The Bogside of Derrry

I took some photos of the Bogside where the marches took place and where Bloody Sunday occurred.  The photos are taken from on top of the walls of the city.  The Bogside is, obviously, outside of the city walls.  There are huge murals painted on many of the buildings in the Bogside, done by the Bogside Artists to commemorate events and memorialize those who lost their lives in the struggle for civil rights and  justice.  

The Bogside Artists have a web site www.bogsideartists.com and it tells the story of the three artists and their mission of peace.  Another good site is www.cain.ulst.ac.uk/bogsideartists/murals.htm. 

One mural they did is of a 14 year old girl, Annette McGavigan, who was gunned down on 9/6/1971 by British security forces in the area.   In the picture there is a butterfly and a gun.  The butterfly was left only partially finished when it was first painted, but since then it has been filled in and  the gun broken as a sign of the progression toward peace in Derry.