City Walls Derry

... to be one of the most violent and notorious towns for the Protestant Catholic conflict.  A local guide took us around the old city walls and around the major parts of the city, all within easy walking distance.  The town is divided by a river.& ...

... Derry corner. The walk was well worth it. Derry is a walled city so after the walk we went and walked around the city walls - not far but very steep in places. Neighbourhoods are still quite segregated, and it's relatively easy to tell which you are ...

... . Standard Holiday Inn size rooms. All with large opening windows, hair dryers and trouser press.  Some overlook the City Walls. Some handicapped accessible rooms. 4 story building with elevators. Bright modern lobby Richmond Shopping mall, a multi ...

... Troubles’ for the second time in two paragraphs, there was one massive bonus about us being in a city officially part of the United Kingdom – a nice tight-arse lunch special was easily found in a J D Wetherspoon’s chain pub inside the ...

... front, couples brought their kids - Unionist soldiers were vastly outnumbered, and struggling to keep the march outside the city walls.  Fourteen people were killed that day, giving the IRA a huge propaganda victory and making tension and violence ...

... , where we checked into our B&B, then set out on foot to find some late lunch, and see the sites of the old city walls, and the famous murals of Bogside. A very moving experience (brought me to tears) and the girls found it really fascinating to see ...

... Maiden City" because it's walls were never breached during the Siege of Derry from 1688-1689. We saw the GUILDHALL and the old city walls and then went inside ST. COLUMB'S CATHEDRAL. St. Columb's is the mother church of the Church of Ireland built in 1633 ...

... then walked through town to the diamond - the centre of town with a second hand war memorial statue - for a tour of the city walls and murals. our tour guide was really interesting, he'd lived in derry his whole life and had some amazing stories. it was ...