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English: Thanks to [/photos/129555378@N07/ sharon.corbet] for the following information on "Roaring Meg".


Roaring Meg, named because of its ferocious sound in battle, was used during the Siege of Derry. One account of the famous cannon from the time of the Siege in the Seventeenth Century said: "The noise of its discharge was more terrifying than the contents of the charge to the enemy."

The barrel of the cannon bears the inscription 'Fishmongers London 1642,' marking the fact that the cannon was one of 24 cannon sent to the Derry by the City of London and the London Companies after the 1641 siege.

Photographer: Robert French

Collection: <a href="http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000313414" rel="nofollow">The Lawrence Photograph Collection</a>

Date: between ca. 1865-1914

NLI Ref: L-_CAB_03659
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Camera location54° 59′ 34.82″ N, 7° 19′ 09.54″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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