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Operation Motorman.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Tel: (028) 71 360880. Email us: info@museumoffreederry.org. Opening Hours: Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm (All year, excluding Christmas and New Year) Saturday 11.00am – 4.00pm (All year, excluding Christmas and New Year) Sunday 11.00am – 4pm (July – Sept) Last admission 30 minutes before stated closing time. Admission Price:BLOODY SUNDAY TRUST
Shortly after the Trust was established, it decided that the Museum of Free Derry was an important way to achieve these goals, through encouraging a better understanding of the recent history of Derry and of Ireland, with a focus on its people telling their story. Launch of the Bloody Sunday Trust in 1996 (Derry Journal) Bloody Sunday Trust.THE FUNERALS
THE FUNERALS. The Bloody Sunday funerals were massive events, attended by political, civic and religious representatives from around the world. On the day of the burials, the British embassy in Dublin was burned to the ground. Throughout the south and in nationalist areas of the north, schools and workplaces closed in support of the families.THE AFTERMATH
THE AFTERMATH. The British Army labelled the victims gunmen and bombers. They claimed their soldiers had met a “fusillade of fire”, even though no soldier or vehicle had been hit. They planted nail bombs on one victim, Gerald Donaghey, to reinforce their claims. The British Information Service carried their story around the worldin the
BLOODY SUNDAY
BLOODY SUNDAY. British and unionist politicians fumed at the existence of Free Derry. But internment had stiffened the community’s resolve. An anti-internment march was planned for 30 January 1972. Fifteen thousand people gathered in Creggan on a bright, crisp winter’s day. There were rumours that paratroopers were amongst the heavy British THE MARCH – THE MUSEUM THE MARCH. On 30 January 1972, 15,000 people gathered in Creggan to march against internment. The weather was crisp, bright. Reports circulated of barbed wire across all exits from the Bogside, and of paratroopers behind the barriers. But the mood was set by an impressive turn-out. EYEWITNESS BLOODY SUNDAY Her husband had found the papers after her death and passed them on to the families. He had also found the original Bloody Sunday civil rights banner still stained with Bernard McGuigan’s blood. The banner is now on display in the Museum of Free Derry. Among the collection was a statement from a then 15-year-old Don Mullan andrelatives
CURRENT TRUSTEES
Current Trustees and employees of the Bloody Sunday Trust and Museum of Free Derry. Robin Percival (Chair) The inaugural chair of the Trust, Robin worked for 30 years at the local further education college. He helped establish the Pat Finucane Centre in Derry and was active in the trade union movement. Minty Thompson (Vice Chair)Minty’s
THE MUSEUM | MUSEUM OF FREE DERRY The Museum of Free Derry is the people’s story of government oppression, the struggle for civil rights, the descent into conflict, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday. THE MUSEUM – THE MUSEUM The main signature project of the Bloody Sunday Trust remains the Museum of Free Derry. The Museum of Free Derry opened in 2007 in order to tell the story of what happened in the city during the period 1968 – 1972, popularly known as ‘Free Derry’, and including the civil rights era, Battle of the Bogside, Internment, Bloody Sunday andOperation Motorman.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Tel: (028) 71 360880. Email us: info@museumoffreederry.org. Opening Hours: Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm (All year, excluding Christmas and New Year) Saturday 11.00am – 4.00pm (All year, excluding Christmas and New Year) Sunday 11.00am – 4pm (July – Sept) Last admission 30 minutes before stated closing time. Admission Price:BLOODY SUNDAY TRUST
Shortly after the Trust was established, it decided that the Museum of Free Derry was an important way to achieve these goals, through encouraging a better understanding of the recent history of Derry and of Ireland, with a focus on its people telling their story. Launch of the Bloody Sunday Trust in 1996 (Derry Journal) Bloody Sunday Trust.THE FUNERALS
THE FUNERALS. The Bloody Sunday funerals were massive events, attended by political, civic and religious representatives from around the world. On the day of the burials, the British embassy in Dublin was burned to the ground. Throughout the south and in nationalist areas of the north, schools and workplaces closed in support of the families.THE AFTERMATH
THE AFTERMATH. The British Army labelled the victims gunmen and bombers. They claimed their soldiers had met a “fusillade of fire”, even though no soldier or vehicle had been hit. They planted nail bombs on one victim, Gerald Donaghey, to reinforce their claims. The British Information Service carried their story around the worldin the
BLOODY SUNDAY
BLOODY SUNDAY. British and unionist politicians fumed at the existence of Free Derry. But internment had stiffened the community’s resolve. An anti-internment march was planned for 30 January 1972. Fifteen thousand people gathered in Creggan on a bright, crisp winter’s day. There were rumours that paratroopers were amongst the heavy British THE MARCH – THE MUSEUM THE MARCH. On 30 January 1972, 15,000 people gathered in Creggan to march against internment. The weather was crisp, bright. Reports circulated of barbed wire across all exits from the Bogside, and of paratroopers behind the barriers. But the mood was set by an impressive turn-out. EYEWITNESS BLOODY SUNDAY Her husband had found the papers after her death and passed them on to the families. He had also found the original Bloody Sunday civil rights banner still stained with Bernard McGuigan’s blood. The banner is now on display in the Museum of Free Derry. Among the collection was a statement from a then 15-year-old Don Mullan andrelatives
CURRENT TRUSTEES
Current Trustees and employees of the Bloody Sunday Trust and Museum of Free Derry. Robin Percival (Chair) The inaugural chair of the Trust, Robin worked for 30 years at the local further education college. He helped establish the Pat Finucane Centre in Derry and was active in the trade union movement. Minty Thompson (Vice Chair)Minty’s
GETTING HERE
GETTING HERE. Derry is a thriving, historic city in the north west of Ireland, on the banks of the River Foyle and bordering the hills of Donegal. Museum of Free Derry is in the heart of the city’s Bogside, and with such great transport links, visitors from all over the world can easily find their way here. By Bus. THE FREE DERRY STORY THE FREE DERRY STORY. The civil rights movement in Ireland has its deepest roots in Derry. It was here on 5 October 1968 that the issue of civil rights in the north first came to the attention of the world when the police attacked a peaceful demonstration in Duke Street. It was here that the first no go area was declared in January 1969, when WWW.MUSEUMOFFREEDERRY.ORG www.museumoffreederry.org FREE DERRY – THE MUSEUM FREE DERRY. In early January 1969, as police attacked the Bogside, the slogan ‘You Are Now Entering Free Derry’ was first written on the gable wall. It was inspired by the sit-in protests in Berkeley University, California. The original hand-painted slogan, January 1969. Barricades were erected and the police, for the most part,repelled.
