Wandeltocht door de geschiedenis van Bogside in Guildhall

Our excellent guide Paul took us through the history that led to Bloody Sunday outside the Guildhall, followed by a walk through the main streets and areas in which the Bloody Sunday atrocities happened. Paul, who has a very personal interest, explained the murals in significant detail. Very interesting and informative

This is the second year I’ve taken a tour with this company and it was phenomenal. Last year, my dad and I took a group walking tour with Paul and today my husband and I took a private tour with John. If you want to learn the history of Derry and The Troubles from people intimately involved, this is the company to go with. Their personal connections coupled with their extensive knowledge makes for an educational and emotional experience.

Having grown up in the Republic, hearing of the troubles on the news on tv and in the press, I couldn’t pass by the opportunity to see this area with my own eyes, with a guide with a direct personal to the troubles in general and Bloody Sunday in particular. I believe all of the guides who do this tour have similar connection, at least with Bloody Sunday. John really was very informative and more than willing to answer questions. The tour ended up well more than an hour, and I didn’t feel it passing, despite the poor weather. John is a first cousin of the first person to have been killed on Bloody Sunday, John (Jack) Duddy (RIP). One of the expressions John used a number of times during the tour was “give us a job, give us a house, & give us a vote” which he said was all the catholic people in Derry were looking for around that time, late 1960s, early 1970s. I consider the time spent on the tour was time very well spent, and feel I have a much better and more informed awareness of the horrific events of Bloody Sunday, and the context in which it occurred.