Greeting's from the Burgs!

This past week we visited "The Walled City of Derry". Derry is the 2013 city of culture, here in Ireland. Derry is called "The Walled City" because of the giant brick wall surrounding the city. The wall was built in the late 1600's by the British, who then renamed the city of Derry, Londonderry. The native Irish people were then displaced to less desirable rocky or boggy lands, thus fueling years of trouble between the two groups.



St. Columb's Cathedral

Inside the city of Derry, we visited two churches. St. Columb's Cathedral and St. Augustine's Church.

                                                      


    St. Augustine's Church

Also, on the walls overlooking nearby cities, there are cannon's and lookout towers. Matt and Nicole enjoyed this part of our "Walled City" tour! :)

Nicole & Matt- "The Walled City"