Bloody Sunday (1972)

Presentation byCynthia Anthea Küchler-Völkel

Bloody Sunday (1972)

On the 30th January 1972 in the Northern Irish city of Derry 14 people were shot during a civil right demonstrations

Facts

Soldiers attacked unarmed people Fact is that after the order, cease fire,

another 100 shots come from the soldiers

14 people died

Outcome

Attacks followed as a revenge act a furious crowd stormed the British embassy

and burnt it down Only 35 years later the Republican Party Sinn

Féin accepted the newly founded Northern Irish police force

The victims Jackie Duddy (17) Patrick Doherty (31) Bernard McGuigan (41) Hugh Gilmour (17) Kevin McElhinney (17) Michael Kelly (17) John Young (17) William Nash (19) Michael McDaid (20) James Wray (22) Gerald Donaghy (17) Gerald McKinney (35) William McKinney (26) John Johnston (59)

Jackie Duddy (17)

Shot in the chest in the car park of Rossville flats. Three people saw a soldier take deliberate aim at the youth as he ran.

Bernard McGuigan (41)

Shot in the back of the head when he went to help Patrick Doherty. He had been waving a white handkerchief at the soldiers to indicate his peaceful intentions.

Kevin McElhinney (17)

Shot from behind while attempting to crawl to safety at the front entrance to Rossville Flats. Two witnesses stated he was unarmed.

John Young (17)

Shot in the head while standing at the rubble barricade. Two witnesses stated Young was unarmed.

James Wray (22) Wounded then shot again

at close range while lying on the ground. Witnesses who were not called to the Widgery Tribunal stated that Wray was calling out to say that he could not move his legs before he was shot the second time.

Gerald McKinney (35)

Shot just after Gerald Donaghy. Witnesses stated that McKinney had been running behind Donaghy, and he stopped and held up his arms, shouting "Don't shoot! Don't shoot!", when he saw Donaghy fall. He was then shot in the chest.

Bloody Sunday in art

A lot of songs have been written about this terrible happening:

Cruachan, "Bloody Sunday“

John Lennon and Yoko Ono "Sunday Bloody Sunday“

U2 "Sunday Bloody Sunday“

Paul McCartney “Give Ireland back to the Irish”

Never forget the victims!

Thank you for your attention!