free derry corner

chatnchew2015

Very Proud to have this gable wall still standing in our city and for it to be an attraction for it's momentous contribution!

RedJezandLyn

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.

alj0sas

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!!!!

christinachicago2014

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.

Flo_18_csc

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.

umcam256

Visited this as part of the Bloody Sunday tour given by family members of the victims. It was interesting to hear how this is the one mural that changes in town compared to Belfast where the murals change frequently.

Fawkirk1

Just a mural on a wall, part of the historical trail and if your in the city you can tick it off. Just down from the city walls

ElleBi

Wow, after seen and hearing so much about this, it was lovely to walk around here and get pictures. All in the lovely bogside area, loads of things to see and do within walking distance like the Free Derry Corner, Murals and Free Derry Museum.We did it all ourselfs by foot

Yarragon

This was part of the Free Derry tour and the explanation on the tour from Glenn Doherty explained the significance of the Corner. Moving to say the least.

cazsmum

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.

Vinopopos

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.

mcgyverireland

an essential stop on a tour of derry. part of the fabric of the city. easy to locate from the city centre

AlexP157

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.

tutta67

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.

RBM056

We drove round the Bogside in my GB-plated car and we didn't have a spot of bother. It's an unlikely scene for a battlefield, a modest residential estate that could be anywhere in Europe. It must have been cleaned up a lot - the wall on which the Free Derry message is painted seems to be all that remains of the original slum housing. Dramatic murals give a heroic picture of one side of a nasty little war that most of us hope will fade into history.