Counsellor David Cairns, prominent defender at the Siege of Derry, 1689
Illustration from the History of Ulster published 1919. After Godfrey Kneller (1746-1723). Info from : The men of the city were formed into six companies by David Cairns, who then set out for London to obtain help for the beleaguered city. Lord Mountjoy was sent back to Londonderry by Tyconnell but despite his excellent reputation and the fact that two of his sons were inside the city, he and his men were denied access. Negotiations took place between the two sides and it was finally decided on 21st December that an all Protestant garrison under the command of Lieutenant Robert Lundy would be admitted to the city and that Antrim's Roman Catholic soldiers would be withdrawn. Lundy was made Governor of Londonderry and Mountjoy returned to Dublin. Meanwhile in London, David Cairns had managed to meet with King William and Queen Mary. William sent the ship, Deliverance, with supplies for Londonderry. The ship's captain, James Hamilton, also carried a new Williamite Commission for Lundy, who would be required to take an oath to William and Mary before receiving this commission. It is not known if he took this oath. When David Cairns returned to Londonderry it was decided that the city would be held for William and Mary, thus Londonderry became a symbol of Protestant resistance to James II and a refuge for all Protestants.
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