INTRODUCING
INTRODUCING - THE DERRY MODEL. The project recognises that Derry has addressed many of the difficult issues which remain unresolved elsewhere in the North and aims to share, reflect upon and debate the learning from the ‘Derry Model’ of dialogue and reconciliation. Building on the experience of the City and its community leaders, the1970 – THE MUSEUM
1970. In June 1970, three IRA members, members, Thomas McCool (40), Joseph Coyle (40) and Thomas Carlin (55), together with two of McCool’s daughters, Bernadette (9) and Carol (4), were killed in a premature explosion in Creggan. The men had been preparing bombs following the arrest of Bernadette Devlin MP for her involvement inthe Battle of
EYEWITNESS BLOODY SUNDAY Her husband had found the papers after her death and passed them on to the families. He had also found the original Bloody Sunday civil rights banner still stained with Bernard McGuigan’s blood. The banner is now on display in the Museum of Free Derry. Among the collection was a statement from a then 15-year-old Don Mullan andrelatives
THE SWINGING 60S?
The Museum of Free Derry is the people’s story of government oppression, the struggle for civil rights, the descent into conflict, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday.1971 – THE MUSEUM
1971. 1971 saw a steady escalation in violence across the north. The first British soldier to die in Derry, William Joliffe, perished in a petrol bombing at Westland Street on 1 March. In July, soldiers killed Seamus Cusack (28) and Desmond Beattie (19). A gulf opened between the British Army and the local community which has never been bridged. BLOODY SUNDAY JUSTICE CAMPAIGN The Bloody Sunday Justice Campaign (BSJC) was founded on the 20th anniversary to demand the repudiation of Widgery; the formal acknowledgement of the innocence of the victims; and the prosecution of those responsible. The campaigned swelled in the early 1990s thanks to a series of significant developments, including damning Channel 4News
THE MUSEUM | MUSEUM OF FREE DERRY The Museum of Free Derry is the people’s story of government oppression, the struggle for civil rights, the descent into conflict, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday. THE MUSEUM – THE MUSEUM The main signature project of the Bloody Sunday Trust remains the Museum of Free Derry. The Museum of Free Derry opened in 2007 in order to tell the story of what happened in the city during the period 1968 – 1972, popularly known as ‘Free Derry’, and including the civil rights era, Battle of the Bogside, Internment, Bloody Sunday andOperation Motorman.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
The Museum of Free Derry is the people’s story of government oppression, the struggle for civil rights, the descent into conflict, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday.LATEST NEWS
Museum of Free Derry. Remembering the birthday this weekend of John Johnston. John was 59 years-old when he was shot and wounded by the first shots fired in William Street on Bloody Sunday, 30 January 1972. John died from his injuries five months later in June that year. John was born in 1912 and had worked as a draper all his life.BLOODY SUNDAY TRUST
Shortly after the Trust was established, it decided that the Museum of Free Derry was an important way to achieve these goals, through encouraging a better understanding of the recent history of Derry and of Ireland, with a focus on its people telling their story. Launch of the Bloody Sunday Trust in 1996 (Derry Journal) Bloody Sunday Trust.THE FUNERALS
THE FUNERALS. The Bloody Sunday funerals were massive events, attended by political, civic and religious representatives from around the world. On the day of the burials, the British embassy in Dublin was burned to the ground. Throughout the south and in nationalist areas of the north, schools and workplaces closed in support of the families.BLOODY SUNDAY
BLOODY SUNDAY. British and unionist politicians fumed at the existence of Free Derry. But internment had stiffened the community’s resolve. An anti-internment march was planned for 30 January 1972. Fifteen thousand people gathered in Creggan on a bright, crisp winter’s day. There were rumours that paratroopers were amongst the heavy British THE MARCH – THE MUSEUM THE MARCH. On 30 January 1972, 15,000 people gathered in Creggan to march against internment. The weather was crisp, bright. Reports circulated of barbed wire across all exits from the Bogside, and of paratroopers behind the barriers. But the mood was set by an impressive turn-out.THE SWINGING 60S?
