Claudy (from Irish Clóidigh, meaning 'the one who washes/the strong-flowing one')[2] is a village and townland (of 1,154 acres) in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

It is situated in the civil parish of Cumber Upper and the historic barony of Tirkeeran.

Nine of these people (all civilians) — including a nine-year-old child — were killed in the Claudy bombing of 31 July 1972.

In this incident three suspected Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) car bombs exploded almost simultaneously in Main Street.

Because of Claudy's small population, it has one of Northern Ireland's higher Troubles-related fatality rates.