Derry, Northern Ireland

Derry, Northern Ireland
A book I'm working on is set in this town.

Monday, August 22, 2022

This is part of the research I'm doing for APoS -- following Derry of the Past on Facebook and reading the comments. Filled with memories and arguments and information, lots of names linked into the thread...it's like sitting in a pub and just paying attention to the chatter...craic, as they call it...

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Here we have an old image from early in the troubles when Free Derry Corner was still an end terrace house. Thanks to Michael Johnston for sharing this image. 

Ciaran Andy Anderson I create these replicas of the Corner during this phase in its history, you can see more pics over at Mini Inish if you like. 

Robert James Williams I see the word "Traitor" written, but scrubbed out, over the top line. I wonder what that was about. 

Tony Hewitt Thanks first time seeing the house often visit the bog side and Derry love it 

Anna Wilson My best friend Kathleen Mc Kane and her family lived there , Mc Kane family great people 

Andy P McCarthy Anna Jonny McKane was my uncle married to my Aunt Bernadette! 

Charlotte Kivlehan Bonner Andy P McCarthy Sheila Sinead Catherine Anna Wilson my mum 

Kane Gooch Anna Wilson my mum's old house Anna Wilson You made my day Sinead, we were so chummy, I loved going into your granny and grandas home 

Sinead Catherine Anna Wilson she talked about you a lot! Would love to see old photos of you two if you have any!!!

Anna Wilson I live in Canada now, I haven’t been home since Covid, I am coming mid August till early September, my brother Eugene Quigley’s daughter wedding Gillian is 2nd September, Eugene said she sent 400 invites, I said it sounds more like a convention than a … See more 

Sinead Catherine Anna Wilson I’m in The states I live in Ohio. 

Anna Wilson I live in Glenburnie Ontario, it’s Rural, we country girl, how long have you been there, Sinead

Catherine Anna Wilson I’ve been here since 99 our Kane Gooch is still in Derry and daddy…and all the rest of the lanes 

Geraldine Doran Anna Wilson my daddy and mammy X 

Helen Davies Sad times. 

SomhairlĂ­n Gallchobhair Levi Taylor we were just talking about that yesterday lol 

Levi Taylor SomhairlĂ­n Gallchobhair some change now 

 Gerry Edelsten That’s the way I remember it, travelling from Donegal to Glasgow as a 10 year old, long time ago now 

 Paul Lennon Gerry Edelsten 60 years at least mate 

Gerry Edelsten Paul Lennon not quite ,don’t mock the elderly, you’ll be old yourself soon enough, ha ha

John Bradley I have a picture of my mother by this wall with Mary Hampson her cousin. While it was still a house. 

Sean Paul Toland Mini Inish have a brilliant casting (if that's what it's called) of this... Love it 

Noel Melarkey did the o Kane family not live In this house 

Caroline McGeady Lana Campbell Maureen Campbell Frances Campbell Patrice Callan Caroline that’s what they’ll look like when they’re finished x 

Hob Bope They missed out the london part 

Noel Melarkey was Tara Linville 

Sinead Catherine Jonny Roulston Joshua Connolly Leo Mclaughlin We’re wud I get a large print of it. Looks deadly 

Kevin Carlin Chris Mc Monagle, was this your parents old house? 

Chris Mc Monagle Kevin Carlin yeah 

Kev A Meinir Thomas I have the same photo in my house.

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