Taking a short stroll through this area is certainly recommended on even the shortest of visits to/through Derry. Even if you don't have time to join a tour of the area, the murals and memorials along this strip are amazing and thought provoking.
Another monument worth visiting in the Bogside area.Recommend first a visit to the Free Derry museum, and then a walk through Bogside to see the Bogside artists, bloody Sunday memorial and Free Derry Corner.
Interesting in that the wall is updated (graffiti-ed?) to reflect modern crises. Thought it was bad taste the people who were having their photo taken posing in front of it.
The large posters depicting the process of the struggles to Free Derry are larger than life, with the result that looking at them makes you feel the helplessness the Irish must have felt to be so controlled in their activities, their worship, their occupations and everything in day-to-day life. Yet, the size of the posters shows an exuberance and pride of the Irish to overcome all that.
an essential stop on a tour of derry. part of the fabric of the city. easy to locate from the city centre
Very Proud to have this gable wall still standing in our city and for it to be an attraction for it's momentous contribution!
This is an extremely iconic and poignant piece of history. When it was first painted it carried a very strong message. It should remain with the same black letters on the white background but unfortunately it's now used as a billboard for any political message and cause that takes the fancy of whoever controls it. Such a shame to cheapen it in such a way, surely somewhere else could be used for other causes and leave this as a stark reminder of a recent troubled history. Very sad to also see memorials to murderers and terrorists rather than just those to the deserving innocents who were killed. We also did the Bogside tour and the little museum all of which brings a lump to your throat.
This essentially "marks the spot" of a critical event of the early civil rights movement. A visit to the nearby Free Derry Museum provides critical context to why it was constructed in the first place. Even if you think you know about the conflict, you will appreciate the museum. Along with the murals and small memorials, this is an easy and very interesting walk. It is just a few minutes walk up to the Wall which offers panoramic views of the city and easy access along the way to all parts of the city.
The Free Derry Corner is a must if you visit the city.There is so much history and emotion. Definitely worth a visit in Derry!!!!
Not just the free Derry corner but the whole of the bogside has so much history and it's both heartbreaking and heart warming to see what these people have been through and also what they have managed to build and still triumph.