What is recorded here
William Alexander is a birthplace in County Derry, Ireland. Perhaps the soil there still holds the shape of small hands digging into earth before church duties claimed him. Maybe rain washed that boy's footprints into legend while he ran home barefoot. Imagine him hearing bells call across fields, not knowing he would one day answer them as bishop.
Why this person is known: Irish bishop (1824–1911)
- Birthplace
- Derry
Places near here
C6th MONASTERY, PRE-NORMAN, MEDIEVAL ,POST-MED. & MODERN CHURCH & CATHEDRAL: TEMPLEMORE, DAIRE COLUMCILLE, DAIRE CALGAICH or DUBH REGLES in Derry; LondonderryC6th MONASTERY, PRE-NORMAN, MEDIEVAL ,POST-MED. & MODERN CHURCH & CATHEDRAL: TEMPLEMORE, DAIRE COLUMCILLE, DAIRE CALGAICH or DUBH REGLES · 1014 yd
Double BastionViewpoint · 1135 yd
Free Derry CornerMonument · 1148 yd
Derry GaolMonument · 1155 yd
Seán Ó CianáinMemorial · 1187 yd
H-Block MemorialMemorial · 1204 yd
Battle of the BogsideMajor battlefield · 1252 yd
St. Augustine's ChurchChurch · 1265 yd
Museum of Free DerryMuseum · 1286 yd
Church BastionViewpoint · 1292 yd
Apprentice Boys of Derry and Siege MuseumMuseum · 1315 yd
Foyle Valley Railway MuseumMuseum · 1449 ydOther information
Photo: Samuel Alexander Walker · Public domain