The Burning of Derry took place on 19 April 1608 during O'Doherty's Rebellion when Sir Cahir O'Doherty led a force of rebels to storm Derry in Ulster. He launched his rebellion with an attack on the garrison town of Derry, which was taken thanks to the element of surprise. The town was then almost entirely destroyed by fire.
Derry, officially Londonderry, is the largest city in County Londonderry, the second-largest in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest on the island of...
1608. After playing a leading part in the BurningofDerry, he was captured and executed following the Battle of Kilmacrennan. The MacDavitts were from Inishowen...
Sir Cahir O'Doherty's BurningofDerry and Burningof Strabane. In 1921, Strabane became a border town following the partition of Ireland. Sitting directly...
Apprentice Boys ofDerry is a Protestant fraternal society with a worldwide membership of over 10,000, founded in 1814 and based in the city ofDerry, Northern...
dispute with the new Governor ofDerry, O'Doherty rose in revolt with the castle as his headquarters. The BurningofDerry in April triggered what became...
The burningof the British Embassy in Dublin happened on 2 February 1972 at 39 Merrion Square. This occurred during demonstrations outside the chancery...
drove one of them, Sir Cahir O'Doherty, to launch O'Doherty's Rebellion, which he began with the BurningofDerry in 1608. Sullivan, A.M., "Story of Ireland"...
Rebellion of 1608 and had warned the Governor George Paulet of danger shortly before the BurningofDerry which launched the uprising. As a reward for his services...
Ireland, O'Doherty's Rebellion is launched by the BurningofDerry. 1677 – The French army captures the town of Cambrai held by Spanish troops. 1713 – With...
Dermot Fergus "Derry" Grehan (born July 10, 1957) is a Canadian guitarist best known as a member of the rock band Honeymoon Suite. The band was co-founded...
Namontack for a visit to London. April 19 – The BurningofDerry launches O'Doherty's Rebellion in the Kingdom of Ireland. April 20 – Old Bushmills Distillery...
the BurningofDerry. In 1624, he was elected Mayor ofDerry. He was a strong supporter of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham and led a force of Irish...
Achaemenid era of Persian history, which are collectively considered the earliest reference to the practice of creating ever-burning community fires...
The Burningof Dungannon took place in June 1602 when Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, abandoned and set fire to Dungannon, the traditional capital of the...
Spielberg. Virgin Books. p. 48. ISBN 9780753505564. Derry, Charles (1977). Dark Dreams: A Psychological History of the Modern Horror Film. A. S. Barnes. p. 82...
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Battle of the Bogside erupted in Derry: three days of fierce clashes between the RUC and thousands of Catholic/nationalist residents ofDerry's Bogside...
along with new recruits Derry Grehan on lead guitar and Dave Betts on drums, both of whom had recorded two albums as members of Toronto-based new wave...
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