Apprentice Boys of Derry

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he Apprentice Boys of Derry is a Protestant fraternal society officially established in 1814 in the City of Londonderry, Northern Ireland.  There are eight Parent Clubs within the city of Londonderry with Branch Clubs spread across Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, Australia and Canada.

The society aims to commemorate the 1689 Siege of Derry when deposed King James II laid siege to the walled city, which was in those days a Protestant stronghold in the Province of Ulster in Ireland.

The Siege of Derry began in December 1688 when 13 apprentice boys shut the gates of Londonderry against a regiment of twelve hundred Jacobite soldiers commanded by Alexander MacDonnell, Earl of Antrim.

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ParentClubs

■ Apprentice Boys

■ Walker

■ Mitchelburne

■ No Surrender

■ Browning

■ Baker

■ Campsie

■ Murray

Apprentice Boys of Derry, Murray Club, Upperlands Branch of Northern Ireland (Derry Day, 2019).