O'Cahan's Tomb, Dungiven, Co. Derry
Tomb
Lantern slide showing the tomb of Cooey na Gall O'Cahan in Dungiven, Co. Derry. Originally titled 'O'Cahan tomb, Dungiven' and labelled 'L3 1'. The tomb is thought to date to the 15th-century with the remains of Cooey na Gall, who died in 1385. The tomb is located in St. Mary's Abbey, Dungiven, Co. Derry.
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Govenor Walker Monument, Derry Co. Derry
Walkers Monument
Lantern slide showing Govenor Walker's Monument in Derry City, Co. Derry. Originally without a titled and labelled 'L3 3'.It was built in the 1820s as a monument to Rev. George Walker, the rector of Donaghmore, Co. Tyrone, who came to Derry prior to the Siege of 1688-89. The monument was 90 feet in height with a statue of Walker at the top. It had an internal staircase and viewing platform. The monument was blown up on the 27th of August 1973, and due to souvenir seekers little remains of the ruins today. In the image several people can be seen in the foreground
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Shipquay Gate, Derry, Co. Derry
Gate
Lantern slide showing Shipquay Gate in Derry, Co. Derry. Originally without a title and labelled 'L3 2'. These gates were one of the four original gates to Derry city and was the main point of entry from the river. The gate dates back to the 17th Century when it would have had a watchtower, battlements and a portcullis.
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Cromlech, Mt. Oliver, Co. Derry
Dolmen
Lantern slide showing a Dolman in Co. Derry. Originally titled 'Cromlech. Mt Oliver. Co.Derry' and labelled 'L3 4'. The exact location of the monument could not be determined.
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Cromlech, Mt. Oliver, Co. Derry
View
Lanter slide showing the view of a field in Co. Derry. Originally titled 'Cromlech, Mt. Oliver, Co. Derry' and lablled 'L3 5'. A man can be seen in the foreground. The exact location the photograph was taken could not be determined.
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Cromlech, Mt. Oliver, Co. Derry
Dolmen
Lantern slide showing a Dolman in Co. Derry. Originally titled 'Cromlech. Near Mt Oliver. Co.Derry' and labelled 'L3 6'. The exact location of the monument could not be determined.
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Holy Well, Magilligan, Co.Derry
Holy Well
Lantern slide of a holy well in Magilligan, Co. Derry. Originally titled 'Holy Well Magilligan' and labelled 'L3 7'. The Holy Well depicted in this image is thought to be situated in St. Aiden's Church, in Magilligan, The Holy Well, situated at St Aidan's Church, where part of St Aidan's body was buried in 664AD. Due to the proximity of the grave to a celebrated well, St Coleman blessed the well and dedicated it to St Aidan.
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Garvagh Railway Station, Garvagh, Co. Derry
Station
Lantern slide of Garvagh Railway Station in Garvagh, Co. Derry. Originally titled in pencil 'Garvagh Ry Stin' and labelled 'L3 8'. The station was on the Derry Central Railway which ran from Magherafelt to Macfin Junction in Northern Ireland. It is now disused.
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Waterfall, Co. Derry
Waterfall
Lantern slide of a waterfall in Co. Derry. Origianlly titled 'Ligna Pestha. Co. Derry' and labelled 'L3 9'. The exact location of this waterfall could not be determined, but it may be located in Glenariff Forest Park, Co. Derry.
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Downhill trainstation, DownHill, Co. Derry
Station
Woman
Lantern slide of Downhill train station, in Downhill, Co. Derry. Originally titled 'Railway Station Downhill CO. LONDON DERRY' and labelled 'L3 10'. In addition to the station, and the hill is is siutated at the bottom of, there is a double exposed image of a woman and a dark blur beside her on the hill. The train station served the hamlet of Downhill in County Derry in Northern Ireland.
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