Derry Walls Cannons
by Nina Ficur Feenan
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Derry Walls Cannons
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Nina Ficur Feenan
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Londonderry, also known as Derry is the only remaining completely walled city in Ireland and one of the finest examples of Walled Cities in Europe. The Walls were built during the period 1613-1618 by the honourable, the Irish Society as defences for early seventeenth century settlers from England and Scotland. The Walls vary in width between 12 and 35 feet.are the most complete in Ireland and one of the finest examples in Europe of Walled Cities.
The city claims Europe�s largest collection of cannon whose origins are known precisely. Many of them thundered in anger over the two seventeenth century sieges.
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December 15th, 2013
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