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Greysteel or Gresteel〔(Placenames Database of Ireland )〕 is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies to the east of Derry and to the west of Limavady on the main A2 coast road between Limavady and Derry, overlooking Lough Foyle. It is designated as a Large Village and in the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,229 people,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=NI Neighbourhood Information Service )〕 an increase of almost 20% compared to 1991.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Planning Service - Draft Northern Area Plan 2016 )〕 == History == The village lies mostly within the townlands of Gresteel More and Gresteel Beg. The name "Greysteel" may be a part-translation of the Irish ''Glas-stiall'', meaning "grey strip (of land)",〔(Placenames NI: Gresteel Beg )〕 and the Placenames Database of Ireland gives this as the Irish name of the village.〔 An older English name for the area was "Glasteele".〔 During the Troubles, nine people were killed in the Greysteel area: *On 14 November 1976, Jim Loughrey was shot dead by loyalists at his home. *On 30 October 1993, members of the Ulster Defence Association carried out a mass shooting at the Rising Sun public house, killing eight civilians. This became known as the Greysteel massacre. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Greysteel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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