Bogside
The Bogside (Irish: Taobh an Bhogaigh) is a neighbourhood outside the city walls of Derry, Northern Ireland. The area has been a focus point for many of the events of The Troubles, from the Battle of the Bogside and Bloody Sunday in the 1960s and 1970s. The large gable-wall murals by The Bogside Artists, Free Derry Corner and the Gasyard Feile (an annual music and arts festival held in a former gasyard) are popular tourist attractions. The Bogside is a majority-Catholic area, and shares a border with the majority-Protestant Fountain neighborhood; this interface area is largely responsible for the Bogside's history of unrest.
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The Bogside, looking down from the entrance to the city walls.
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Gable wall with a mural by The Bogside Artists depicting August 1969.
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Bloody Sunday Memorial.
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Westland Street in the Bogside, viewed from the city wall (July 31, 2007).
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[edit] External links
- Museum of Free Derry - History of the Bogside
- Bogside Murals
- Battle of the Bogside
- Bogside & Brandywell Initiative
Coordinates: 54°59′52″N 7°19′38″W / 54.99778°N 7.32722°W
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