The Battle of the Bogside was a very large communal riot that took place from 12 to 14 August 1969 in Derry, North of Ireland. The fighting was between residents of the Bogside area (organised under the Derry Citizens' Defence Association), and the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) along with local unionists.

The rioting erupted at the end of an Apprentice Boys parade which was passing along the city walls, past the Catholic Bogside. Fierce rioting broke out between local unionists and the police on one side and Catholics on the other. Rioting between police and Bogside residents continued for three days. The police were unable to enter the area and eventually the British Army was deployed to restore order. The riot, which sparked widespread violence elsewhere in Northern Ireland, is commonly seen as one of the first major confrontations in the conflict known as the "Troubles".

Tensions had been building in Derry for over a year before the Battle of the Bogside. In part, this was due to long-standing grievances held by much of the city's population. The city had a majority Catholic and nationalist population. In 1961, for example, the population was 53,744, of which 36,049 was Catholic and 17,695 Protestant. However, because of gerrymandering after the partition of Ireland, it had been ruled by the Ulster Unionist Party since 1925.

On 13 August, Jack Lynch, Taoiseach(Prime Minister) of the Republic of Ireland, made a televised speech about the events in Derry, in which he said that he "could not stand by and watch innocent people injured and perhaps worse." He promised to send the Irish Army to the border and to set up field hospitals for those injured in the fighting. Lynch's words were widely interpreted in the Bogside as promising that Irish troops were about to be sent to their aid. Unionists were appalled at this prospect, which they saw as a threatened invasion of Northern Ireland. Although the Irish Army was sent to the border, they restricted their activities to providing medical care for the injured.

Ya know, Ireland is a beautiful country. But damn, ya gotta think, "what the ell is wrong with people?" sometimes. The thing is I am starting to see the same, "my way or nothing at all", type of mind set brewing up in this country.

It is a beautiful country with beautiful people of all persuasions, it's just that one side don't want to move into the 21st century...

As British troops arrived in Derry on 14 August 1969, Belfast was burning and the conflict claimed its first child victim.
Nine-year-old Patrick Rooney was shot and killed by machine gun fire from an RUC armoured car – the bullets penetrating the walls of his Divis Flats home.

Too much innocent blood was shed. The RUC were pigs. May none of the victim's death be in vain. Tiocfaidh ar la.

Very much so, watching all the programs being shown for the 50th anniversary just makes me sad, hopefully the road we're on will lead to what the signatories of the proclamation died for..

Yeah. And the Leo Varadkar saying on the radio, he wouldn't mind an Orange Order parade in Dublin. What a hypocrite

He's a blue shirt, never ceases to amaze, I remember living in Dublin and being told by some Dubliners that I should go back to my own country ya British B*stard..

https://extra.ie/2019/08/13/news/irish-news/leo-varadkar-orange-order-march

Before someone thinks, I was kidding about the Blueshirt rat.

Anyways, there is some asshats in Dublin alright. I was told by my ex in laws, to go back to Germany. FTA.

But then, there is decent people here as well. My local football club, Shelbourne FC, has good connections to Cliftonville FC

Read that yesterday.

Yes there are excellent people there, I have lots of friends from my times living there that I still go to visit, but as you say there are Assrats everywhere.

Once brought one of my sons to watch Celtic play Shelboure, great craic, was sad about Cliftonvilles ex manager, he seemed like a good guy.

OT Up the Rebels..

Yeah. Heard about Tommy. He got a decent tribute by Cliftonville. May he rest in peace.

OT Saoirse go deo

Maith thú, bless him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n615zQ6Q3AM