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BLOODY SUNDAY MEMORIAL - We are steps away from the Bloody Sunday Memorial which is situated in the Free Derry area of the Bogside, where the events of Bloody Sunday occurred on January 30th, 1972.
DERRY WALLS - Built between 1614 and 1619, the Derry Walls form a walkway around the inner city making it one of the finest examples of a walled city in Europe.
TOWER MUSEUM - This award-winning museum is located within the city’s historic walls at Union Hall Place and houses two permanent exhibitions, i.e. ‘The Story of Derry’ and ‘An Armada Shipwreck’.
BOGSIDE MURALS - The renowned Bogside murals are situated at Free Derry corner and are painted by the Bogside Artists.
GRIANAN FORT - Grianan Fort lies not far from the border of Northern Ireland and is one of the finest stone forts in Ireland with it’s circular shape. This stone wall is 3.m (13ft) thick and encloses an area of 23.4m(77ft) in diameter. The views from this site are breathtaking.
RIVERFRONT - Experience glorious views of the River Foyle as you walk along the promenade, dine at a restaurant or even take a boat trip on board the Toucan One.
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Within walking distance from our accommodation...
...Their open-air gallery of murals stands as a non-partisan human document that provides "a window into the heart of The Bogside and its people" (Prof. R. Helmick-Boston College). The murals stretch, in a line, for the entire length of Rossville Street in The Bogside, an area that experienced the worst of the troubles in the city.
taken from the Museum of Free Derry Website... www.MuseumOfFreeDerry.org
For 3 days in August 1969 the district of Derry known as the Bogside was catapulted onto the world stage as local people resisted attempts by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) to breach barricades that had been erected in defence of the area. In the previous 11 months the RUC had clashed with local residents on numerous occasions as the Nationalist residents of the Bogside aligned themselves behind the Civil Rights Movement and in opposition to the Northern Ireland Government and its agents.
In January and April 1969 the RUC had 'invaded' the Bogside and carried out acts of wanton destruction on property and persons. Sammy Devenny died as a result of a beating administered by the RUC in his own home in April 1969 and as the annual August Apprentice Boys parade approached tensions rose.