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Cooke Street, LONDONDERRY, BT48 6UA

Heading north-west and parallel to Barrack Street

The following text is included, "D.O.M. Presented by the Members of the A.O.H. Irish American Alliance, Division 69 Dr Redmond O'Callagher, St Columb's Hall, Derry in Memory of their Patrol who died for the Faith, March 15th 1601" Pilgrims sometimes ask: "So, what does D.O.M. mean?" Deo Optimo Maximo (To God, the best, the greatest). A.O.H. stands for Ancient Order of the Hibernians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Order_of_Hibernians Pictured here Image]

Building at left side of Bishop Street Without is Graham Bookmaker at 106 Bishop Street Without. View is to the southwest from Barrack Street.

Heading north-west from Bishop Street Without

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The present church is built on the site of Roman Catholic worship which goes back as far as the 12th century. The current Long Tower Church began life in 1783 in a much smaller scale than seen today. More at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Columba%27s_Church,_Long_Tower

Taken through the glass of the entrance door so as not to disturb some people at prayer near the front of the church. There are four columns near the altar that were intended for Downhill Palace Image] but the Church of Ireland Bishop Hervey (of the Harveys Bristol Cream family) donated them to this church. There is a stone on the main aisle of Long Tower Church claiming that the High Altar of the original monastery church stood on the spot. Modern historians take the view that the monastery was located on or near the site of the little St Augustine's Church of Ireland inside the city walls.

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Pictured along Bishop Street Without

The following text is included in the description, " D.O.M. The ground on which you stand is holy. Here Columba said his first Mass in Derry on August 545. Never since has Mass ceased to be offered on this spot. Here stood Columbkille's Dubh-Regles . Here was his Round Tower. Here his little cell. Here he had frequent visions of the Angels and at least one Apparation of Our Lord) Here O'Brolcain erected in 1154 the Templemore after its destruction in 1568, Mass continued to be said within the ruins and afterwards under the Hawthorn Tree till in 1766 Dr Lynch rebuilt part of the old Long Tower, enlarged in 1825 by Bishop O'Donnell. It was further enlarged in 1902 to its present dimensions. Entirely rebuilt and permanently decorated by Rev. William Doherty Adm. who was enabled to do so through the generosity of Chevalier Hannigan KSC and the pious and faithful people. The Long Tower was dedicated on 30th May 1909 by Cardinal Logue and Bishop Charles McHugh, assisted by the Bishops of Down and Connor, Dromore, Kilmore, Raphoe and Johannesburg. Deo Gratias." D.O.M. is short for Deo Optimo Maximo (To God, the best, the greatest). KSC is a Knight of St Columbanus...a Catholic men's organisation In GB it is the Knights do St Columba In USA it is the Knights of Columbus St Columbanus is a different saint to Columba (otherwise Colmcille). Columbanus took Christianity back into Europe from Ireland after the dark ages founding monasteries as far away as Bobbio in Italy. He also visited Rome. Pictured here Image]