The Museum of Free Derry is the people’s story of government oppression, the struggle for civil rights, the descent into conflict, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday.THE AFTERMATH
THE AFTERMATH. The British Army labelled the victims gunmen and bombers. They claimed their soldiers had met a “fusillade of fire”, even though no soldier or vehicle had been hit. They planted nail bombs on one victim, Gerald Donaghey, to reinforce their claims. The British Information Service carried their story around the worldin the
THE MUSEUM | MUSEUM OF FREE DERRY The Museum of Free Derry is the people’s story of government oppression, the struggle for civil rights, the descent into conflict, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday. THE MUSEUM – THE MUSEUM The main signature project of the Bloody Sunday Trust remains the Museum of Free Derry. The Museum of Free Derry opened in 2007 in order to tell the story of what happened in the city during the period 1968 – 1972, popularly known as ‘Free Derry’, and including the civil rights era, Battle of the Bogside, Internment, Bloody Sunday andOperation Motorman.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
The Museum of Free Derry is the people’s story of government oppression, the struggle for civil rights, the descent into conflict, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday.LATEST NEWS
Museum of Free Derry. Remembering the birthday this weekend of John Johnston. John was 59 years-old when he was shot and wounded by the first shots fired in William Street on Bloody Sunday, 30 January 1972. John died from his injuries five months later in June that year. John was born in 1912 and had worked as a draper all his life.BLOODY SUNDAY TRUST
Shortly after the Trust was established, it decided that the Museum of Free Derry was an important way to achieve these goals, through encouraging a better understanding of the recent history of Derry and of Ireland, with a focus on its people telling their story. Launch of the Bloody Sunday Trust in 1996 (Derry Journal) Bloody Sunday Trust.THE FUNERALS
THE FUNERALS. The Bloody Sunday funerals were massive events, attended by political, civic and religious representatives from around the world. On the day of the burials, the British embassy in Dublin was burned to the ground. Throughout the south and in nationalist areas of the north, schools and workplaces closed in support of the families.BLOODY SUNDAY
BLOODY SUNDAY. British and unionist politicians fumed at the existence of Free Derry. But internment had stiffened the community’s resolve. An anti-internment march was planned for 30 January 1972. Fifteen thousand people gathered in Creggan on a bright, crisp winter’s day. There were rumours that paratroopers were amongst the heavy British THE MARCH – THE MUSEUM THE MARCH. On 30 January 1972, 15,000 people gathered in Creggan to march against internment. The weather was crisp, bright. Reports circulated of barbed wire across all exits from the Bogside, and of paratroopers behind the barriers. But the mood was set by an impressive turn-out.THE SWINGING 60S?
The Museum of Free Derry is the people’s story of government oppression, the struggle for civil rights, the descent into conflict, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday.THE AFTERMATH
THE AFTERMATH. The British Army labelled the victims gunmen and bombers. They claimed their soldiers had met a “fusillade of fire”, even though no soldier or vehicle had been hit. They planted nail bombs on one victim, Gerald Donaghey, to reinforce their claims. The British Information Service carried their story around the worldin the
LATEST NEWS
Museum of Free Derry. Remembering the birthday this weekend of John Johnston. John was 59 years-old when he was shot and wounded by the first shots fired in William Street on Bloody Sunday, 30 January 1972. John died from his injuries five months later in June that year. John was born in 1912 and had worked as a draper all his life. THE FREE DERRY STORY THE FREE DERRY STORY. The civil rights movement in Ireland has its deepest roots in Derry. It was here on 5 October 1968 that the issue of civil rights in the north first came to the attention of the world when the police attacked a peaceful demonstration in Duke Street. It was here that the first no go area was declared in January 1969, when FREE DERRY – THE MUSEUM FREE DERRY. In early January 1969, as police attacked the Bogside, the slogan ‘You Are Now Entering Free Derry’ was first written on the gable wall. It was inspired by the sit-in protests in Berkeley University, California. The original hand-painted slogan, January 1969. Barricades were erected and the police, for the most part,repelled.
THE MUSEUM | MUSEUM OF FREE DERRY The Museum | Museum of Free Derry – The Museum of Free EYEWITNESS BLOODY SUNDAY Her husband had found the papers after her death and passed them on to the families. He had also found the original Bloody Sunday civil rights banner still stained with Bernard McGuigan’s blood. The banner is now on display in the Museum of Free Derry. Among the collection was a statement from a then 15-year-old Don Mullan andrelatives
OPERATION DEMETRIUS
In ‘Operation Demetrius’ (the British Army name for the internment arrest operation) in the early hours of 9 August, soldiers and police men smashed into homes and arrested 342 men across the north. Their intelligence proved faulty. The operation didn’t significantlydamage the IRA.
