We decided to go to Bogside after dinner since it was still bright at 9.00 pm. All we needed to do was to exit through the Butcher's Gate which is next to our hotel and walk down hill.
Free Derry was a self-declared autonomous Irish Nationalist area in the Bogside neighbourhood of Derry between 1969 and 1972 during the Troubles. Residents built barricades and carried arms to prevent the police from entering the area.
The Battle of Bogside took place here in 1969. It was also here that 14 unarmed protestors were killed and 17 others were injured by the British Army on 13th January 1972. This event is known as Bloody Sunday. The large murals here remind us of the past.
Free Derry Corner
This row of terrace houses have been demolished.
Photo taken from The Irish Times
Only the wall remains
Petrol Bomber
A young boy wearing a gas mask to protect himself from the CS gas used by the RUC and holding a petrol bomb.
Bernadette
She was addressing the crowd in Bogside. She was elected to parliament at 21
Easter Lily commemorating the 1916 Easter Rising
The People's Monument
“This monument is dedicated to the people of Derry City who have resisted and still resist the occupation of our country by Britain"
Stormont refers to the Northern Ireland Assembly
It falls short of Sovereignty
Bloody Sunday
Priest Daly waiving a white hankerchief stop the shooting when four men carried a wounded protestor to safety
Memorial to the Hunger Strike of 1981
H refers to the H Block where the hunger strike took place
Innocent
These 14 people were killed by the British Army on Bloody Sunday
Operation Motorman
Free Derry ended when British Army moved into Bogside and removed the barricades
The Runner
A young running away from tear gas
Civil Rights
Shows that early marches were peaceful demonstations
Garden of Reflection
In honour of the People's Priest Edward Daly
The Saturday Matinee
Riots often happened on a Saturday afternoon
The Museum Of Free Derry (MOFD) was closed by this time
Mothers and Sisters
A girl pointing to the Peace Mural
Peace Mural
The Dove is a symbol of peace
We shall Overcome
The white hankerchief waived by Edward Daly on Bloody Sunday
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The 12 murals by the Bogside artists
Extract from The Diary of Bobby Sands
A Tribute to John Hume
Together with Martin Luther King,, Mother Teresa and Mendela
All of them won the Nobel Peace Prize
Bloody Sunday Memorial
Comemorating the 14 who were killed on Bloody Sunday
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