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    “A great tour in spite of the challenges”

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    This walking tour deals with events in Bogside area of Derry City known world wide as Bloody Sunday. The company was set up by some of the relatives that were shot on the day of Bloody Sunday. This hour long walking tour will begin in the center of Derry at the Guildhall and will retrace part of the original march. The tour will the take you into the heart of Derry's Bogside area and visit the places where Bloody Sunday occurred. The tour will pass the Museum of Free Derry and finish at the Bloody Sunday monument on Rossville Street in sight of Free Derry Corner and just below Derry's world famous walls. This walking tour will cover the Civil Right era and Bloody Sunday in great detail and also cover both inquiries into the day. This is the authentic Bloody Sunday tour that no other tour guide company can offer. Political tour of Derry with an insight from family members. Derry walls walking tour. Explore derry's four hundred years old walls with local and knowledgeable guides. Taxi tours of Derry City are also offered as well as half and full day tours of Donegal and the Antrim coast.

    About Bogside History Tours

    This walking tour deals with events in Bogside area of Derry City known world wide as Bloody Sunday. The company was set up by some of the relatives that were shot on the day of Bloody Sunday. This hour long walking tour will begin in the center of Derry at the Guildhall and will retrace part of the original march. The tour will the take you into the heart of Derry's Bogside area and visit the places where Bloody Sunday occurred. The tour will pass the Museum of Free Derry and finish at the Bloody Sunday monument on Rossville Street in sight of Free Derry Corner and just below Derry's world famous walls. This walking tour will cover the Civil Right era and Bloody Sunday in great detail and also cover both inquiries into the day. This is the authentic Bloody Sunday tour that no other tour guide company can offer. Political tour of Derry with an insight from family members. Derry walls walking tour. Explore derry's four hundred years old walls with local and knowledgeable guides. Taxi tours of Derry City are also offered as well as half and full day tours of Donegal and the Antrim coast.
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    "an absolute"
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    "free derry museum"
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    A great tour in spite of the challenges

    George did a most admirable job. The city was hosting a marathon that covered much of the tour route so there was a lot of noise that he was forced to talk over. At one point a woman was shrieking encouragement to each of the...More

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    Enlightening

    We did the Bogside History Tour with Paul, the owner whose own father was killed in violence in 1972. Paul was wonderful. Kept the tour entertaining and interesting and despite his personal experience with the violence a fairly fact-based tour. We learned a lot and...More

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    Great bita craic felt like i knew Paul all my life

    Great start to my first trip to derry started with a guided tour from Paul Doherty the craic was brilliant and a really well told story of the account of wat happened through the years in bogside. Would highly recommend this trip to anyone

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    Travelling holiday around Ireland

    Paul was a great guide, answered all our questions on such a personal subject. We really enjoyed the tour and found the explanation of the history of the troubles and the story of Bloody Sunday sad but interesting. It made us look at it in...More

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    Bogside Tours

    Brilliant! Paul is a wonderful guide, he did a great job of explaining the history of Derry and sharing his personal story of Bloody Sunday. I’ll definitely be booking another tour.

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    Travelling holiday around Ireland

    We loved Derry and really enjoyed the Bog walking tour, our guide Neil was amazing. We walked the wall, had a drink at the oldest pub. We had accommodation right next to the wall which was central to everything. There is something for everyone here,...More

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    Dont miss this tour

    A brilliant and very emotive insight into the recent history of the bogside and more specifically the events that surrounded bloody sunday. George, our guide was fantastic very knowledgable and spoke about the events in a fair ,even handed and factual way. The walk lasted...More

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    Reviewed 5 days ago
    Absolutely a must-do in Derry

    Go to Derry in Northern Ireland and hear Paul Doherty of Bogside History Tours tell the authentic story of Bloody Sunday. We’d watched the Bloody Sunday movie several times in the months prior to our trip. Paul, a surviving son of Patrick Doherty who died...More

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    Must do

    Extremely informative tour of the historically important city of Derry from the 6th century to modern day. Eye opening lesson on The Troubles and modern Ireland. So very glad we came.

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    Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile
    A walking tour highlighting the events of Bloody Sunday

    George, our wonderful guide took us on a personal tour through the Bogside of Derry, explaining the birth of civil rights movement in Ireland in the 1960 and reliving the terrible story of the Bloody Sunday shootings in 1972. This is no ordinary history tour...More

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    Aindreas D
    28 May 2018|
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    Response from Megan C | Reviewed this property |
    We done the cab tour, they drive you around and you get out at the stops. You could put your bags in boot
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    Response from Markious | Reviewed this property |
    You can find most information on their website It’s £6 for the tour. They meet at 11am and 1pm in front of the guildhall You can call them on 07731450088
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    Response from aem783 | Reviewed this property |
    Looks like this may be it (Found it on Amazon): "This Mans Wee Boy" by Tony Doherty published Aug 8, 2016
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