13/02/2007 Went to Roe Valley Country Park today outside Limavady. Limavady means in Irish "The Leap of the Dog". Legend tells us that a faithful hound of one of the O'Cahan chiefs jumped a gorge on the River Roe to get help during an unexpected enemy attack. Thus giving rise to the name "Leim an Mhadaidh" and is today anglicised as Limavady.
Limavady is also the town where the tune the Londonderry Air was collected by Jane Ross in the mid-19th century from a local fiddle player and later used for the song Danny Boy. On the way back I noticed a sign above the door of this cottage and stopped to investigate.
13/02/2007 Went to Roe Valley Country Park today outside Limavady. Limavady means in Irish "The Leap of the Dog". Legend tells us that a faithful hound of one of the O'Cahan chiefs jumped a gorge on the River Roe to get help during an unexpected enemy attack. Thus giving rise to the name "Leim an Mhadaidh" and is today anglicised as Limavady. 
Limavady is also the town where the tune the Londonderry Air was collected by Jane Ross in the mid-19th century from a local fiddle player and later used for the song Danny Boy. On the way back I noticed a sign above the door of this cottage and stopped to investigate.
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AWH - you were in my home town!
Hope you enjoyed it!
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