The Bogside Artists of Derry. Northern Ireland.
Videos to do with The Bogside Artists and their work as Ireland's foremost political muralists.
Irish Murals Mark The Troubles in Bogside Derry/Londonderry - The Bogside Murals - History Tour
A walking tour of the Derry/Londonderry murals. Many found in the Bogside part of Derry - political murals marking many key events in the city's history including Bloody Sunday.
A haunting reminder to the times not that long ago that the people of Northern Ireland suffered due to the Troubles. It is well worthwhile for any tourist to take a tour in these areas with a local and hear first hand the events that consumed everyday life in Northern Ireland.
Bogside is a neighborhood outside the city of walls of Derry in county Londonderry and this is where the different large-garble wall murals drawn by Bogside Artists, Free Derry Corner, and the Gasyard Feile (which is an annual music and arts festival held in a former gasyard). These different murals are considered a famous touristic attraction and that was the reason why we managed to visit this place and wander the streets looking for those art pieces.
Most of these different murals drawn on the walls of the streets are related to the period of The Troubles since this neighborhood has been the focal point of almost all the events of The Troubles. The Troubles was an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland during the late 20th century which was also known as the Northern Ireland Conflict. This conflict was mainly political and nationalistic but sometimes it was fueled by some historical events along the way
With the effort exerted by Bogside Artists, there are now 12 large wall murals drawn on the street walls of this small neighborhood and which the last one of them was completed in 2008. With all these different drawings found on the walls, this place has been referred to as The People's Gallery and which include The Petrol Bomber, Bernadette, Bloody Sunday, Bloody Sunday Commemoration, Death of Innocence, Hunger Strike, Operation Motorman, The Saturday Matinee, Civil Rights, Peace Mural, The Runner, and A Tribute to John Hume. Every single one of these different murals is drawn for a reason and to tell a specific story about the history of Bogside when it comes to The Troubles time.
There are different drawings from these which might be related to the same incidence or event but which might be telling a different story; there was this one for example related to the Bloody Sunday incident of those 14 people killed during a civil rights demonstration, and there is also another one related to the same day but which is about the face or portraits of those different 14 people along with drawing a leaf around them; 14 leaves, each one to resemble one of those victims.
Walking through streets that carry these different pieces and murals of art will definitely let one wonder about those who have been behind such creativity and ideas. Bogside Artists is a trio of mural painters from Derry, Londonderry and who are Tom Kelly, William Kelly, and Kevin Hasson; they are those three painters who transformed the walls of Bogside to this beautiful scenery which we are exposed to and not just that, but they tend to deliver something of meaning, something related to the history of Derry.
Those murals drawn in the streets of Bogside neighborhood are the most famous work for Bogside Artists, and which is all about the sectarian violence and the civil rights protests during the time of The Troubles in Northern Ireland - and we have to say that we were more than excited while watching all these drawings and experiencing the art that these three artists managed to deliver.
If you already know about the history of the place and know what used to happen during the time of The Troubles then you could just head to Bogside and wander the streets there in Derry to experience those murals and know the stories they tend to deliver, but if you don't know much about this period of time then there are two different things to do: you will either have to read about this history in order to understand every single mural, or else walk the place with a guide or someone who knows about these things well enough.
The idea of street murals is always fascinating, you walk by one of them and you feel as if you have seen the most beautiful thing in the whole world. There are other murals in Northern Ireland which are also becoming famous such as the Peace Wall in Belfast ( the murals and artwork in the Cathedral Quarter in Belfast ( the Tall Ships mural in Belfast ( and also The Son of Protagoras Mural which is found in Belfast as well (
Walking by any of these different murals - or graffiti as they are referred to more - will also leave you stunned by the art you are seeing displayed on the street walls and that is exactly the same with Bogside in Derry.
Irish Murals Mark The Troubles in Bogside Derry/Londonderry - The Bogside Murals - History Tour
Bogside Ireland
Bogside was the location of the Sunday bloody Sunday massacre here in Derry in 1972
Bloody Sunday, Derry. N.Ireland.
Bloody Sunday. Remarkable footage from the archives of The Bogside Artists. The murals of the Bogside are known as The People's Gallery, 12 enormous open-air works of art, murals, that are famous the world over and which tell a history of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. These are not graffiti. They are world famous iconic works of art that are in need of restoration despite strong opposition to just that by Britain and Sinn Fein. You can help restore these magnificent paintings by visiting;
After Bogside - A short documentary about the Battle of Bogside 18 August 1969
Small film about the Battle of the Bogside & it's effects on Derry.
The Bogside. Free Derry.
Riot clips from derry.
Battle Of The Bogside Part 2
Free Derry T.A.L
DERRY (LONDONDERRY), VIEWING the famous BLOODY SUNDAY murals ????, NORTHERN IRELAND
SUBSCRIBE: - Let's walk together along bogside in Derry (or, Londonderry) in Northern Ireland and let's view the famous murals painted to represent the civil rights movement of the late 60s and early 70s and the incident of Bloody Sunday in January 1972. Vic Stefanu, vstefanu@yahoo.com. Derry, officially Londonderry, is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The old walled city lies on the west bank of the River Foyle, which is spanned by two road bridges and one footbridge. The city now covers both banks (Cityside on the west and Waterside on the east).
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The Bogside - 26 July 2006
The Bogside (Irish: Taobh an Bhogaigh) is a neighbourhood outside the city walls of Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The large gable-wall murals by the Bogside Artists, Free Derry Corner and the Gasyard Féile (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.
