Bloody Sunday and Bogside Derry Murals Private Walking Tour: Insights into Modern Irish History

Discover the turbulent history of Derry on a private walking tour. Explore the Bloody Sunday and Bogside murals, learn about Irish partition, religious discrimination, and the Civil Rights movement.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Departing from the Tower Museum in the city centre, this private Bloody Sunday and Bogside murals tour will take you into the heart of the Bogside district of Derry, the crucible of the modern day conflict in Ireland. This 90-minute walking tour will begin at Free Derry Wall and take you around some of the Bogside murals.

The modern history of Derry is explored in the Bogside tour. Subjects range from the partition of Ireland and the creation of the six-county state, widespread religious discrimination against Irish Catholics, Civil Rights period, Battle of the Bogside 1969, Bloody Sunday massacre January 1972 and covers both inquiries in to Bloody Sunday and the conflict that occurred here afterwards.

These tours are ideal for school and university groups studying Irish history as well as peace and reconciliation studies.

Points of Interest

  • Union Hall Place
What's Included
  • Private tour
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

The contemporary chronicles of Derry are unravelled in the Bloody Sunday and Bogside murals walking expedition, exclusively designed for your group. Topics span from the division of Ireland and the establishment of the six-county state, to the pervasive religious prejudice against Irish Catholics, the Civil Rights era, the 1969 Battle of the Bogside, and the Bloody Sunday carnage in January 1972. The trek also delves into both inquiries regarding Bloody Sunday and the subsequent conflict in the area. Attractions include Free Derry Corner, Bogside murals, the Bloody Sunday massacre location and the Bloody Sunday monument.

  • As the tours are private there is a minimum of 2 adults.
  • For families travelling with 1 adult please contact me to arrange a tour.
Location
Union Hall Place
Tower Museum
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Mick
Jul 24, 2024
Bogside walking tour - Just finished the walking tour of the Bogside and the murals. Angela our guide showed excellent knowledge and commitment to the tour sharing with us her experience of growing up through the troubles. Chatty and welcoming interacting with local people and making us feel welcome and included when chatting. We were fortunate to have her as our guide and any future tourists will be fortunate to secure her services.
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676conorw
Jun 25, 2024
Friendly guide and interesting tour - The tour was very educational and the guide was more then happy to answer any questions me and my friend. Had it was good to find out the backstory behind many of the conflicts most famous murals and why people hold them so close to their hearts.
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N335nqjasonb
May 28, 2024
Excellent detailed tour of Derry and the Bogside and its most famous murals! Well worth doing! - Angela gave us a very detailed tour of the murals in the Bogside, especially emotive as she grew up in this area during The Troubles and so had a lot of personal stories to tell, really adding to the experience. Although she had one persuasion, she was very respectful that not everybody would feel the way she did about Northern Ireland and its place in the UK, which was welcomed. Our tour lasted for two hours and was very fascinating. The meeting point at the Tower Museum was easy to find and communication between us and the tour operator was great. Highly recommended, a great way to learn about the history of Derry and the Bogside and see some of its most famous murals and reminders of The Troubles.
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Tim784
Mar 19, 2024
A great stay - First morning no hot buffet breakfast but cold buffet and cereals available. The waitress informed us about this but said we could order from the a la carte breakfast menu which we did- my friend had the 2 duck egg omelette with ham. I asked for a smaller one duck egg omelette with cheese and tomato which was equally delicious. On our second morning full hot buffet available which was superb. Service was excellent. Disliked · There was nothing I could really fault. Front desk staff were excellent. Spacious room. The hotel opened last year and you have to walk over the Peace Bridge to get to the main walled city but that wasn't an issue. I was allowed to use the Spa area but didn't have time to book a treatment. Maybe one issue we were in room 128 and it was a bit of a pain to get there going through several doors where you either needed your key card or had to press a button to progress,
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Damienger
Feb 4, 2024
Brandywell, Bogside, Creggan, Doire - Our guide Gleann was warm and personable. He is very knowledgeable about the history of his city, and as a native of Derry city he can provide an intimate insight into the real experiences of the local community during the conflict in the North of Ireland. We would highly recommend this tour, it is an important part of irish history in Derry.
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W4327azmichaelp
Jan 3, 2024
Not to be missed - A must if you’re in Derry. Our guide, Gleann Doherty, is an expert on the city’s history and will tailor your tour to your interests/based on your questions. His content knowledge spans hundreds of years and is more than comfortable talking about Derry today. I learned a ton and had a blast!
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Y1543ysjimp
Oct 17, 2023
Derry Girls & Bloody Sunday Tours - Gleann was a wonderful guide - certainly knew his stuff but more than that was personable & happy to chat about life in general & growing up in Derry in particular. He was also very helpful with restaurant suggestions & options for our ongoing travels. Would thoroughly recommend this business Jim
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Christopher_c
Sep 11, 2023
Cannot recommend highly enough! - Our guide, Glean, was eminently knowledgeable, clear, engaging, and blessed with a quick and warm Irish wit. The impact of his explanations of the events surrounding Bloody Sunday, when he lost his dad in the murderous shooting, cannot be overstated. Powerful stuff we'll not soon forget.
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Janel357
Aug 31, 2023
Personal perspective - Really enjoyed the tour. Our guide provided a comprehensive history for context of the Troubles then gave a personalized perspective of each mural.
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Olivercd
Aug 3, 2023
Bogside Tour - A must do tour. John gave us an amazing account of the events of Bloody Sunday and what it was like growing up in Derry.
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