Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Derry Part 2: Murals


Roibeard and I took a bus tour and also a walk along the Bogside murals in Derry.  The Bogside artists are a trio of muralists who began working on these walls in 1993. We were told that all of the most hateful ones (both from the Bogside and the Unionist side) have been painted over.  
 
The Free Derry wall above was painted on the side of a house in 1969 by local activist John Casey.  The surrounding buildings were all demolished, but the wall remained as a symbol of nationalist autonomy.
 
I'll end my text here and let the murals speak for themselves:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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