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Is Crystal bigger or is these Derry canon bigger? 😺vs💣 Looks like the canon is taller by just a few cat hairs! In 2005, the Derry City Council decided to restore the surviving 24 cannon. Under expert supervision by hand, craftsmen cleared the barrels of centuries of rubbish, stripped off layers of paint and corrosion, and bathed, sponged and waxed the cannon back to their former glory. The cannon are displayed throughout the City Walls. An impressive effort to maintain these artifacts for future generations to enjoy. When I first saw this canon, I was surprised how big it was. I’ve only seen canon balls on the ground or canons that were shorter than me, but this one was impressive! I’m always impressed by what earlier humans achieved with simpler technology than what we have today. #chasingcrystal #derry #derrywalls #londonderry #derrycanons #causewaycoastalroute #bikerchicksgram #mototraveler #mototrip #mototravel (at City Of Derry Walls) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqGUeufviBT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Hello from the Walls of Derry! Why is Derry known as the Walled City? The Walls were built during 1613-1618 by the Irish Society as defences for early seventeenth century settlers from England and Scotland planters that had moved to Ulster as part of the Plantation of Ulster. The Plantation of Ulster was the organized colonization of Ulster (a province of Ireland) ordered by Great Britain’s King James I. It resulted in many of the native Irish nobility losing their land and led to centuries of ethnic and sectarian animosity, and conflict, notably in the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and the Troubles. Wild. Just wild. I might have learned some of this world history in grade school, but I definitely forgot it. Was anyone alive during the Troubles and what do you remember? #chasingcrystal #derry #derrycity #derrywalls #londonderry #northernirelandtourism #femalebikers #femalebiker #bikerchicks #bikerchicksofinsta (at City Of Derry Walls) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqBNsSppvjj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Una città che mi manca molto... #derry #londonderry #derrywalls #derrycity #freederry #foyle #foyleside #tesco #catholic #protestant #northernireland #shamrock #guinness #sandinospub #sandinos #beer #irishpub #north #beautiful #green #landscape #panorama #amore #fulloflove #friends #amici #northwestacademy #northwestacademyofenglish #faith (presso Derry, Northern Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5X2awmKmKz/?igshid=mbb4h5gszozl