THE SHOOTINGS
THE SHOOTINGS. At 3.55pm, away from the riot in William Street, the British Army opened fire. John Johnston (59) and Damian Donaghy (15) were hit. John Johnston died from his injuries five months later in June. Paras attack marchers on the wasteground at Rossville Flats (Colman Doyle) At 4.07pm the British moved into Rossville Street,opening
BLOODY SUNDAY JUSTICE CAMPAIGN The Bloody Sunday Justice Campaign (BSJC) was founded on the 20th anniversary to demand the repudiation of Widgery; the formal acknowledgement of the innocence of the victims; and the prosecution of those responsible. The campaigned swelled in the early 1990s thanks to a series of significant developments, including damning Channel 4News
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT. The city’s unemployment rate, which had fallen to a post-war low of 10.1 per cent in March 1966, soared back to 20.1 per cent. In 1967, the South Ward’s only major employer, Birmingham Sound Reproducers (BSR), established at Bligh’s Lane in 1951, closed with the loss of 1,000 jobs. The closure prompted the formation bylocal
WWW.MUSEUMOFFREEDERRY.ORG www.museumoffreederry.org THE MUSEUM | MUSEUM OF FREE DERRY The Museum of Free Derry is the people’s story of government oppression, the struggle for civil rights, the descent into conflict, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday. THE MUSEUM – THE MUSEUM The main signature project of the Bloody Sunday Trust remains the Museum of Free Derry. The Museum of Free Derry opened in 2007 in order to tell the story of what happened in the city during the period 1968 – 1972, popularly known as ‘Free Derry’, and including the civil rights era, Battle of the Bogside, Internment, Bloody Sunday andOperation Motorman.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Tel: (028) 71 360880. Email us: info@museumoffreederry.org. Opening Hours: Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm (All year, excluding Christmas and New Year) Saturday 11.00am – 4.00pm (All year, excluding Christmas and New Year) Sunday 11.00am – 4pm (July – Sept) Last admission 30 minutes before stated closing time. Admission Price:BLOODY SUNDAY TRUST
Shortly after the Trust was established, it decided that the Museum of Free Derry was an important way to achieve these goals, through encouraging a better understanding of the recent history of Derry and of Ireland, with a focus on its people telling their story. Launch of the Bloody Sunday Trust in 1996 (Derry Journal) Bloody Sunday Trust.THE FUNERALS
THE FUNERALS. The Bloody Sunday funerals were massive events, attended by political, civic and religious representatives from around the world. On the day of the burials, the British embassy in Dublin was burned to the ground. Throughout the south and in nationalist areas of the north, schools and workplaces closed in support of the families.THE AFTERMATH
THE AFTERMATH. The British Army labelled the victims gunmen and bombers. They claimed their soldiers had met a “fusillade of fire”, even though no soldier or vehicle had been hit. They planted nail bombs on one victim, Gerald Donaghey, to reinforce their claims. The British Information Service carried their story around the worldin the
BLOODY SUNDAY
BLOODY SUNDAY. British and unionist politicians fumed at the existence of Free Derry. But internment had stiffened the community’s resolve. An anti-internment march was planned for 30 January 1972. Fifteen thousand people gathered in Creggan on a bright, crisp winter’s day. There were rumours that paratroopers were amongst the heavy British THE MARCH – THE MUSEUM THE MARCH. On 30 January 1972, 15,000 people gathered in Creggan to march against internment. The weather was crisp, bright. Reports circulated of barbed wire across all exits from the Bogside, and of paratroopers behind the barriers. But the mood was set by an impressive turn-out. EYEWITNESS BLOODY SUNDAY Her husband had found the papers after her death and passed them on to the families. He had also found the original Bloody Sunday civil rights banner still stained with Bernard McGuigan’s blood. The banner is now on display in the Museum of Free Derry. Among the collection was a statement from a then 15-year-old Don Mullan andrelatives
CURRENT TRUSTEES
Current Trustees and employees of the Bloody Sunday Trust and Museum of Free Derry. Robin Percival (Chair) The inaugural chair of the Trust, Robin worked for 30 years at the local further education college. He helped establish the Pat Finucane Centre in Derry and was active in the trade union movement. Minty Thompson (Vice Chair)Minty’s
THE MUSEUM | MUSEUM OF FREE DERRY The Museum of Free Derry is the people’s story of government oppression, the struggle for civil rights, the descent into conflict, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday. THE MUSEUM – THE MUSEUM The main signature project of the Bloody Sunday Trust remains the Museum of Free Derry. The Museum of Free Derry opened in 2007 in order to tell the story of what happened in the city during the period 1968 – 1972, popularly known as ‘Free Derry’, and including the civil rights era, Battle of the Bogside, Internment, Bloody Sunday andOperation Motorman.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Tel: (028) 71 360880. Email us: info@museumoffreederry.org. Opening Hours: Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm (All year, excluding Christmas and New Year) Saturday 11.00am – 4.00pm (All year, excluding Christmas and New Year) Sunday 11.00am – 4pm (July – Sept) Last admission 30 minutes before stated closing time. Admission Price:BLOODY SUNDAY TRUST
Shortly after the Trust was established, it decided that the Museum of Free Derry was an important way to achieve these goals, through encouraging a better understanding of the recent history of Derry and of Ireland, with a focus on its people telling their story. Launch of the Bloody Sunday Trust in 1996 (Derry Journal) Bloody Sunday Trust.THE FUNERALS
THE FUNERALS. The Bloody Sunday funerals were massive events, attended by political, civic and religious representatives from around the world. On the day of the burials, the British embassy in Dublin was burned to the ground. Throughout the south and in nationalist areas of the north, schools and workplaces closed in support of the families.THE AFTERMATH
