Another Roaring Meg protected the Northern Irish city of Derry during the siege of 1689. One of several cannon given to Derry by the City of London in the aftermath of the earlier siege of 1641, Roaring Meg became famous for "the loudness of her voice", which was said to bring cheer to the townspeople and terror to the besiegers. An inscription upon its barrel, which fired shot weighing eighteen pounds, indicates that it was cast in 1642 and that it was the gift of the Fishmongers' Company. It remains in place atop the city walls, and was still used to fire ceremonial salutes into the 19th century.