Battle of the Bogside
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The Battle of the Bogside was a large three-day riot that took place from 12 to 14 August 1969 in Derry, Northern Ireland. Thousands of Catholic/Irish nationalist residents of the Bogside, organised u
Bogsiders defending their barricades
Free Derry Corner in the Bogside; the slogan "You are now entering Free Derry" was first painted in January 1969 by John Casey.
The Bogside in 2004, looking down from the city walls. The area has been greatly redeveloped since 1969, with the demolition of much of the old slum housing and the Rossville Street flats.
Bernadette Devlin McAliskey
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Josephine Bernadette McAliskey, usually known as Bernadette Devlin or Bernadette McAliskey, is an Irish civil rights leader and former politician. She served as the Member of Parliament for Mid Ulster
Battle of the Bogside
…to defend the Bogside. Many local people, however, joined in the rioting on their own initiative and impromptu leaders also emerged, such as McCann, Bernadette Devlin and others. The RUC was not well prepared for the riot. Their riot shields were too small and did not protect their whole bodies. Furthermore, their…
McAliskey in 2011
Devlin McAliskey in 1986
With Anthony Farrar-Hockley on After Dark in 1988: Licence to Kill?