(London)Derry

We visited Derry, as it is called by Catholics, or Londonderry to Protestants. Visited the site of a former army barracs that will be transformed to something usefull and got a tour from the Bloody Sunday museum.

The city is known for being home of much of the freedom movements that happened in the 60's. There were regular protests. The Catholics in Derry formed Free Derry--the entirely self sustaining Catholic section of the city were the army and police were not allowed within.

The height if this conflict was Bloody Sunday. Where the army resistance against the people of Free Derry reached a new level of violence. According to our guide there was a different patrol that evening that did not know that the rioting should end at supper time, because everyone feared their mothers as much as the British. Details of the event:
http://www.larkspirit.com/bloodysunday/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Sunday