The Troubles
The area has been a focus point for many of the events of the Troubles; in 1969, a fierce three-day battle against the RUC and local Protestants—known as the Battle of the Bogside—became a starting point of the Troubles. Between 1969 and 1972, the area along with the Creggan and other Catholic areas became a no-go area for the British Army and police. Both the Official and Provisional IRA openly patrolled the area and local residents often paid subscriptions to both. On the 30 January 1972, the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association organised a march against internment that was put into effect the year before turned into a blood bath. The British Parachute Regiment shot dead 14 unarmed protesters and injured 14 more; this resulted in a large surge of recruitment for both wings of the IRA in the city. After Operation Motorman and the end of Free Derry and other no-go areas in Northern Ireland, the Bogside along with the majority of the city experienced frequent street riots and sectarian conflict lasting all the way to the early 1990s. In 1974, the Official IRA declared an end to their armed campaign, and with volunteers on the ground already mad about the ceasefire in mid 1972, that crossed the line to hardliners. In result, Seamus Costello and other socialist militants formed the Irish Republican Socialist Movement. This new movement included the Irish National Liberation Army the paramilitary wing of the IRSM. Derry and particularly the Bogside became one of many strongholds for the INLA; in fact all three volunteers who died in the 1981 Irish hunger strike were from Derry or County Londonderry. The Irish People's Liberation Organisation, a breakaway group of the INLA, made a small but effective presence in Derry engaged in a feud with the INLA in the city along with other areas in Ireland from 1987 to 1992. The feud ended with the Provisionals stepping in and killing the main Belfast leadership while letting the rest of the organisation dissolve in the rest of Ireland. Throughout the rest of the 1990s, the Bogside became relatively peaceful compared to other localities[citation needed] of Northern Ireland at that time such as Belfast, even though street riots were still frequent.
Subsequent history
Today the Bogside has experienced much change. It has seen minimal[clarification needed] redevelopment compared to other areas in the city but 21st century houses are somewhat known throughout the area. The area is also a stronghold for Dissident Republican activity. The area after the Belfast Agreement has always been known to frequent street riots but the largest since 1998 were the 2011 Northern Ireland riots. The riots took place in other parts of Northern Ireland but in Derry city they were mostly in the Bogside. The vigilante group Republican Action Against Drugs formed in 2008 has a very strong[clarification needed] presence in the Bogside. The group's goal is to use punishment shootings and even kill any suspected drug dealers.[citation needed]
Bernadette Devlin , no troops in bogside
Bernadette Devlin talks to Tom McCaughren on the streets of Derry about the RUC, the British army and the Prime Minister Chichester-Clark.
Bernadette Devlin urges the people of the Bogside to continue to man the barricades against the B-Specials. ----- I do not claim ownership to this video. If the owner wants me to take it down,.
BATTLE OF THE BOGSIDE” (2004): Producer/ Director: Feature documentary on the 3-days of riots in Derry, Northern Ireland that led to the deployment of British Troops into Derry in August.
The artist taxi driver.
When Bernadette Devlin was questioned on her punching, then British Home Secretary, Reginald Maudling in the House of Commons over his statement on Bloody Sunday, she concludes, I'm just sorry.
Bogside Artist Tom Kelly speaking in Coventry
The inspirational Tom Kelly discussing the famous murals in the Bogside, Derry, Northern Ireland, that he helped to paint with Cardinal Newman school pupils in Coventry, England. Here is contextualising the Civil Rights mural.
THE BOGSIDE ARTISTS AND THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART.
In 2010 the Bogside Artists were invited to the Royal College of Art to make a presentation to the late, great, doyen of British Pop Art, Richard Hamilton. Here is that story.
Bogside Murals Derry, N. Ireland July 2010.mp4
The Bogside Murals are memorials to The Troubles in N. Ireland. They can be found in Derry, N. Ireland.
Top 14. Best Tourist Attractions in Derry - Northern Ireland
Top 14. Best Tourist Attractions and Beautiful Places in Derry - Northern Ireland: City Walls, Peace bridge, Guildhall, Walled city Londonderry, Tower Museum, Museum of Free Derry, Free Derry Corner, St. Columb's Cathedral, The Bogside Artists, Millennium Forum, St. Augustine's Church, St. Eugene's Cathedral, The Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall, St. Columba's Church
1969 - Northern Ireland Troubles
1969 saw the first deployment of British army troops in Northern Ireland to quell sectarian rioting in Belfast and Londonderry (Derry City). No-one could foresee the lenght of the conflict.
From RTEs Reeling in The Years.
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Derry, Northern Ireland
Our family trip to Derry, Northern Ireland;
(London)Derry. City and Murals. NI.
See the beautiful city of Derry in Northern Ireland, it's churches,walls and gates. See the River Foyle and much more.
Then head up to Kennedy Street and the Fountain to see some Londonderry protestant wall art and United kingdom flags.
Next you see the Statue of Peace and Reconciliation.
Followed by footage of the Bogside Murals in Catholic Derry. These are the work of, Tom Kelly, Kevin Hasson and Tom's brother William.
Also see The Irish Rupblic's Tri-colour
Free Derry Northern Ireland Part 1 of 3
A tour through Derry, Northern Ireland given by tour guide Ronin McNamarra, in September 2010.
Art and The Troubles
BBC NI's Julia Paul reports on the lost art of The Troubles. BBC NI Hearts and Minds 18/06/09.
The Battle of Bogside
The Battle of Bogside from 12 to 14 August 1969