The new 16,000 sq ft Kelly's Super Value Foods supermarket in Drumahoe opens as the first cash and carry available to the public in the city. A tin of Heinz beans at the time was 11p, six large eggs 19p and 200 cigarettes cost £3.65.placeholder image
The new 16,000 sq ft Kelly's Super Value Foods supermarket in Drumahoe opens as the first cash and carry available to the public in the city. A tin of Heinz beans at the time was 11p, six large eggs 19p and 200 cigarettes cost £3.65.

73 great photos from Derry & Donegal back in April 1976

By Brendan McDaid
Published 6th May 2026, 17:45 BST

Pictured are people and places as featured in the pages of the Derry Journal 50 years ago back in April 1976.

Photos: Derry Journal Archive.

St Cecilia's Cross Country and Gymnastics teams and Milford Loretto College prize winners.

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St Cecilia's Cross Country and Gymnastics teams and Milford Loretto College prize winners. Photo: DJ

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St Cecilia's Cross Country and Gymnastics teams and Milford Loretto College prize winners.

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St Cecilia's Cross Country and Gymnastics teams and Milford Loretto College prize winners. Photo: DJ

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Catherine Dunne, Feis champion at Ballina.

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Catherine Dunne, Feis champion at Ballina. Photo: DJ

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Vandalism at Rosemount Boys School.

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Vandalism at Rosemount Boys School. Photo: DJ

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