Foyle Local History
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Local Historian.
...you could just look him up yourself. But careful! He has as many names as the city he loved.
December 7, 2024 at 9:54 AM
...you could just look him up yourself. But careful! He has as many names as the city he loved.
Happy birthday to #StColumba, born #OTD in Gartan Co #Donegal though he fell in love with #Derry and became our patron saint. Even though he didn't found the city, as the legend has it, he loved it and you'll find him all over the city, from churches to holy wells to statues to publishers.
December 7, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Happy birthday to #StColumba, born #OTD in Gartan Co #Donegal though he fell in love with #Derry and became our patron saint. Even though he didn't found the city, as the legend has it, he loved it and you'll find him all over the city, from churches to holy wells to statues to publishers.
In the process of transferring over from the other place, so bear with. In the meantime, here's a lovely old map.
December 2, 2024 at 12:57 AM
In the process of transferring over from the other place, so bear with. In the meantime, here's a lovely old map.