David Cairnes

Irish lawyer and MP involved in the Siege of Derry

David Cairnes (1645–1722) was an Irish lawyer and Member of Parliament who was actively involved in the Siege of Derry. A man of property and influence in Londonderry, he argued for the town to be defended when forces loyal to the Catholic James II of England advanced against it in December 1688.

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