THE AFTERMATH. The British Army labelled the victims gunmen and bombers. They claimed their soldiers had met a “fusillade of fire”, even though no soldier or vehicle had been hit. They planted nail bombs on one victim, Gerald Donaghey, to reinforce their claims. The British Information Service carried their story around the worldin the
BLOODY SUNDAY
BLOODY SUNDAY. British and unionist politicians fumed at the existence of Free Derry. But internment had stiffened the community’s resolve. An anti-internment march was planned for 30 January 1972. Fifteen thousand people gathered in Creggan on a bright, crisp winter’s day. There were rumours that paratroopers were amongst the heavy British THE MARCH – THE MUSEUM THE MARCH. On 30 January 1972, 15,000 people gathered in Creggan to march against internment. The weather was crisp, bright. Reports circulated of barbed wire across all exits from the Bogside, and of paratroopers behind the barriers. But the mood was set by an impressive turn-out. EYEWITNESS BLOODY SUNDAY Her husband had found the papers after her death and passed them on to the families. He had also found the original Bloody Sunday civil rights banner still stained with Bernard McGuigan’s blood. The banner is now on display in the Museum of Free Derry. Among the collection was a statement from a then 15-year-old Don Mullan andrelatives
CURRENT TRUSTEES
Current Trustees and employees of the Bloody Sunday Trust and Museum of Free Derry. Robin Percival (Chair) The inaugural chair of the Trust, Robin worked for 30 years at the local further education college. He helped establish the Pat Finucane Centre in Derry and was active in the trade union movement. Minty Thompson (Vice Chair)Minty’s
GETTING HERE
GETTING HERE. Derry is a thriving, historic city in the north west of Ireland, on the banks of the River Foyle and bordering the hills of Donegal. Museum of Free Derry is in the heart of the city’s Bogside, and with such great transport links, visitors from all over the world can easily find their way here. By Bus. THE FREE DERRY STORY THE FREE DERRY STORY. The civil rights movement in Ireland has its deepest roots in Derry. It was here on 5 October 1968 that the issue of civil rights in the north first came to the attention of the world when the police attacked a peaceful demonstration in Duke Street. It was here that the first no go area was declared in January 1969, when FREE DERRY – THE MUSEUM FREE DERRY. In early January 1969, as police attacked the Bogside, the slogan ‘You Are Now Entering Free Derry’ was first written on the gable wall. It was inspired by the sit-in protests in Berkeley University, California. The original hand-painted slogan, January 1969. Barricades were erected and the police, for the most part,repelled.
WWW.MUSEUMOFFREEDERRY.ORG www.museumoffreederry.orgINTRODUCING
INTRODUCING - THE DERRY MODEL. The project recognises that Derry has addressed many of the difficult issues which remain unresolved elsewhere in the North and aims to share, reflect upon and debate the learning from the ‘Derry Model’ of dialogue and reconciliation. Building on the experience of the City and its community leaders, theCURRENT TRUSTEES
Current Trustees and employees of the Bloody Sunday Trust and Museum of Free Derry. Robin Percival (Chair) The inaugural chair of the Trust, Robin worked for 30 years at the local further education college. He helped establish the Pat Finucane Centre in Derry and was active in the trade union movement. Minty Thompson (Vice Chair)Minty’s
THE SWINGING 60S?
The Museum of Free Derry is the people’s story of government oppression, the struggle for civil rights, the descent into conflict, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday.1970 – THE MUSEUM
1970. In June 1970, three IRA members, members, Thomas McCool (40), Joseph Coyle (40) and Thomas Carlin (55), together with two of McCool’s daughters, Bernadette (9) and Carol (4), were killed in a premature explosion in Creggan. The men had been preparing bombs following the arrest of Bernadette Devlin MP for her involvement inthe Battle of
THE SHOOTINGS
THE SHOOTINGS. At 3.55pm, away from the riot in William Street, the British Army opened fire. John Johnston (59) and Damian Donaghy (15) were hit. John Johnston died from his injuries five months later in June. Paras attack marchers on the wasteground at Rossville Flats (Colman Doyle) At 4.07pm the British moved into Rossville Street,opening
BLOODY SUNDAY JUSTICE CAMPAIGN The Bloody Sunday Justice Campaign (BSJC) was founded on the 20th anniversary to demand the repudiation of Widgery; the formal acknowledgement of the innocence of the victims; and the prosecution of those responsible. The campaigned swelled in the early 1990s thanks to a series of significant developments, including damning Channel 4News
THE MUSEUM | MUSEUM OF FREE DERRY The Museum of Free Derry is the people’s story of government oppression, the struggle for civil rights, the descent into conflict, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday. THE MUSEUM – THE MUSEUM The main signature project of the Bloody Sunday Trust remains the Museum of Free Derry. The Museum of Free Derry opened in 2007 in order to tell the story of what happened in the city during the period 1968 – 1972, popularly known as ‘Free Derry’, and including the civil rights era, Battle of the Bogside, Internment, Bloody Sunday andOperation Motorman.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Tel: (028) 71 360880. Email us: info@museumoffreederry.org. Opening Hours: Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm (All year, excluding Christmas and New Year) Saturday 11.00am – 4.00pm (All year, excluding Christmas and New Year) Sunday 11.00am – 4pm (July – Sept) Last admission 30 minutes before stated closing time. Admission Price:BLOODY SUNDAY TRUST
Shortly after the Trust was established, it decided that the Museum of Free Derry was an important way to achieve these goals, through encouraging a better understanding of the recent history of Derry and of Ireland, with a focus on its people telling their story. Launch of the Bloody Sunday Trust in 1996 (Derry Journal) Bloody Sunday Trust.THE FUNERALS
THE FUNERALS. The Bloody Sunday funerals were massive events, attended by political, civic and religious representatives from around the world. On the day of the burials, the British embassy in Dublin was burned to the ground. Throughout the south and in nationalist areas of the north, schools and workplaces closed in support of the families.THE AFTERMATH
