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Local Heroes in Derry/Londonderry City, Derry/Londonderry*

Derry/Londonderry City, Derry/Londonderry Famous Residents

Cringing Cult of Celebrity (Famous residents and ex-residents.)

• Nadine Coyle,
• janet donaghey living in london, one child, divorced and not in the law profession, career unknown.
• nadine cole.
• timmy out of southpark used to own a flat in the bog
• Seaumus heaney, Brian Friel, Amanda Burton(silent witness), Phil coulter who wrote the town I love so well. Nadine coyle(girls aloud) Roma Downey(Touched by an angel) Martin mc Guinness. The hymn writer who wrote all things bright and beautiful and once in royal davids city.
• nadine Cole and phil bloody coulter
• LIAM COYLE (PELE IN DISGUISE).......AND ONE REALLY GOOD LOOKING GUY CALLED "SOK"
• The Diablos, a local rock band with a huge following among the rock fans of the city
• John Hume. Martin McGuinness. (dunno if they count though)
• the undertones
• janet donaghey who lived in beechwood avenue and read the news on ulster television. last heard of reading law at cambridge university. and now?
• Bronagh Gallagher, that guy from D:REAM, Sheamus Heaney, Brian Friel, Annes Hot Chip Shop, Martin McGuiness, Mary Neilis, any one from Channel 9.
• Famous ex-Derry residents include the sublime Peter Cunnah of D:ream fame, Fergal Sharkey (The Undertones), Bronagh Gallagher (The Committments), Roma Downey (A Woman Named Jackie and Touched By An Angel), Phil Coulter of course, Martin Mc Guinness (Sinn fein), John Hume (Nobel peace prize and SDLP leader), Seamus Heaney (Nobel Literature winner), Dana (!).
• Bill Clinton claimed to be, but then what city in Ireland did he NOT claim as his? The area has its fair share of US history.
• Nobel prize winning poet, Seamus Heaney, went to school there and wrote some poems about it. Playwright Brian Friel comes from Derry and some of his plays (eg Dancing at Lughnasa) are set nearby. The Undertones and Peter Cunnah from d:ream are probably the most famous musical exports, although it's also the home of Phil Coulter who gave the world "Puppet on a string", The Bay City Rollers and horrible irish musak. Derry also launched Dana (also a local) on her path to minor celebrity.

Buskers, Street Entertainers

• Loved the entertainment in the Square.
• me, conchur (connor) mc cauley
• jhons street, the fountan.
• Youll always run into the annoying big issue guys everywhere u go
• Big paul mc mons can be found beatin about derry wif a broken chair lookin de do the "yes sir i can boogee" dance around the bastard! god bless jimmy saville
• 'The Diablos' the best band in Derry! Check out their website- www.freewebs.com/the-diablos
• between richy and foyleside, conor sayers and the like-nixon
• those clean cut fresh looking talented youngsters at the new millenium forum who always look to have shitloads of money on their coats
• yeah, offer them a £1.00 to stop playing till u get out of hearing range.
• The Richmond Centre, new Millenium Theater Complex.
• Between The Richmond Centre and Foyleside there are always pleasant, talented buskers.
• Usually found hanging out under the arches of the city's infamous walls and in the city's craft Village, near the centre of town. They are also round Guildhall Square, not to be offiliated with the the drunks at the front who - at night - when relieving themselves try to compete with the fountain whilst singing a song. And no, I'm not refering to the local councillors... well, not this time anyway...

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Last updated: 2007-08-13