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Republican mural : Death Of Innocence - Bogside - Derry - (the young girl in the mural is Annette McGavigan who was 14 years when she was killed on 6 September 1971. She was shot dead by a British soldier while standing on the street in which she lived. The mural is close to the site where she died.)
Republican Mural : Bloody Sunday Commemoration - Bogside - Derry (The above mural contains portraits of the 14 people who were killed by the British Army on 'Bloody Sunday' in Derry on 30 January 1972. In addition to the portraits, there are also 14 oak leaves with each leaf symbolising one of the victims. Derry takes its name from the Irish word Doire meaning oakgrove.)
Republican Mural : The Petrol Bomber - Bogside - Derry (The above mural depicts some scenes from the 'Battle of the Bogside' which took place the Bogside area of Derry in August 1969. The mural shows a young boy in a gas mask - which he used to try to protect himself from the CS gas used by the RUC - holding a petrol bomb. The mural was painted in 1994. )
Republican Mural : Bernadette - Bogside - Derry (The above mural depicts some scenes from the 'Battle of the Bogside' which took place in August 1969. The mural depicts Bernadette McAliskey (Devlin at the time) addressing the crowds on the streets of the Bogside. She later received a prison sentence for taking part in, and inciting, a riot.)
Republican Mural : Bloody Sunday - Bogside - Derry (The above mural depicts one of the events that took place on 'Bloody Sunday' in Derry on 30 January 1972. On this day the British Army opened fire on a Civil Rights demonstration and killed 14 people. The mural shows a group men, led by a local Catholic priest (later to become Bishop Daly), carrying the body of Jack (Jackie) Duddy from the scene of the shooting. Depicted in the background are the marchers carrying a 'civil rights' banner. The same banner became bloodstained when used to cover the body of one of those killed.)
Republican Mural : The Runner - Bogside - Derry ("This mural is dedicated to the memory and heroism of Patrick Walsh. The mural depicts a very typical sight from the troubles. Tear gas was used extensively in riot situations. This image shows a young boy in full flight, seconds after a canister of CS gas has been fired. It compliments the mural of the soldier on the ajoining wall, relating to Operation Motorman, which took place mainly in the Creggan area of the city. Beneath are two small portraits of Manus Deery and Charles Love (who also has a plaque dedicated to him). Both of these youngsters met their deaths during the troubles. The artists intended this mural to be a cautionary reminder to the young of the dangers inherent in civil conflict. It is chronologically the last mural, completed by the artists in July 2006." William Kelly, Bogside Artists)
Republican Mural : Operation Motorman / The Summer Invasion - Bogside - Derry (The mural depicts some of the events that occured during 'Operation Motorman' on 31 July 1972.)
Republican Mural : The Civil Rights Mural / The Beginning - Bogise - Derry ("This mural commemorates the beginning of the struggle in Derry for democratic rights. It cannot be stressed too often that this struggle involved Protestants as well as Catholics. The 5th October 1968 march ended in bloodshed in Duke Street Derry when the RUC ran amok beating up on protesters with all the hostility and abandon of a group of Stormtroopers. The event was captured by television crews and sent shock waves throughout the civilized world. Our mural shows a typical march of the period. Our intention was to describe it as it was, a happy, almost festive occasion conducted by people who were content that they were standing up, at long last, against prolonged injustice. These early marches were inspired by the civil disobedience campaigns of Martin Luther King." William Kelly, Bogside Artists)
Republican Mural : The Saturday Matinee / The Rioter - Bogside - Derry (The scene depicted is typical of many riots that happened in the Bogside from 1969 throught the early 1970s. The riots were commonplace with many happening on Saturday afternoons hence the title 'The Saturday Matinee'.)
Republican Mural : Hunger Strike / Raymond Mc Cartney - Bogside - Derry (The first of the two major hunger strikes began on 27 October 1980 and ended on 18 December 1980 after a period of 53 days. Raymond Mc Cartney, the main subject in the mural, was one of those who took part. Initally seven Republican prisoners in the H-blocks of the Maze Prison volunteered to go on hunger strike. They were followed on 1 December 1980 by 3 women prisoners in Armagh prison. A further 23 Republican prisoners joined the strike on 15 December 1980. The first hunger strike was called off when the prisoners thought that the government had conceded on the issue of political status. The entire episode together with the second hunger strike in 1981 when ten men, including Bobby Sands, lost their lives left an indelible scar on the Bogside psyche. Raymond Mc Cartney's face is emblazoned on many peoples minds to this day because his photograph smuggled out of 'the Maze' seemed to tell the whole story of the g
"H-Block" and Hunger striker memorial
i was fan of this cartoon :-)
