Anniversary of the Shutting of the Gates of Derry

DESCRIPTION: The closing of Derry's gates, the seige and its relief are recounted with the names of the Protestant leaders who fought "till James was knocked up and their foemen were gone." They "gained for the nation ... a free constitution and Protestant laws"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1987 (Smyth/Bush/Long-OrangeLark)
KEYWORDS: battle rescue death Ireland moniker patriotic religious
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Smyth/Bush/Long-OrangeLark 7, "Anniversary of the Shutting of the Gates of Derry" (1 text)
Roud #V42293
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Shutting of the Gates of Derry" (subject: the siege of Derry) and references there
File: OrLa007

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