With the Unionist (pro-British) community in Northern Ireland lighting inflammatory bonfires (pun intended) tonight before commemorating the Battle of the Boyne tomorrow , I thought I'd post something to balance.

Here are two collages of murals in the Nationalist (pro-Irish) Bogside area of Derry (a.k.a. Londonderry) - details in Alt text. Also the Derry Girls mural.

Derry, Northern Ireland. June 2025.

#Murals #PublicArt #Derry #Bogside #NorthernIreland #Ireland

Tal dia com avui, fa 53 anys, l'exèrcit britànic va massacrar una manifestació pels drets civils a #Derry, al nord d'Irlanda.

#BloodySunday #NorthernIreland #Bogside
https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diumenge_Sagnant_%281972%29?wprov=sfla1

Diumenge Sagnant (1972) - Viquipèdia, l'enciclopèdia lliure

Fourteen people died: thirteen were killed outright, while the death of another man four months later was attributed to his injuries. Many of the victims were shot while fleeing from the soldiers, and some were shot while trying to help the wounded. 2/2

#Ireland #IrishHistory #BloodySunday #Bogside #Derry #OnThisDay

On 30 January 1972 British soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the Parachute Regiment shot 26 unarmed civilians during a march in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland. The march had been organised to protest against the introduction of internment without trial. The massacre became known as 'Bloody Sunday'. 1/2

#Ireland #IrishHistory #BloodySunday #Bogside #Derry #OnThisDay

#TIL Today I learned, that the #Bogside, the Irish pub around my corner, run by a group of volunteers, hosts #livemusic every Thursday. And that's pretty cool! Today I saw the Pint Size Company. ;) #Offenbach #OFnord

Attenzione viaggiatori! 🌍

A Derry, Irlanda del Nord, ha appena aperto il Peacemakers Museum.

Un viaggio emozionante negli ultimi 35 anni di storia locale, raccontati da chi li ha vissuti.

Dopo la visita, caffè con vista sul Bogside!

Tutti i dettagli nel mio articolo: https://mondointasca.it/2024/07/29/a-derry-apre-il-peacemakers-museum/

#Viaggi #IrlandaDelNord #NuovoMuseo #Derry #Irlanda #PeacemakersMuseum #Bogside

Irlanda del Nord: a Derry apre il Peacemakers Museum

Segnatevi Derry sul taccuino. La città nordirlandese, già ricca di attrazioni, ha appena aggiunto una nuova perla alla sua corona: il Peacemakers Museum.

Mondo in Tasca

"The battle of the Bogside was an important catalyst for change, triggering a determined British government intervention that ended the unionist monopoly on power. But it also marked the beginning of 30 years of violent conflict that would claim the lives of more than 3,600 people and bring untold suffering."

Niall Ó Dochartaigh: https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/why-remember-battle-bogside-troubles-importance/ @histodons

"Teenage Kicks" was created in the same city in 1978. Listen to a later gig: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=PinCg7IGqHg

#punkRock #TheUnderTones #UnderTones #Derry #FreeDerry #Bogside #RUC #BritishArmy #Unionists #Nationalists #Republicans #counterInsurgency #Ulster #TheTroubles #NorthernIreland #UK #Ireland #British #colonies #IrishHistory #history #nowPlaying

Why we should remember the battle of the Bogside

Historian Niall Ó Dochartaigh considers the importance of the riots in Derry that marked the start of 30 years of violent conflict

HistoryExtra

Fourteen people died: thirteen were killed outright, while the death of another man four months later was attributed to his injuries. Many of the victims were shot while fleeing from the soldiers, and some were shot while trying to help the wounded. 2/2

#Ireland #IrishHistory #BloodySunday #Bogside #Derry #OnThisDay

On 30 January 1972 British soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the Parachute Regiment shot 26 unarmed civilians during a march in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland. The march had been organised to protest against the introduction of internment without trial. The massacre became known as 'Bloody Sunday'. 1/2

#Ireland #IrishHistory #BloodySunday #Bogside #Derry #OnThisDay

Published #OnThisDay 25th August 1969:

Barricades Bulletin, Special Edition.

"No Peace Until Unionism is Smashed"

Barricades Bulletin was produces by the Derry Labour Party Young Socialists in August and September of 1969, during which Free Derry was barricaded to prevent British troops and B-Specials entering the area after the Battle of the Bogside.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/423/

#IrishHistory #IrishPolitics #FreeDerry #DerryLabourParty #Bogside

Barricades Bulletin, Special Edition (1969) — Young Socialists [DLP]

Commentary and PDF of Barricades Bulletin, Special Edition, published by Young Socialists [DLP].

Irish Left Archive