The Bogside in 1959 - Derry, Ireland

[@redroseofsummer2979]

Beautiful Derry..Beautiful people ! Proud sons and daughters of Ireland. Tiochfaidh ar la ☘️💚🇮🇪

[@denismcdaid8614]

Many thanks for the pics. Jean. Great memories. Love Denis.

[@kxtrainers]

Born 1959 in North Edward Street, Derry, amazing film.

[@LIAMBARR]

I was born in 1952, lived for a while in Waterloo Street before moving to a new house in Creggan. I attended the brow of the hill for 3 years. They were hard years having to go down the old Blighs lane, there was many memories the Gasyard, Hasson’s forge watching Alex shoeing a horse or making shoes he was a black smith. Meenan park, Morgan’s rag store, RUC station at the bottom of Westland street, then my family had a business Barr’s pawn shop,

[@dermotmcglinchey282]

I used to go through the bogside every day to school..I went to Long tower boys school and lived in Creggan...Down Blighs lane, Lone Moore road , lecky road and up into the Long tower,...That would have been from about 1959...

[@brianodoherty6761]

Interesting view from the Derry walls looking down over Fahan Street as you can see the cattle market taking up the footprint used for the Rossville flats, built by Laing construction in the 1960's. My childhood was spent on Harvey Street.

[@chrismullan7191]

The people in Derry had little, but had pride.

[@whitetroutchannel]

it was the same story across the province, derry wasnt special

[@paulkenneally789]

First time visiting Derry 2024.. sure seems of the Terraces were still there…?

[@banjodeano2202]

brilliant, thanks for sharing

[@johndeeney6501]

Great bit of film, think, maybe, that was orchard lane/ matty's lane and sugarhouse lane leading to foyle St. In part of film.

[@rubydawn1]

beautiful

[@michelle5042]

love to see one Of Bishop st:)

[@PatrickM-h6j]

Born 85 Saint Columbas Wells. Anyone have pics?

[@mjja99]

Nice one.

[@johnsmith-xr1uh]

The year I was born. Tiocfaidh ar la 🇮🇪

[@coventryirishsociety4221]

Hi, My name is Ciaran Davis, I am putting together a short film about the Irish in Coventry and was wondering if I could use some of this footage. Are you the copyright holder? Kind regards Ciaran Davis

[@coventryirishsociety4221]

Forgot, I already asked you! Do you own copyright to this as well? Ciaran

[@adriankelly3234]

Yes quiet people but then they pushed us too far.theyreaped what they sowed and we are not done yet and I'm just hitting 70.derry people showed them something

[@Felix-rising]

Shut up and drink your milk

[@7laws7]

Is this definitely 1959 cause that looked liked my cousin on the statue about 1min 17 into the clip and he wasn't born until early 70s

[@LeeMcDaidDonegal]

That's the statue of Princess Macha III at Altnagelvin Hospital ..this was filmed shortly after it was installed in 1957.

[@johnking5174]

@@LeeMcDaidDonegal Do you have any idea who the woman is at 1:00 - as I am thinking this could be a relative of mine. I know this is so difficult, but her white hair reminds me of a photo.

[@coolmacatrain9434]

@@johnking5174 I'm afraid I don't. John. The only thing I do know is that the family in the film were called "Adams" and they were visiting their relatives in Derry, they themselves had moved to London.

[@michelle5042]

Limewood st!

[@anvilbrunner.2013]

People used to be smaller back then. Bantu sized people.

[@ocomaing]

The bog side a bbc invention

[@whitetroutchannel]

it was marked as the bogside at the time of the williamites, wtf are you bbc on about

[@jlawlor7560]

Happier times

[@geraldinemccluskey6231]

Stupid bloody comment! Living cheek by jowl in overcrowded houses which were barely better than slums with their stinking outside toilets, jobs withheld from the Catholic population due to govt sanctioned bigotry while earning barely enough to feed the family which was enormous due to lack of contraception! - Oh yeah - fantastic times - take me back!

[@cgarnet01]

@@geraldinemccluskey6231 The people who state this kind of crap wouldn't last a week if their transport to such times were actualized. They'd sever a limb if it meant coming back to the 21st Century. Of course, OP could be a Proddy. His comment would then be disgusting, but at least somewhat logical.

[@geraldinemccluskey6231]

@@cgarnet01Or perhaps my family and I actually lived through it, albeit in Tyrone.

[@samtrotter7177]

Happier times my arse!