About The Derry Walls
The Friends of the Derry Walls is a local charitable organisation, helping local people to engage with the heritage of our walled town and the island of Derry. Join us!
The Derry Walls Description
The Derry Walls is the largest ancient monument in state care in Northern Ireland and claims the most intact circuit of ramparts of any of the surviving town walls in Ireland. Walls400 is a programme of activities that celebrate the 400th anniversary of the City Walls. Started in 2013, Walls400 explores the contested history that the City Walls represent and celebrates them as a present-day, national heritage asset, with the potential to unite rather than separate people. Every year until 2019 we host a series of events so stay tuned!
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Cannon for sale at The Lammas Fair, Ballycastle today. We don't think it was much of a match for its big brothers on the Derry Walls! #lammasfair #cannon
Meet the artist Gail Mahon at the Art Arcadia exhibition in the Old Schoolhouse at the #weechurchonthewalls at 2pm today
Drop by the #weechurchonthewalls at lunchtime today for the free Tuesday Lunchtime Music Session with young pianist Darrell Smith 1-2pm Free Tea and Coffee PLEASE SHARE
If you ever wondered about the origin of the phrase “flash in the pan” ... #irisharms #carrickferguscastle
Irish Arms getting ready to fire a cannon at #carrickferguscastle
A group of #bellringers from South #Yorkshire at @StColsDerry #campanology #derry #londonderry #ireland
Five Years ago we marked an event which had happened 400 years before #Walls400 Derry Walls Day 2013 https://youtu.be/fdacLrkx50k via @YouTube
Free Tuesday lunchtime music session in the #weechurchonthewalls with Joseph Leighton #jazz #animation #derrywalls #derry #londonderry
The coat of arms of Derry above the coat of arms of the city of London #doirecolmcille #londonderry
Looking forward to #Halloween2018 and #AwakenTheWalls with Derry/StrabaneCouncil
Some of the 400 witches who were mad enough to turn out in August to help the Council launch its 2018 Halloween Programme and in anticipation of #Walls400 in 2019. One of these witches is the Treasurer of the Friends of the Derry Walls!
To mark #walls400 in 2019 the Council invited 400 witches onto the #derrywalls
St Columb’s Cathedral and New Gate this evening.
The Doddington and Paulet coats of arms on a 17th C memorial stone in St Patrick’s Church. Doddingon oversaw the design of the #derrywalls and Paulet was Governor of Derry, before the Plantation was given over to the London Companies.
City of London cannon on the #Derry walls and a #trojanhorse
Great place to visit and learn the history of the area.
Great place to visit and learn the history of the area.
Great place to visit and learn the history of the area.