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His uncle

Just fabulous !

Jean-Christophe Curtet I wonder if they were sad to be parted... :)

From the 58th annual meeting of the Royal Zoological society of Ireland in January 1890, as reported in Freeman's Herbivore House - The original sum of £300 from the Natural History Society of Dublin wasn't enough, so an appeal was made which raised: Royal Dublin Society - £100 Public Subscription £217-19s £450 was spent on the building, 'and the remainder in the purchase of the animals and in the execution of much-needed repairs to other houses' Its first residents were Moose, Stag Wapiti, 2 red deer hinds, and male and female sambur.

John Spooner And here is a Sambur Deer...

Seen it many times it was hollowed out and fired into the city durning the Siege of Derry in 1688-89 containing surrender terms, the reply which was sent back was "No Surrender !". To my knowledge it is not actually a font but one of the Cathederals many relics from the Siege which also include the original locks and keys from the gates of the city.

Photo by shrighley

Cuddly Nutter Excellent, thank you! So is the base really more just a plinth then? Oh and then you know exactly where the cathedral is then? Wouldn't a map reference be luverly? (Never learned the art of subtle hinting)

The Church of Ireland St Columb's Cathderal stands within the walls of the old city of Derry, and was named after St Columcille, whose monastery was the original foundation on which Derry was built. St Columb's was constructed between 1628-33 in an archaic style known as Planter's Gothic, and was the first Protestant cathedral built in Britain or Ireland after the Reformation. The cathedral was used as a fortified defence during the Siege of Derry in 1688-89, The tower, which was used as a lookout post during the siege, has terrific views over the old city. The cathedral's spire has twice been replaced, and its interiors were extensively remodelled in the 19th century. The dark hand-carved oak pews create an austere effect, while the stained glass windows depict scenes from the siege. Also on display is the exquisite 18th century carved mahogany bishop's throne. In the chapter house museum are more relics from the siege, including the original locks and keys of the four main city gates.

National Library of Ireland on The Commons Yes I would say a plinth would be a better describtion as for a map ref I'm not so sure how to take a map ref. maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=londonderry&hl=en&ll=54.... 17 London Street, Derry/Londonderry, County Derry/Londonderry BT48 6RQ 028 7126 7313

Wikipedia gives the coordinates as 54°59′38″N 7°19′23″W.

So simple and yet so nice

Thanks for licensing this as Cc - I blogged it in Hebrew on magendavidalbum.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-post_26.html

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