THE AFTERMATH. The British Army labelled the victims gunmen and bombers. They claimed their soldiers had met a “fusillade of fire”, even though no soldier or vehicle had been hit. They planted nail bombs on one victim, Gerald Donaghey, to reinforce their claims. The British Information Service carried their story around the worldin the
BLOODY SUNDAY
BLOODY SUNDAY. British and unionist politicians fumed at the existence of Free Derry. But internment had stiffened the community’s resolve. An anti-internment march was planned for 30 January 1972. Fifteen thousand people gathered in Creggan on a bright, crisp winter’s day. There were rumours that paratroopers were amongst the heavy British THE MARCH – THE MUSEUM THE MARCH. On 30 January 1972, 15,000 people gathered in Creggan to march against internment. The weather was crisp, bright. Reports circulated of barbed wire across all exits from the Bogside, and of paratroopers behind the barriers. But the mood was set by an impressive turn-out. EYEWITNESS BLOODY SUNDAY Her husband had found the papers after her death and passed them on to the families. He had also found the original Bloody Sunday civil rights banner still stained with Bernard McGuigan’s blood. The banner is now on display in the Museum of Free Derry. Among the collection was a statement from a then 15-year-old Don Mullan andrelatives
CURRENT TRUSTEES
Current Trustees and employees of the Bloody Sunday Trust and Museum of Free Derry. Robin Percival (Chair) The inaugural chair of the Trust, Robin worked for 30 years at the local further education college. He helped establish the Pat Finucane Centre in Derry and was active in the trade union movement. Minty Thompson (Vice Chair)Minty’s
THE MUSEUM | MUSEUM OF FREE DERRY The Museum of Free Derry is the people’s story of government oppression, the struggle for civil rights, the descent into conflict, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday. THE MUSEUM – THE MUSEUM The main signature project of the Bloody Sunday Trust remains the Museum of Free Derry. The Museum of Free Derry opened in 2007 in order to tell the story of what happened in the city during the period 1968 – 1972, popularly known as ‘Free Derry’, and including the civil rights era, Battle of the Bogside, Internment, Bloody Sunday andOperation Motorman.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Tel: (028) 71 360880. Email us: info@museumoffreederry.org. Opening Hours: Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm (All year, excluding Christmas and New Year) Saturday 11.00am – 4.00pm (All year, excluding Christmas and New Year) Sunday 11.00am – 4pm (July – Sept) Last admission 30 minutes before stated closing time. Admission Price:BLOODY SUNDAY TRUST
Shortly after the Trust was established, it decided that the Museum of Free Derry was an important way to achieve these goals, through encouraging a better understanding of the recent history of Derry and of Ireland, with a focus on its people telling their story. Launch of the Bloody Sunday Trust in 1996 (Derry Journal) Bloody Sunday Trust.THE FUNERALS
THE FUNERALS. The Bloody Sunday funerals were massive events, attended by political, civic and religious representatives from around the world. On the day of the burials, the British embassy in Dublin was burned to the ground. Throughout the south and in nationalist areas of the north, schools and workplaces closed in support of the families.THE AFTERMATH
THE AFTERMATH. The British Army labelled the victims gunmen and bombers. They claimed their soldiers had met a “fusillade of fire”, even though no soldier or vehicle had been hit. They planted nail bombs on one victim, Gerald Donaghey, to reinforce their claims. The British Information Service carried their story around the worldin the
BLOODY SUNDAY
BLOODY SUNDAY. British and unionist politicians fumed at the existence of Free Derry. But internment had stiffened the community’s resolve. An anti-internment march was planned for 30 January 1972. Fifteen thousand people gathered in Creggan on a bright, crisp winter’s day. There were rumours that paratroopers were amongst the heavy British THE MARCH – THE MUSEUM THE MARCH. On 30 January 1972, 15,000 people gathered in Creggan to march against internment. The weather was crisp, bright. Reports circulated of barbed wire across all exits from the Bogside, and of paratroopers behind the barriers. But the mood was set by an impressive turn-out. EYEWITNESS BLOODY SUNDAY Her husband had found the papers after her death and passed them on to the families. He had also found the original Bloody Sunday civil rights banner still stained with Bernard McGuigan’s blood. The banner is now on display in the Museum of Free Derry. Among the collection was a statement from a then 15-year-old Don Mullan andrelatives
CURRENT TRUSTEES
Current Trustees and employees of the Bloody Sunday Trust and Museum of Free Derry. Robin Percival (Chair) The inaugural chair of the Trust, Robin worked for 30 years at the local further education college. He helped establish the Pat Finucane Centre in Derry and was active in the trade union movement. Minty Thompson (Vice Chair)Minty’s
THE FREE DERRY STORY THE FREE DERRY STORY. The civil rights movement in Ireland has its deepest roots in Derry. It was here on 5 October 1968 that the issue of civil rights in the north first came to the attention of the world when the police attacked a peaceful demonstration in Duke Street. It was here that the first no go area was declared in January 1969, when FREE DERRY – THE MUSEUM FREE DERRY. In early January 1969, as police attacked the Bogside, the slogan ‘You Are Now Entering Free Derry’ was first written on the gable wall. It was inspired by the sit-in protests in Berkeley University, California. The original hand-painted slogan, January 1969. Barricades were erected and the police, for the most part,repelled.
WWW.MUSEUMOFFREEDERRY.ORG www.museumoffreederry.orgINTRODUCING
INTRODUCING - THE DERRY MODEL. The project recognises that Derry has addressed many of the difficult issues which remain unresolved elsewhere in the North and aims to share, reflect upon and debate the learning from the ‘Derry Model’ of dialogue and reconciliation. Building on the experience of the City and its community leaders, theTHE SWINGING 60S?
