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Culmore Cúil Mór | |
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Village | |
 A2 road at Culmore | |
  Location in Northern Ireland | |
| Coordinates:55°03′N7°16′W / 55.050°N 7.267°W /55.050; -7.267 |
Culmore (fromIrishCúil Mór, meaning 'the great corner')[1] is a village andtownland inDerry,County Londonderry,Northern Ireland. It is at the mouth of theRiver Foyle. In the2011 Census it had a population of 3,465 people.[2] It is situated withinDerry and Strabane district.
Sir Henry Docwra, 1st Baron Docwra of Culmore, was an English soldier who landed with a force of 4000 foot and 200 horse troops at Culmore on 16 May 1600, as part of an attempt to quell a war against the crown inUlster. On 22 May he marched into Derry without resistance and occupied and fortified the town. From here he harassed some local Irish in such as a way as to make them sue for peace with him. Facing stronger local Irish opposition, Docwra's troops became almost prisoners, unable to make any progress while slowly starving until some powerful Irish became allies. For his service Docwra was granted 2000 acres (8 km2) in the Precinct of Liffer. He served as Governor of Loughfoyle, and on 15 May 1621, by a patent dated atWestminster, was createdBaron Docwra of Culmore. He was also Treasurer at War and a member of thePrivy Council. Sir Henry died on 18 April 1631.
Culmore Fort was an important strategic position linked to the garrison town of Derry. In 1608 when SirCahir O'Doherty, a formerly loyal Gaelic leader, launchedO'Doherty's Rebellion by seizing andburning Derry, he began by first capturing a supply of arms from thearsenal at Culmore after capturing its commander CaptainHenry Hart.
Amelia Earhart landed in a pasture at Culmore after her1932 transatlantic solo flight.[3] A small museum, the Amelia Earhart Centre, has been built there, but the museum is presently closed due to its funding having been cut by Derry City Council.[4]
Culmore railway station opened on 1 October 1853 and closed on 2 July 1973, although the station was on the opposite side of Lough Foyle to where Culmore is situated today.[5] There is still a bus service every hour from Monday to Saturday and every 2 hours on Sunday as part of theFoyle Metro service operating as the 1A bus to Muff via Culmore Point.
At the2011 Census, Culmore had a population of 3,465 people.[2] Of which:
