Showing posts with label Londonderry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Londonderry. Show all posts
Sunday, 7 April 2013

What the eccentric Earl-Bishop did for Derry

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An article from the Derry Journal regarding a peculiar incident that took place in the current UK City of Culture some years ago. ...
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Sunday, 17 March 2013

William Alexander 1824-1911 Bishop of Derry and Raphoe 1867-1896

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William Alexander was born in Londonderry on the 13th April 1824. He was the son of Robert Alexander, Rector of Aghadowey and Dorothea,...
Wednesday, 27 February 2013

William Higgin 1793-1867 Bishop of Derry and Raphoe 1853-1867

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William Higgin was born at Lancaster on the 27th September 1793. He was educated at Lancaster and Manchester Grammar Schools and Trin...
Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Richard Ponsonby 1772-1853 Bishop of Derry 1831-1853 and Raphoe 1834-1853

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Richard Ponsonby was the third son of William, created Baron Ponsonby 1806 and great grandson of the 1st Earl of Bessborough. He was bo...
Tuesday, 9 October 2012

William Knox 1762-1831 : Bishop of Derry 1803-1831

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William Knox was born in Dublin on the 14th June 1762 and was the fourth son of Thomas, Ist Viscount Northland (later Earl of Ranfurly)...
Sunday, 23 September 2012

William Barnard 1697-1768 : Bishop of Derry 1747-68

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William Barnard was born in Clapham, Surrey circa 1697. He was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, graduat...
Thursday, 9 August 2012

Tamlaght O' Crilly "Lower" Church (St. Nossonus)

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Tanlaght O'Crilly Lower Church is five kilometres to the east of the Upper Church, in the village of Inishrush. Upon the division of ...
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Monday, 6 August 2012

St. Canice, Faughanvale, Eglinton

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The pretty little village of Eglinton in Co. Derry, is thirteen kilometres east of Londonderry, just to the south of the Limavady Road. ...
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Thursday, 2 August 2012

The Cathedral Church of St. Columb, Londonderry, Parish of Templemore.

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Derry, "the oak grove", is for ever associated with St. Columba, who was born at Gartan in Country Donegal in 521, and who ...
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