Britain and Ireland 1815-23
62 Cadogan Place, Belgravia
London home of the Napier family
Celbridge House, Co Kildare
Irish seat of the Napier family
The Walls of Derry
An early 19th century painting of fortified Londonderry on the river Foyle
Lough Swilly from the mountains
William Light was posted to Letterkenny, Donegal in 1820. It lies at the southern end of Lough Swilly, a glacial fjord that flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
[Image: Naomi Short 2025]
The Mass Rock at Carraigh Na Duin
Visited by William and Ellen in Chapter 27
Lough Gartan, Vale of Glenveagh
Visited by William and Ellen
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Migrants leave Ireland
Abercorn Quay on the River Foyle in Derry was a major departure point for migrant ships to America.(Ch 28)
[artist: Henry Doyle]
Londonderry on the Foyle 1890
The name is contentious to the Catholic Irish who always refer to it as Derry. The city was at the heart of British migration and largely developed as a base for the British control of Ulster.
Bishop Street c. 1900
The Pérois family lived on Bishop Street, Derry. It would have been considered a genteel area just below the walls of the city