Bogside

Proper noun

Meaning

A neighbourhood in the city of Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

A hamlet in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8135)

A hamlet in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8353).

A former racecourse, Bogside Racecourse, near Irvine, North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3039).

Examples

Found to have 'deliberately disobeyed' his superior Brigadier Patrick MacLellan's orders by sending Support Company into the Bogside (and without informing MacLellan). Source: Internet

Fifty years ago, an 18-year-old schoolgirl left the Bogside in Ireland and journeyed to Amsterdam to represent her country in the 15th Eurovision Song Contest. Source: Internet

On Sunday 30 January 1972, 13 unarmed civilians were shot dead by British paratroopers during a civil rights march in the Bogside area. Source: Internet

Residents then sealed off the Bogside with barricades to keep the police out, creating " Free Derry ", which was briefly a no-go area for the security forces. Source: Internet

Events of the day main The Bogside in 1981, overlooking the area where many of the victims were shot. Source: Internet

On 12 August, the loyalist Apprentice Boys of Derry were allowed to march along the edge of the Bogside. Source: Internet

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