Cannonball
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Granite, Silver
Measurements
27 mm (Diameter)
Order this imageCollection
Florence Court, County Fermanagh
NT 630929.1
Summary
One of a pair of cannon balls. Granite with silver plaques. Plaques inscribed used at the siege of Londonderry. MIH p28, Each has silver plaque, These Balls found outside Derry walls were given to me Sept 15th 1854 by the late Mr James Murray of Caw House Derry, lineal descendant of the Hero of the Siege, Enniskillen. Paired with FLO.MISC.507.2.
Provenance
Found outside the walls, given to 3rd Earl on 15/9/1854 by Mr James Murray of Caw House, Londonderry.
Marks and inscriptions
These Balls found outside Derry walls were given to me Sept 15th 1854 by the late Mr James Murray of Caw House Derry, lineal descendant of the Hero of the Siege, Enniskillen. (silver plaque inscribed)