Derry, Giant's Causeway and Belfast

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom 2016
P001 Thursday June 23 - Day 11 of our 13-day British Isles/Celtic Highlights tour began with travelling from Sligo heading northeast along the N15-N13 roads crossing...
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P002-003 County Londonderry makes up one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and is located towards the northwest of the country (the six counties are no longer used...
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P003-028 Northern Ireland, a top-level constituent unit of the United Kingdom in the northeast of Ireland (island), variously described as a country, province, region,...
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P004 Derry (officially Londonderry) situated on the banks of the Foyle River close to the border with County Donegal, an ancient yet contemporary city, the second...
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P005 ... Derry-Londonderry, characterized by its distinctively hilly topography, River Foyle forms a deep valley as it flows through the city making Derry a place of...
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P006 ... River Foyle, a river which flows from the confluence of the rivers Finn and Mourne at the towns of Lifford in County Donegal (Republic of Ireland) and...
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P007-052 ... Derry, one of the longest inhabited places in Ireland; reflecting its rich cultural and architectural heritage in the city's names - Derry, from old Irish...
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P008-041 ... the town served as a strategic point in the Tudor wars against the native Irish and in 1600 an English force seized Derry, demolishing Irish churches and...
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P009-039 ... the original walled city of Londonderry lying on a hill on the west bank of the River Foyle - in the past, the river branched and enclosed this wooded hill...
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P010-040 ... today, modern Derry extends considerably north and west of the city walls and east of the river - the half of the city to the west of the Foyle known as the...
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P011-063 ... murals painted on building facade along Lecky Road/Westland Street near the Free Derry Corner - quite a number of murals painted between 1997-2001 on houses...
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P012-1120559 ... Saint Columba Heritage Centre (Áras Cholmcille) located in the grounds of the Long Tower Church, promoting the heritage and history of Saint Columba, the...
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P013-062 ... St.Columba's Long Tower Church, the oldest Catholic church in Derry standing near the site of the Teampall Mór (Great Church) built in 1164 but fell into...
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P014-1120561 ... a snapshot of the steeple of St. Columb's Cathedral and the Heritage Tower just outside the south walls - Heritage Tower, the last remaining turret of the...
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P015-055 ... Derry~Londonderry, the only remaining completely walled city in Ireland and the British Isles, also one of the finest examples of Walled Cities in Europe -...
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P016-112 ... Walls of Derry - the City Walls were built between 1613 and 1618 by the Honourable, the Irish Society as defences for early 17th century settlers from...
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P017-054 ... Bishop Gate-South Wall - this original gate was replaced in 1789 by the present structure, a triumphal arch, marking the first centenary of the closing of...
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P018-057 ... city walls with nine ramparts and approx a mile in length (circumference) varying in width between 12 and 35 feet, formed a walkway around the inner city...
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P019-I706 ... the city claims Europe's largest collection of cannon whose origins are known precisely, many of them thundered in anger over the two 17th century sieges -...
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P020-056 ... outside the southwest wall, the Roman Catholic Long Tower-St. Columba's Church and the Celtic Park Stadium (with a capacity of some 18K, stadium ground is...
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