A walk around Derry's Walls taking in The Guildhall, St Columbs Cathedral and Apprentice Boys Hall.
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- We walk around Derry's ancient walls starting at Magazine Gate next to the Tower Museum. On our walk we see some of the collection of 22 canon that sit on the walls - one of the largest collections of canon whose exact origins are known. We pass the beautiful Guildhall from 1890, which stands on the site of an earlier town hall that was destroyed in the Siege of Derry in 1689. We pass more cultural landmarks on the way up to Ferryquay gate, such as the Millennium Forum (with its Antony Gormley sculpture) and past the Playhouse Theatre and The Centre for Contemporary Art. We see along the way the sharp contrast between the beautiful heritage buildings within the city's walls and the social housing that lies outside. We see Saint Columb's Church of Ireland Cathedral, built by William Parrot (Parrat) in 1633. It's named after St Columba who was an Irish monk who established a Christian settlement in the area. The Cathedral contains many artefacts dating back to the Siege of Derry, including the original keys of the city.
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The walls were build between 1613 and 1619 to protect English and Scottish planters who had moved to Ulster as part of the plantation established by James I. Previous settlements had been destroyed by the Irish Chieftain Cahir O'Doherty. The city was, hence, renamed Londonderry in 1613 and the names Derry/Londonderry have been in contention ever since.
The famous Siege of Derry was part of the conflict of the Williamite War in Ireland. 13 Apprentices took the keys of the city's gates, locking out the Earl of Antrim and his forces, which were loyal to King James II. The Siege then began on the 18th April 1689 after forces loyal to the king arrived ordering the city's surrender. The Siege lasted until the 1st August, almost three and a half months.
We look at an ancient gun emplacement that overlooks the catholic and republican Bogside. Further along the walls we come to the Apprentice Boys hall. In 1969 an annual commemoration of the Apprentice Boys took place her and caused a provocation resulting in rioting breaking out, known now as the Battle of the Bogside.
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3:14 i was going to make the same comment about the distinct contrast between eras of construction and building styles 3:33 the big sign speaks for itself, and i see housing all across the upper hillside 3:48 st.columbs cathedral has some interesting architecture, and took only five years to construct is amazing, thanks for explaining the history of the walls (1613-1619) and the siege of derry, i appreciate that your country appears so clean and tidy in all of your presentations, regards
I hadn’t noticed that Ireland was particularly clean, especially in the cities, but I’m glad you find it so. Perhaps it is then when compared with other places?
@@nakedireland yes, for sure, i have a huge collection of photos from around the world, hundreds from ireland, modern images, comparatively speaking, including the images from any of your productions, i simply do not see trash in any of the images i have ever seen, a few from belfast show rough areas with tags and street art/graffiti, as i have never been there, mind you, i am going entirely off of images, peoples random pictures of belfast, dublin, waterford, cork and limerick including unknown countrysides, you live in what i consider a clean minded nation, the lack of trash blowing around shows this, my homeland of florida, is really clean, littering fines for the first offense is $1,000 and up, where as los angeles california is extremely trashy in areas, especially along the highways and around the many homeless encampments, mind blowing amounts of waste and filth litter parks, sidewalks, ponds and creeks, where i live in las vegas, there are trashy areas as well, but both los angeles and las vegas also have super clean neighborhoods as well, litter there and probably go to jail.i would also consider ireland cleaner than many european nations by photo comparison as well, regards
Perhaps you’re right then. I guess it is pretty clean here. I’ve been to NYC a few times and out to Pennsylvania and didn’t notice any problems there, but then NYC has been turned around since the 70s/80s when it was in crisis, and I was mostly in the countryside in Pennsylvania, not the big cities. I was out in Long Island too, but again it seemed very nice.
been in Londonderry several times and always something different to see very good video really enjoyed watching
Thank you Scotty
I had an enjoyable visit to Derry in 2019 and walked exactly this route around the Walls. The things that stick in my mind are the Anthony Gormley sculpture, the site of the dismantled Masonic Tower and the modern barriers still in-situ by the Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall. I gave me plenty to think about.
Yes, it’s a stimulating walk in more ways than one. Thanks for watching.
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A nice look around the city. With all it's tensions, you barely see it as a visitor. I have always had a great welcome when visiting the city.
Thanks Gary, yes me too, I’ve always found it a warm city (not in terms of weather though!). Thanks so much for your support.
A City I have always wanted to visit. I have been to Belfast more times than I can count over the last 20 years, in fact, it is like a second home to me and if Derry is anything like it, it will be an amazing place with Lovely people, always friendly and genuine 👍😊.
It's a city known for its friendliness Stephen - I'm sure you'll love it. Hope you enjoyed the video?
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A great city of historical Irish significance, the city walls are a must see for history enthusiasts
It’s certainly a great place to visit.
I've never been to Derry. This was a great first look at it! Great video
St. Augustinus Church at Palace Street is facing the wall. This tiny church, now Church of Ireland is believed to stand on the location where Colmcille build his chapel. The story goes that the legendary saint adored oak trees and that he didn’t want to cut any of such trees to make room for his chapel. This place was the only open space in the forest so here he started building. There is a glimpse of St. Augustinus in the video, without mentioning it. The name Derry (Dhoire) still refers to the oakwood.
What an interesting and insightful comment. I did not know that but I’ll pay more attention on my next visit. Thanks for pointing that out.
Great video
Appreciate that DerryPhotos. Very kind!
1st like. Great video.
Thanks a mil EU Rambler! Appreciate that.
I’ve gotta get to Derry!
You gotta get to Derry.
Londonderry wears it fame well
what english counties did the planters come from london is there any popular cockney surnames in derry on the protestant side ?
Hi Zahir, I'm honestly not sure if anyone's ever made that detail a study of it. You can get some general info on the plantation of the area by Londoners here: www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/plantation/planters/es04.shtml
As for cockney names - I'm not sure I can answer that - they must have been some I guess?
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