2012

C4316 : The Scotch Boat Plaque, Derry / Londonderry

taken 13 years ago, near to Londonderry, Northern Ireland

The Scotch Boat Plaque, Derry / Londonderry
The Scotch Boat Plaque, Derry / Londonderry
The text reads, "Derry became the departure for thousands of seasonal migrant farm workers between the 1820s and the 1960s, many never returning to the north-west but settling permanently in England and Scotland"

Pictured here C4316 : Point of Departure, Derry / Londonderry
Commemorative plaque

A series of plaques located along Foyle Embankment, Queens Quay and Atlantic Quay to commemorate the departure of emigrants and various others from the north-west.


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts other tags: Plaque Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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C4316, 1723 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Kenneth Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 6 February, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 8 February, 2012
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! C 438 166 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:59.7083N 7:18.9568W
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Irish: geotagged! C 438 166
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