The People's Gallery consists of ten large murals in all, spanning the entire length of Free Derry's Rossville Street, which runs through the very heart of the Bogside. It was in this area on 30 January1972 that 13 civilians were killed by British Army paratroopers in the Bloody Sunday disturbances (an additional civilian died later). Many thousands of people flock each year to view the murals. Free Derry was the name given to the self-declared autonomous republican region of the city of Derry, Northern Ireland, following the Battle of the Bogside of August 12-August 14, 1969. ... The Bogside is a nationalist neighbourhood outside the city walls of Derry in Northern Ireland. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... For other incidents referred to by this name, see Bloody Sunday. ...
A mural in Derry of a young boy in a gas mask holding a petrol bomb during the Battle of the Bogside, August 1969.
The Bogside is a nationalist neighbourhood outside the city walls of Derry, Northern Ireland.
The large gable-wall murals by the BogsideArtists, Free Derry Corner and the Gasyard Feile (an annual music and arts festival held in a former gasyard) are popular tourist attractions.
It was in Derry, on August 13th 1969, that the drive for civil rights lost its control in the aftermath of a confrontation between the civil police force and Catholic protesters during the traditional Apprentice Boys march through the city.
There are presently 8 murals in all situated along Rossville Street in the heart of The Bogside, the Catholic warren of the city; and the three artists have plans for a further four, the last of which will be a peace mural, a covenant of sorts with the future.
As well as being one of The BogsideArtists, William Kelly is a freelance journalist and writer.
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