29 sombre pictures as relatives and survivors mark 52nd anniversary of the Claudy bombing in Derry

Pictured are relatives, survivors and speakers who gathered on Wednesday evening for the rededication of the refurbished memorial in memory of the people who were killed in the Claudy bombing 52 years previous on July 31, 1972.

Photos by George Sweeney & Brendan McDaid.

25. Claudy Memorial

Relatives, survivors and residents gathered for the rededication of the refurbished memorial in Claudy on the 52nd anniversary. Photo: Brendan McDaid

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26. Claudy Memorial

The names of those killed have now been inscribed into the new stone wall. Photo: Brendan McDaid

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The nine people who were killed in the Claudy bombing on July 31, 1972. Top l-r: Joe Connolly (15), Kathryn Eakin (9) and William Temple (16). Middle l-r: Elizabeth McElhinney (59),: James McClelland (65) and Joe McCloskey (38); Bottom l-r: David Miller (60); Artie Hone (38) and Rose McLaughlin (51). Photo: DJ

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