The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-07-25
Londonderry's
Story is Known
in Many Songs

MASHINGToN. July e. The Ma
! tlnnal Geographic society has isaiiod
lom ITS Headquarters. the following
bulletin about Londonderry. Irelnnd.
Derry nr Londonderry. in Ulster,
4 known IN song ana legend as tho Maid
en- city of ireland has the charm of the
lrhoefA, busy town and is truly charnr-
terised by the stirring marching song
winch These Irish sing on their dnys al
deliberations
| Where Ioylc his swelling waters
rolls northwatd TO the main.
I ltrrc. QUEEN of EIin's daughters. fair
| Dcrr, liNcG her reign.
\ holy temple crowned her. ana com
| mcgce gracud her stree;
rampant wall was round her. the
river az her feet
These font fines briefly ton London
derive story Along the two mil, qua,
! az the river lrishmCn ION, stch .thor
as thuy load and unload ihr foreign
colonial ana conNtinr trade Of tie dock
my vessels For ne Foylc Is Wide and
deep and i1rEc TONNAGE ships sailing
the flag of France Australia. Iirazii
The United states and India bring their
wares to her port busy looms in the
city make linen and then laughing
iwiuklN eyed liish gitlH iuAsu the iincn
INTO stists hcfoy' j. l"tve~ !undnn-
derr' 10, mhnon lish iry on Tie flyle
IS impnrfart ma Tho town hns iilnhcr
mills. lounoeries grain miiis and shin
.urd-
"l DOGGY 'ns 'sf ~" nnVt icr %.
charm creator nan It's hu stlc aud uu-
nnd lollg etnospic ths story 40 a
past drpits" v ith romance. hNND.Iti tu|
principe ail 'hv oNhih iur o. nr ~
domitablc spirit Columbia the great
est of the lrish ft.ft after Patrick and
lSrEid In a4G w. kca on the oah clad
bills and c"vc'od ihc'n li.-e h,
fouudec hi4 nbheN. known as Dan,
Cslumhkila or Columbus oak grove
within ,n' shtdnw @ M frs'f Tort ~
ncirhhuring Hill ihe siransn 81 OF
the Lord of TSn ne "a u"ttci TINT his
SANCTUARY mivt' navt tir pro'rcuun lf
the iott l'ni ih Vain dih hr o. Is %,
his chauc'e ar inst the punes and
~nNous $40. ;'1N ar h.in, puHhri
their lntts q inst hts shores bcepite
their plthGrrinW gfd httiurg, tho set
tlemen' ut which ic had mai. ice
Nucloits. grew and maio Hr.i lts Van
dependence against oven the English
until 1908
"Der was then aiy,n tn al. Cor
poration II Lon ION, Viii 20 facled un
the prefix innduu Thr' wears later
the irish society 60 WHICH l"ndrn
derry aud much ui the goa ouHdtig
country had hcen gitcl ulnlrpA iiscn
to- cnclnso DERRY wi.nin walls. aud
these walls. Wide enough fur "a coach
and four are cNcellrntlN prpHcrN vi to-
DAY, perhaps 90 the inconNon enc" OF
the inhabitants but certainly in ace
cordnuc. with thoi sentiment and
wishes Auy one who expressed de-
sire that thcN BE- taken down would b"
treated rs "a traitor Long ago hey
grow too small to encompass all the
lnhahiiinfa 81 tho hustling port but
they stand like suf hclt around iho
waist Inc of the nil On which the city
H built he most incontvuiont thing
about thc'u iH THAT though mos are
.nore than % mile iu cirCumforeucf Their"
are uuiy srNon satoa leadiug through
them iiecausc the wallis defended the
eit, u the icge begun iy James w. 70
iusN man must make quite inuui nui
ut hts wlt 20 find pNsaF"w nN
thrnugh thUn. nut true tn Irish semii.
men hc dues ii without e mutmcr
ON one of The iaHiinnH OF inc wall "n
.old uun utfsstouatclY huuWu ta
toalng Mig points hef nose owes tie
city
Here. too. on be- hin 'n the center
OF "a crowded old graveyard stands she
quaint squat cathedral WIN its queer
uinuatlfd tower u is called aiiei ~
Columbia although % ls NOT on the site
oi ihr old ahhrN huilt hs the saint
tourtuau centuries aeo
'Dn j. nirh Inaccessible hili in the
distance. LOOMS The stronghold of the
iords OF ryrono a. b. said nan ~
Patriot came th, fort Ca hnptiNc owen
who nra' sect himself up iu iule over
the urovincc ot Ttrone. and 80 Co
himha 1laiiad it bcturc his exile H"fe
ton. captive ntnos who had threatened
the peace ol th, city were dragged 300
Triumph
"'rt ,urh every trace of iho old castle
has hcon ohlitcrutcd. tho massive stone
wall fodrfprn feet thick and "ighto"u
feet high resembling the handiworh ot
"a cNclous has TODD out grimN AGAINST
tho centuries A smal non gate hangs
Aerusr q twn-foot doorway. the only
entrance To- its huge amphithrater like
Interior Whirh reveals further deNicca
designed iur thp protection of the iu
mates