Articles from norniron

Black and White

author: norniron : Belfast, Northern Ireland
Wednesday, April 13th, 2005

The Bogside

author: norniron : Derry, Northern Ireland
Wednesday, April 13th, 2005

Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill

author: norniron : Belfast, Northern Ireland
Tuesday, April 12th, 2005

Black and White

author: norniron : Belfast, Northern Ireland

The Ardoyne, West Belfast, Northern Ireland

The Bogside

author: norniron : Derry, Northern Ireland

The Catholic Bogside area of the city, back in 1972, was the now infamous stage for what has become known as Bloody Sunday. Signs and remembrances of Bloody Sunday and the Conflict are especially evident along Rossville Street, where many of the events occurred. Perhaps the most famous symbol, and one which was there before Bloody Sunday occurred, is the Free Derry sign that ardently declares the Republican rejection of British rule. Also located near this Free Derry Corner, is a sculpture in honor of the Hunger Strikers. The sculpture is H-shaped because the prisoners at Maze Prison were kept in...