LONDONDERRY, Also referred to as COUNTY DERRY
Londonderry, a county of Ireland, province of Ulster, 40
m. long and 31 broad, bounded W by Donegal, N by the ocean,
S and SW by Tyrone, and E by Antrim, containing 511,688 English
acres, divided into 31 parishes. It sends 4 members to parliament.
1/4 seems to be bleak mountains and glens, and 1/2 of the
remainder is mountainous. Potatoes are the principal crop;
and in some parts oats, barley, flax, and rye, and some wheat
are cultivated. Chief rivers, the Foyle or Green river, the
Bann or White river, the Faughan, and the Roe. The linen manufacture
flourishes through every part of the county. Pop. 194,099."
[From The New London Gazetteer (1826)]
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