LIMAVADY HISTORY SHORTS - DANNY BOY SONG.
Limavady is 17 miles (27 km) east of Derry and 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Coleraine. Limavady is within Causeway Coast and Glens district.
Population - 12,043 people as of the 2001 Census. In the 30 years between 1971 and 2011, Limavady's population nearly doubled.
Ever wondered the history of the song Danny Boy - who wrote it, or the words to Danny boy? Did you know it came originally from Northern Ireland and it is remembered fondly in Limavady? Danny Boy song is known as a ballad set to an ancient Irish melody which was initially written to a tune other than "Londonderry Air", the words to "Danny Boy" were pinned by English lawyer and lyricist Frederic Weatherly in Bath, Somerset 1910. Weatherly gave the song to Elsie Griffin, who made it one of the most popular songs in the new century. Jane Ross in Limavady, Northern Ireland, is credited with collecting the melody of "Londonderry Air" in the mid 19th century from a musician she encountered.
There are different meanings behind this song "Danny Boy", some people suggest that it was a song from a father to his song who was leaving for war or else uprising or leaving as part of the Irish diaspora. The song was later on sung by lots of singers and that is why it has been always remembered since the old days and the reason why people always kept it in their minds and hearts.
One of the most notable early events which took place in the Limavady area was the Convention of Drumceatt, which took place sometime around 575 or 590 AD. Aedh, the High King of Ireland had called for this convention to clarify the relationship between the Irish territory of Dalriada and the Scottish Kingdom of Dalriada as well as discuss the increasing influence of the bards of Ireland.
• Limavady in the 1600s
The 1600s was a time of change and difficulty for those who lived in the Roe Valley, both planters and native Irish alike. The town of Limavady was burned following the the 1641 rebellion, and Limavady was burned again in 1689 during the Williamite War. On each occasion, once peace was restored a new wave of settlers came in from Scotland, changing the character of the Roe Valley. At the same time, significant areas remained largely in the hands of Gaelic Irish families.
Two records dating from the late 1600s provide information on the town at that time. A map of the manor of Limavady was drawn up by C.R. Philom for the new landlord, William Conolly, in 1699 detailing Newtownlimavady and the original settlement of Limavady by the river Roe.
Limavady in the 1600s was inhabited by carpenters, coopers, masons, saddlers, shoemakers, smiths, tailors, tanners, thatchers and weavers.
The second half of the seventeenth century witnesses the emergence of Presbyterianism in the Roe Valley, with the earliest congregations at Limavady and Ballykelly. However they faced hostility and antagonism from officials. Moreover, Roman Catholics were subjected to religious discrimination as bishops and priests were ordered to leave the country in 1678 and Mass had to be held in secret and in various locations.
• Limavady in the 1700s
The 1700s was a more peaceful and settled period than the previous century. A Methodist Preaching House was established in the town of Limavady in 1773 and John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, visited the town four times between 1778 and 1789.
One of key historical occurrence that took place in 18th century Ulster was the large amount of people immigrating to the American colonies. Although Presbyterians were not the only group to leave in this period they were by far the most numerous. The factors encouraging emigration in this period were economic motivation as well as the issue of religious freedom.
The development of the linen industry was one of the changes that led to the improvement in Ulster’s economy and slowed down the rate of emigration for a time. Evidence of this industry can be seen in Roe Valley Country Park where the weaving shed, scutch mills, beetling shed and bleach greens still remain.
The end of the 1700s saw rising tensions between Presbyterians and Roman Catholics who were all eager for the Penal Laws to be revoked and the Irish Parliament to be reformed. The Society of United Irishmen was created in Belfast in 1791, inspired in part by the American War of Independence and the French Revolution.
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