The F.A. finals at Bull Park back in August 1984.placeholder image
The F.A. finals at Bull Park back in August 1984.

65 great pictures of people and places in Derry & Donegal from August 1984

By Brendan McDaid
Published 10th Aug 2024, 13:34 BST

We’ve been back in the archives scanning the Derry Journal film negatives from August 1984 to give you a snapshot of life in the city and region 40 years ago.

Copyright: Derry Journal.

Ballymagroarty community day.

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Ballymagroarty community day. Photo: Derry Journal

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Scenes from festivals in Clonmany, Letterkenny and Derry back in August 1984.

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Scenes from festivals in Clonmany, Letterkenny and Derry back in August 1984. Photo: Derry Journal

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Derry Irish language activist Proinsias Ó Mianáin and committee members from the group he founded Cearta Gael at Cnoc Fola, Bloody Foreland. They made headlines as they protested calling for Mass to be delivered as gaeilge.

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Derry Irish language activist Proinsias Ó Mianáin and committee members from the group he founded Cearta Gael at Cnoc Fola, Bloody Foreland. They made headlines as they protested calling for Mass to be delivered as gaeilge. Photo: Derry Journal

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Derry Irish language activist Proinsias Ó Mianáin and committee members from the group he founded Cearta Gael at Cnoc Fola, Bloody Foreland. They made headlines as they protested calling for Mass to be delivered as gaeilge.

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Derry Irish language activist Proinsias Ó Mianáin and committee members from the group he founded Cearta Gael at Cnoc Fola, Bloody Foreland. They made headlines as they protested calling for Mass to be delivered as gaeilge. Photo: Derry Journal

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