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Fix this text"The Bulletin,” Vol. 69-No. 3579
Fix this textWednesday, September 15, 1948
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Fix this textRegistered at the General Post Office, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, for Transmission by Post as a Newspaper.
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Fix this textDERRY ON THE FOYLE HAS A LONG AND STIRRING STORY
Fix this textJ ONDONDERRY, or Derry, as it is known affectionally to Ulster-men,
Fix this textstands on the west bank of the River Foyle, and is famous for its ancient
Fix this textwalls and stirring history, which is indicated in the city’s motto: “No
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Fix this textDerry has its origin in a settlement which surrounded an abbey founded
Fix this textby St. Columba in 546. This was burned by the Danes in the first of many
Fix this textraids, and in 1164 the great church of Templemore was built on the site
Fix this textwhere the present Church of St. Columba now stands. In 1311 Derry was
Fix this textgranted to Richard de Burgh, Earl of Ulster, and in the rebellion of Shane
Fix this textO’Neill, Earl of Tyrone, in 1566 a great battle was fought beneath its walls
Fix this textwhich ended in the defeat of O’Neill, and English rule was firmly established
Fix this textin 1570. Sir Cahir O’Doherty burned the city in May, 1608, but he was
Fix this textdefeated and killed two months later and his lands confiscated. Later, Derry
Fix this textwas handed over to the Irish Society of London, its name 'was changed to
Fix this textLondonderry, and a large colony was imported, which coincided with the
Fix this textcommencement of its industrial prosperity.
Fix this textThe outstanding' event in Derry’s eventful history, however, was the siege
Fix this textof 1688-89, when it was besieged by James IPs army, who completely blockaded
Fix this textthe city. A boom was thrown across the River Foyle to prevent the approach
Fix this textof provision ships, but in spite of famine and pestilence and attempted
Fix this texttreason of the governor, the citizens held out for 105 days, until the boom
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Fix this textThe walls which withstood this siege still surround the older part of the
Fix this texttown and now serve as a promenade. A few of the bastions survive and a
Fix this texthuge brass cannon known as “Roaring Meg,” dating from 1642, and which
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Fix this textLondonderry is noted for its manufacture of linen goods, and during the
Fix this textSecond World War it played a leading part in maintaining Britain s Atlantic
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