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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1COF_ira-volunteers-honor-roll_Londonderry-IN.html
Throughout this city the Republican Movement has marked the spots, with commemorative plaques where IRA Volunteers died on active service.
This stone is dedicated to those Volunteers who died in places where circumstances do not permit the erec…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CMP_h-block-hunger-strike-memorial_Londonderry-San-Marcos-Departmen.html
IRA. Vol. Bobby Sands,Born 9th March 1954Died 5th May 1981Age: 27 (66 Days).
IRA. Vol. Francis Hughes,Born 28th Feb 1956Died 12th May 1981Age: 25 (59 Days)
INLA. Vol. Patsy O'Hara,Born 11th July 1957Died 21st May 1981Age: 23 (61 Days)
IRA…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CMO_the-peace-process_Londonderry-San-Marcos-Departmen.html
After the 1981 hunger strikes the republican movement embarked on a political process that resulted in the IRA ceasefire in August 1994. Loyalist paramilitaries declared their ceasefire in October 1994. In 1998 local politicians and the British an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CMM_bloody-sunday_Londonderry-WI.html
This mural depicts the events of 30th January 1972 when the British Army opened fire on a civil rights demonstration, killing 14 people. A local priest waves a bloodstained handkerchief at the soldiers as he leads a group of men, carry the body of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CMF_sean-keenan-o-cianain_Londonderry-GB.html
In proud and loving memory of
Seán Keenan 1914 - 1993
Volunteer. Óglaigh na h-Éireann
Chairperson.
Derry Citizens' Defence Association
Honorary Vice-President,
Republican Sinn Fein
Fluent Irish Speaker
and active G.A.A. Supporter
He …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CMB_free-derry-corner_Londonderry-Northern-Ireland.html
On 5 January 1969, after a night of rioting and sustained police attacks on the Bogside, the words "You Are Now Entering Free Derry" were painted on the gable wall of 33 Lecky Road. This simple graffiti became the defining symbol of the civil righ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CLV_bernadette_Londonderry-CT.html
The Artists' first coloured mural is a tribute to the women of Derry and their role in the civil rights campaign. Bernadette Devlin, Britain's youngest MP, addresses the crowd during the Battle of the Bogside: her actions resulted in a six month j…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CLD_the-petrol-bomber_Londonderry-ON.html
For two days in August, 1969 local people resisted attempts by the Royal Ulster Constabulary to break down the barricades which they had erected to defend their community. The Battle of the Bogside ended when the British government sent in the Arm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CL4_the-bloody-sunday-commemoration_Londonderry-Northern-Ireland.html
This mural was painted to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. A circle frames the faces of the 14 victims with the youngest in the centre. The circle is the symbol of wholeness, the goal of the healing process. Fourteen oak leaves, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CL3_death-of-innocence_Londonderry-TX.html
Annette McGaviganAged 14Shot dead by the British Army6 September 1971———————Here the innocence of a child's world contrasts vividly with the chaotic violence with which others have surrounded her. The mura…