St Columb's Cathedral

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St Columb's Cathedral in the walled city of Londonderry, Northern Ireland is the mother church of the Church of Ireland Diocese of Derry and Raphoe and the parish church of Templemore.

It is dedicated to Saint Columba, the Ulster monk who established a Christian settlement in the area before being exiled from Ireland and introducing Christianity to Scotland and northern England.

It was built in 1633 in the Gothic style. In the porch is an inscription:

If stones could speake then London's prayse should sound

Who built this church and cittie from the grounde.

St. Columb's has in its possession many documents dating back from the siege. They have portraits of William of Orange and the original keys of the city

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