The Museum of Free Derry is the people’s story of government oppression, the struggle for civil rights, the descent into conflict, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday.CURRENT TRUSTEES
Current Trustees and employees of the Bloody Sunday Trust and Museum of Free Derry. Robin Percival (Chair) The inaugural chair of the Trust, Robin worked for 30 years at the local further education college. He helped establish the Pat Finucane Centre in Derry and was active in the trade union movement. Minty Thompson (Vice Chair)Minty’s
1970 – THE MUSEUM
1970. In June 1970, three IRA members, members, Thomas McCool (40), Joseph Coyle (40) and Thomas Carlin (55), together with two of McCool’s daughters, Bernadette (9) and Carol (4), were killed in a premature explosion in Creggan. The men had been preparing bombs following the arrest of Bernadette Devlin MP for her involvement inthe Battle of
THE SHOOTINGS
THE SHOOTINGS. At 3.55pm, away from the riot in William Street, the British Army opened fire. John Johnston (59) and Damian Donaghy (15) were hit. John Johnston died from his injuries five months later in June. Paras attack marchers on the wasteground at Rossville Flats (Colman Doyle) At 4.07pm the British moved into Rossville Street,opening
OPERATION DEMETRIUS
In ‘Operation Demetrius’ (the British Army name for the internment arrest operation) in the early hours of 9 August, soldiers and police men smashed into homes and arrested 342 men across the north. Their intelligence proved faulty. The operation didn’t significantlydamage the IRA.
BLOODY SUNDAY JUSTICE CAMPAIGN The Bloody Sunday Justice Campaign (BSJC) was founded on the 20th anniversary to demand the repudiation of Widgery; the formal acknowledgement of the innocence of the victims; and the prosecution of those responsible. The campaigned swelled in the early 1990s thanks to a series of significant developments, including damning Channel 4News
THE MUSEUM | MUSEUM OF FREE DERRY The Museum of Free Derry is the people’s story of government oppression, the struggle for civil rights, the descent into conflict, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday. THE MUSEUM – THE MUSEUM The main signature project of the Bloody Sunday Trust remains the Museum of Free Derry. The Museum of Free Derry opened in 2007 in order to tell the story of what happened in the city during the period 1968 – 1972, popularly known as ‘Free Derry’, and including the civil rights era, Battle of the Bogside, Internment, Bloody Sunday andOperation Motorman.
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Tel: (028) 71 360880. Email us: info@museumoffreederry.org. Opening Hours: Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm (All year, excluding Christmas and New Year) Saturday 11.00am – 4.00pm (All year, excluding Christmas and New Year) Sunday 11.00am – 4pm (July – Sept) Last admission 30 minutes before stated closing time. Admission Price:BLOODY SUNDAY TRUST
Shortly after the Trust was established, it decided that the Museum of Free Derry was an important way to achieve these goals, through encouraging a better understanding of the recent history of Derry and of Ireland, with a focus on its people telling their story. Launch of the Bloody Sunday Trust in 1996 (Derry Journal) Bloody Sunday Trust.BLOODY SUNDAY
BLOODY SUNDAY. British and unionist politicians fumed at the existence of Free Derry. But internment had stiffened the community’s resolve. An anti-internment march was planned for 30 January 1972. Fifteen thousand people gathered in Creggan on a bright, crisp winter’s day. There were rumours that paratroopers were amongst the heavy BritishTHE FUNERALS
THE FUNERALS. The Bloody Sunday funerals were massive events, attended by political, civic and religious representatives from around the world. On the day of the burials, the British embassy in Dublin was burned to the ground. Throughout the south and in nationalist areas of the north, schools and workplaces closed in support of the families. THE MARCH – THE MUSEUM THE MARCH. On 30 January 1972, 15,000 people gathered in Creggan to march against internment. The weather was crisp, bright. Reports circulated of barbed wire across all exits from the Bogside, and of paratroopers behind the barriers. But the mood was set by an impressive turn-out.1970 – THE MUSEUM
1970. In June 1970, three IRA members, members, Thomas McCool (40), Joseph Coyle (40) and Thomas Carlin (55), together with two of McCool’s daughters, Bernadette (9) and Carol (4), were killed in a premature explosion in Creggan. The men had been preparing bombs following the arrest of Bernadette Devlin MP for her involvement inthe Battle of
THE AFTERMATH
THE AFTERMATH. The British Army labelled the victims gunmen and bombers. They claimed their soldiers had met a “fusillade of fire”, even though no soldier or vehicle had been hit. They planted nail bombs on one victim, Gerald Donaghey, to reinforce their claims. The British Information Service carried their story around the worldin the
CURRENT TRUSTEES
Current Trustees and employees of the Bloody Sunday Trust and Museum of Free Derry. Robin Percival (Chair) The inaugural chair of the Trust, Robin worked for 30 years at the local further education college. He helped establish the Pat Finucane Centre in Derry and was active in the trade union movement. Minty Thompson (Vice Chair)Minty’s
THE MUSEUM | MUSEUM OF FREE DERRY The Museum of Free Derry is the people’s story of government oppression, the struggle for civil rights, the descent into conflict, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday. THE MUSEUM – THE MUSEUM The main signature project of the Bloody Sunday Trust remains the Museum of Free Derry. The Museum of Free Derry opened in 2007 in order to tell the story of what happened in the city during the period 1968 – 1972, popularly known as ‘Free Derry’, and including the civil rights era, Battle of the Bogside, Internment, Bloody Sunday andOperation Motorman.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Tel: (028) 71 360880. Email us: info@museumoffreederry.org. Opening Hours: Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm (All year, excluding Christmas and New Year) Saturday 11.00am – 4.00pm (All year, excluding Christmas and New Year) Sunday 11.00am – 4pm (July – Sept) Last admission 30 minutes before stated closing time. Admission Price:BLOODY SUNDAY TRUST
