Some facts about the Siege of Londonderry
The Siege proper lasted for 105 days but the citizens and the garrison were pent up by the presence of first the Earl of Antrim`s forces from 7 December 1688, and then by King James` forces, to 31 July 1689 a total of 236 days.
King James retreated from Londonderry on the evening of 31 July 1689 having lost between 8-10,000 men.
Troops in the City at 19 April 1689 7361 Living at close of Siege 4000 (of these 1000 unfit for service) Killed and died of disease 3361
Civilian deaths 7000
Total killed/died in Londonderry 10,361 approx.
Shells/bombs fired into the City between 24 April and 21 July 1689 (on 34 days) totalled 584.
The worst days were 3 June (28), 4 June (36), 6 June (30, 8 June (35) , 11 June (28), 13 June (26), 3 July (30), 15 July (26), 21 July (28).
The price of provisions, when they could be found were:
A quart of meal 1s.0d One pound of horseflesh 1s.8d One pound of tallow 4s.0d One pound of salted hides 1s.0d One pound of greaves 1s.0d 1/4 of a dog (fattened by eating corpses) 5s.6d A dogs head 2s.6d A quart of horse blood 1s.0d A horses pudding (gut) 0s.6d A cat 4s.6d A rat. fed on human flesh 1s.0d A mouse 0s.6d A handful of sea wreck (sea weed) 0s.2d
A handful of chick weed 0s.1d.
The soldiers/defenders were allowed 1/2lb of meal, 1/2lb of shelled oats, 1/2lb dry salted hides, daily.
Water as could be found, was mainly contaminated.
By the 28th July there were only nine lean horses left alive.
25 Clergymen remained in the City – 17 Church of Ireland and 8 Presbyterians Ch of Ireland: Rev Geo. Walker, Donaghmore, Dungannon Chris Jenney, Mullaghbrack Moses Davis, Donagheady John Knox, Glasslough Bartholomew Black, Aghanloo T Semple, Donaghmore, near Castlefin Robert Morgan, Cappagh John Campbell, Sego Andrew Robertson, Derryloran Michael M1`Clenaghan, Derry Michael Christy, Monaghan Seth Whittle, Bellaghy William Cunningham, Killishandra Richard Crother, Comber James Watmough, Errigal John Rowen,Balteagh
John Ellingsworth, near Newry.
Presbyterian ministers: Thomas Boyd, Aghadoey William Brooke, Ballykelly John Bowat, Lifford John Hamilton, Donagheady Robert Wilson, Strabane David Brown, Urney William Gilcrist, Kilrea John M`Kenzie, Derryloran.