us armed forces, d-day, world war two

Source of news: bbc.com

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