Derry Mural Operation Motorman is a photograph by Nina Ficur Feenan which was uploaded on November 24th, 2013.
Derry Mural Operation Motorman
One of the many famous Political Murals from the Bogside area of Derry in Northern Ireland. These Murals tell the political story of the Irish... more
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Derry Mural Operation Motorman
Artist
Nina Ficur Feenan
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Photograph
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One of the many famous Political Murals from the Bogside area of Derry in Northern Ireland. These Murals tell the political story of the Irish Nationalist / Republican community of the Bogside during the recent period of conflict known locally as the "Troubles". These Murals are a major tourist attraction as well as recounting historic events and individuals. The Murals were painted by local people known as the Bogside Artists and the material was fund raised by or donated by local residents. This particular Mural depicts the British Army invasion of theCreggan Estate in Free Derry during Operation Motorman, when the British Army invaded thousands of homes and arrested hundreds of Catholic irishmen from the age of 15 and interned them in concenration camps (Like Long Kesh) and gaols without trial or even without charge or probable cause. So many men were interned without trial that ships were used as floating prisons because the camps and gaols were full to capacity.
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November 24th, 2013
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