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• Apprentice Boy's Mound Memorial 
  Memorial of the Apprentice Boys, who, according to Ulster tradition, closed the gates of Derry against Catholic forces during the 1689 Siege of Derry. The skeleton on the coat of arms is the heraldic symbol of (London)Derry. (Bio by: David Conway)
  Saint Columb's Cathedral, Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
   
• Baker, Henry   d. June 30, 1689
  Governor of the town of Londonderry who died during the Siege of 1689. (Bio by: David Conway)
  Saint Columb's Cathedral, Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
   
• Boyd, John McNeil    b. 1812  d. February 9, 1861
  Captain of HMS 'Ajax'. Died trying to save his men during shipwreck casued by a hurricane. (Bio by: David Conway)
  Cause of death: Drowned
  Saint Columb's Cathedral, Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
   
• Browning, Michael   d. June 28, 1689
  Captain of the ship 'Mountjoy', killed whilst trying to raise the siege of Londonderry. (Bio by: David Conway)
  Cause of death: Killed in action
  Saint Columb's Cathedral, Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
   
• Cairnes, David   b. 1645  d. 1722
  English Civil Leader. One of the leading figures in the defence of Londonderry during the 1689 siege, later becoming MP for the town. (Bio by: David Conway)
  Saint Columb's Cathedral, Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
   
• Elvin, John   b. 1574  d. 1676
  Mayor of Londonderry who lived to the then extremely rare ageof 102. (Bio by: David Conway)
  Saint Columb's Cathedral, Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
   
• Higgin, William   d. July 4, 1867
  (Protestant) Bishop of Londonderry (Bio by: David Conway)
  Saint Columb's Cathedral, Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
   
• Knox, William   b. June 14, 1762  d. July 10, 1831
  (Protestant) Bishop of Derry and Raphoe (Bio by: David Conway)
  Saint Columb's Cathedral, Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
   
• Ponsonby, Richard   b. 1772  d. October 27, 1853
  (Protestant) Bishop of Derry and Raphoe (Bio by: David Conway)
  Saint Columb's Cathedral, Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
   

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