Welcome

Thanks for visiting the Derry, Northern Ireland website, a GenWeb project.  I became interested in Derry as a natural part of my quest for geneology information on my family.  My grandfather and father gave me a natural interest in my family history and the factors that confronted them.  I was lucky enough to get information on one of my great grandfathers and his emigration to America from Derry.  My wife and I made a recent trip to Northern Ireland to  look over the “homeland” and we were lucky enough to meet Dr. Don MacFarlane.  Don has a strong interest in this area and he has meticulously collected and maintained the valuable information contained on this site. 

 I expressed an interest in contributing my own personal experiences to the project. To accomodate my technically challenged mind, a colleague converted the site to a WordPress Blog.  I believe this will allow for a more free exchange of ideas and inputs from a wide range of visitors.

About: Information about the contributors to this site
Introduction: A brief overview of Derry
History: Early and recent history of Derry with extensive links to other sites of interest
People: Famous sons and daughters of Derry
Tourism: Things to do in Derry
Geneology: A primer and links to more intermediate and advanced information

Further, general links of interest have been added to the blogroll on the front page. My intent is for myself, together with Don and the volunteers,  to carry on the valuable work in this new format.  I hope you find something interesting.  Please feel free to add comments or suggestions.  I look forward to hearing from you.

Vic Barnett
Dayton
Ohio

 A visitor can get into the right mood with a quick listen to the superb Karan Casey

NEW**
‘Divided Race, Divided People’ (editor Donald MacFarlane), a companion to this website,  will be available for purchase this Autumn.  For more details on content, visit the Divided Race website or leave email details at donmac@doctors.org.uk