Shortly after the Trust was established, it decided that the Museum of Free Derry was an important way to achieve these goals, through encouraging a better understanding of the recent history of Derry and of Ireland, with a focus on its people telling their story. Launch of the Bloody Sunday Trust in 1996 (Derry Journal) Bloody Sunday Trust.BLOODY SUNDAY
BLOODY SUNDAY. British and unionist politicians fumed at the existence of Free Derry. But internment had stiffened the community’s resolve. An anti-internment march was planned for 30 January 1972. Fifteen thousand people gathered in Creggan on a bright, crisp winter’s day. There were rumours that paratroopers were amongst the heavy BritishTHE FUNERALS
THE FUNERALS. The Bloody Sunday funerals were massive events, attended by political, civic and religious representatives from around the world. On the day of the burials, the British embassy in Dublin was burned to the ground. Throughout the south and in nationalist areas of the north, schools and workplaces closed in support of the families. THE MARCH – THE MUSEUM THE MARCH. On 30 January 1972, 15,000 people gathered in Creggan to march against internment. The weather was crisp, bright. Reports circulated of barbed wire across all exits from the Bogside, and of paratroopers behind the barriers. But the mood was set by an impressive turn-out.1970 – THE MUSEUM
1970. In June 1970, three IRA members, members, Thomas McCool (40), Joseph Coyle (40) and Thomas Carlin (55), together with two of McCool’s daughters, Bernadette (9) and Carol (4), were killed in a premature explosion in Creggan. The men had been preparing bombs following the arrest of Bernadette Devlin MP for her involvement inthe Battle of
THE AFTERMATH
THE AFTERMATH. The British Army labelled the victims gunmen and bombers. They claimed their soldiers had met a “fusillade of fire”, even though no soldier or vehicle had been hit. They planted nail bombs on one victim, Gerald Donaghey, to reinforce their claims. The British Information Service carried their story around the worldin the
CURRENT TRUSTEES
Current Trustees and employees of the Bloody Sunday Trust and Museum of Free Derry. Robin Percival (Chair) The inaugural chair of the Trust, Robin worked for 30 years at the local further education college. He helped establish the Pat Finucane Centre in Derry and was active in the trade union movement. Minty Thompson (Vice Chair)Minty’s
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Museum of Free Derry. Remembering the birthday this weekend of John Johnston. John was 59 years-old when he was shot and wounded by the first shots fired in William Street on Bloody Sunday, 30 January 1972. John died from his injuries five months later in June that year. John was born in 1912 and had worked as a draper all his life. CONTACT – THE MUSEUM The Museum of Free Derry is the people’s story of government oppression, the struggle for civil rights, the descent into conflict, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday. THE FREE DERRY STORY THE FREE DERRY STORY. The civil rights movement in Ireland has its deepest roots in Derry. It was here on 5 October 1968 that the issue of civil rights in the north first came to the attention of the world when the police attacked a peaceful demonstration in Duke Street. It was here that the first no go area was declared in January 1969, whenINTRODUCING
In January 2015, the Trust began a 4 year Conflict Transformation and Peace Building Project, funded by SEUPB/Peace IV The project recognises that Derry has addressed many of the difficult issues which remain unresolved elsewhere in the North and aims to share, reflect upon and debate the learning from the ‘Derry Model’ of dialogueand reconciliation.
1970 – THE MUSEUM
1970. In June 1970, three IRA members, members, Thomas McCool (40), Joseph Coyle (40) and Thomas Carlin (55), together with two of McCool’s daughters, Bernadette (9) and Carol (4), were killed in a premature explosion in Creggan. The men had been preparing bombs following the arrest of Bernadette Devlin MP for her involvement inthe Battle of
HISTORY – THE MUSEUM The Trust launched its first major signature project with the opening of the Museum of Free Derry in 2007. Housed in a building in Glenfada Park, which still shows the scars of the Paratroopers assault on marchers, the Museum provides an opportunity for local people and visitors to the city to learn about Bloody Sunday and the civil rights1971 – THE MUSEUM
1971. 1971 saw a steady escalation in violence across the north. The first British soldier to die in Derry, William Joliffe, perished in a petrol bombing at Westland Street on 1 March. In July, soldiers killed Seamus Cusack (28) and Desmond Beattie (19). A gulf opened between the British Army and the local community which has never been bridged. EYEWITNESS BLOODY SUNDAY Her husband had found the papers after her death and passed them on to the families. He had also found the original Bloody Sunday civil rights banner still stained with Bernard McGuigan’s blood. The banner is now on display in the Museum of Free Derry. Among the collection was a statement from a then 15-year-old Don Mullan andrelatives
THE WIDGERY TRIBUNAL THE WIDGERY TRIBUNAL. On 1 February, a public inquiry headed by Lord Chief Justice Widgery was announced by British Prime Minister Ted Heath. He told Widgery in a secret memo that they were “fighting not only a military war but a propaganda war.”. A Model of the Bogside constructed for Widgery Tribunal. Lord Widgery arrives in NorthernOPERATION DEMETRIUS
In ‘Operation Demetrius’ (the British Army name for the internment arrest operation) in the early hours of 9 August, soldiers and police men smashed into homes and arrested 342 men across the north. Their intelligence proved faulty. The operation didn’t significantlydamage the IRA.
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