A slideshow of photos taken during a visit to Creggan in Derry City on 7th and 8th May 2018.
Creggan' (Irish: An Creagán; meaning stony place) is a suburb in the west of Derry City. It is situated on the edge of the city and is built on a hill. It is the largest suburb in the city of Derry in terms of population and not electoral wards, which splits Creggan into three and makes Shantallow the largest, as that incorporates other housing estates into one, including Galliagh and Carnhill.
Creggan is very close to the border with County Donegal. The estate is often referred to by people from outside Creggan as "the Creggan", this causes anger to those from the Estate as there is no prefix to Creggan.
Creggan was originally built specifically to provide housing for the growing population of Derry. There was a Nationalist majority in the city, but the Unionist minority of the then Londonderry Corporation wanted to ensure they kept control of the city. When the Bogside became overcrowded in the 1940s-1960s, the Corporation agreed to put Nationalist and mainly Catholic families in housing, in the same ward as the Bogside.
Primary schools in Creggan are Holy Child Primary School and St. John's Primary School. Secondary schools in Creggan are St. Cecilia's College, St. Joseph's Boys' School and St. Mary's Girls School. St. Peter's High School closed in 2013 and was demolished.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Creggan was built in 1959. St. Mary’s Creggan Parish is in the Diocese of Derry.
Creggan is home to Derry City Cemetery which is the largest Graveyard in Derry. It has a republican plot.
The Bishops Field public park and playing fields are in Creggan.
9 май 2020
