Arrivals from 66 countries have flocked to Northern Ireland on the trail of Derry Girls
You see a lot on the 20-minute drive from Derry airport into the city. You pass neighbourhoods where “London” has been sprayed out of “Londonderry’” on road signs. Adversely, you won’t be far from houses with union jack murals on their sides.The three-series show, which first aired in January 2018, opened with a scene set 30 years ago in 1994, just four years before the Good Friday Agreement was signed on 10 April 1998.
“What shines most in that opening is the Derry humour,” she adds. “It was a difficult period for everyone, but everyday life had to continue. Just like Aunt Sarah in Derry Girls was more concerned about getting to her tanning appointment, we were never really worried about bombs.” “In series three you see the girls standing at Erin and Orla’s joint 18th birthday party here,” says Charlene.
“In the 30-year period between 1968 and 1998, roughly 3,600 lives were sadly lost in a conflict that actually began as a civil rights movement,” Charlene explains. “Back then, if you owned six houses you had six votes. If you owned zero houses you had zero votes. People think the conflict was all Catholics versus the Protestants, but really it all began for equality.”walking tour after the pandemic and welcomes a full tour each Saturday.
Whether through Derry Girls or not, learning about The Troubles should be a crucial element of any Northern Irish trip.
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