Derby, West, par., SAY. Lancashire, partly in NE.
of Liverpool. See West Derby.

Derby (’anal, S. Derbyshire ; stretches from 3| miles
N. of Derby to Grand Trunk Canal at Swarkestone;
descends 29 ft., has 12 locks, and is 84 miles long.

Derby Castle, old seat, in NE, vicinity of Douglas,
Isle of Man.

Derby Haven, seaport vil., Malew par., Isle of Man,
2 miles NE. of Castletown; is a sub-port to Douglas,
and has an excellent harbour.

Derby Hills, liberty, in co. and 9 miles S. of Derby.

Derby Lane, hamlet, nr. Chesterfield, E. Derbyshire.

Derby Road, ry. sta., 4 miles E. of Ipswich, Suffolk.

Derclacb, loch, Straiton par., S. Ayrshire.

Dcrcnlich, seat, 34 miles NE. of Aberfeldy, Perth-
shire; 2 miles NAV. is Loch Derculich, sending off
Dercnllch Bnrn, which runs 24 miles SE. to the Tay.

Dcreham, vil., 64 miles NAV. of Aylesbury, Bucks.

Dereham, East, market town and par. with ry. sta.
(Dereham), S. Norfolk, 16 miles NAV. of Norwich and
123 miles NE. of London by rail—par., 5222 ac., pop.
5640; P.O., T.O., called Dereham, 3 Banks. Market-
day, Friday; is one of the handsomest market towns
in Norfolk, and has important trade in corn and cattle.
It has mfrs. of agricultural implements, mill machinery,
malt, and sacks, and there are 2 iron foundries. Cowper,
the poet, was interred in .the church in the year 1800.

Dereham, West, par. and vil., AV. Norfolk, 3 miles
SE. of Downham, 3440 ac., pop. 560; P.O.; contains
Dcreham Park, and the ruins of Dereham Abbey.

Dereveragh, Lough, N. co. Westmeath ; 6 m. long.

Derg, Lough.—expansion of the river Shannon,
between co. Tipperary and cos, Clare and Galway;
24 miles long, with average breadth of 2 miles;
greatest depth, 80 ft.; average depth, 30 ft.; is
navigable by the river steamers plying between Kil-
laloe and Portumna.—2. Derg, Lough (6 miles by
4 miles), S. co. Donegal, 4 miles NAV. of Pettigoe;
contains Station island, with St Patrick’s Purgatory,
formerly a resort of devotees.

Derg, River, affluent of river Strule, co. Tyrone, 3
miles AV. of Newtown-Stewart; 25 miles long.

Dcrgan, stream, Argyllshire, flowing 4 miles NAV.
through Glen Salloch to Loch Creran.

Deri, 5 miles SE. of Rhymney, Monmouthshire; P.O.

Derina, Lough, S. co. Kerry, 8 m. SE. of Cahersiveen.

Derinacarah, 4 miles from Dunmanway ry. sta.,
SAV. co. Cork; P.O.

Derinch, island, Ballysadare Bay, co. Sligo, 81
ac., pop. 7.

Deritend, district in E. of Birmingham bor., N.
AVarwickshire, pop. 26,554; 1 Bank.

Derllys, hundred, AV. Carmarthenshire, 103,673 ac.,
pop. 13,901; contains 21 pars, and parts of 4 others.

Dcrnagree, vil., 4m. N. of Mill Street sta., co. Cork.

Dcrnconner, vil., in par. and 24 miles NE. of
Auchinleck ry. sta., Ayrshire, pop. 550.

Dcrndale, hamlet, in co. and 6 m. NAV. of Hereford.

Dernlsh.—isl., in river Shannon, Kilconry par., co.
Clare, 7 ac., pop. 9.—2. Dernish, isl., in Upper Lough
Erne, Galloon par., co. Fermanagh, 91 ac., pop. 25.—3.
Dernisb, isl., Ahamlish par., co. Sligo, 103 ac., pop. 58.

Deroute, The, that part of English Channel between
Jersey and Guernsey, Channel Islands.

Derreen, rivulet, flowing from S. side of Lugnaquilla
mountain, AV. co. Wicklow, through co. Carlow to river
Slaney, 3 miles S. of Tullow.

Derrington, vil., W. suburb of Stafford.

Derrinish, island, in Clew Bay, Kilmeena par., co.
Mayo, 29 ac., pop. 9.

Derrinsalla, 3 m. from Parsonstown, King’s co.; P.O.

Derriton, hamlet, Pyworthy par., S. Devon.

Derry,¹ or Loch an Dithrelbh, in par. and 6 miles
SAV. of Tongue, Sutherlandshire.

Derry.—seat of a bishopric. See Londonderry.—

2. Derry, vil., on Lough Mask, N. co. Galway, 8 miles
NW. of Cong.—3. Derry, affluent of river Slaney, cos.
Wicklow and Carlow, at 2 miles N. of Newtownbarry;
15 miles long.—4. Derry, island with castle ruin,
Lough Derg, co. Tipperary.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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Derry is derived from the Celtic doire, or dairc, meaning
“ an oak grove,” “ a place of pilgrimage."