'Lundy the traitor' before the dummy was set on fire in Bishop Street on Saturday.placeholder image
'Lundy the traitor' before the dummy was set on fire in Bishop Street on Saturday.

32 pictures of Apprentice Boys celebrating the ‘Shutting of the Gates’ in Derry on ‘Lundy’s Day’

Thousands of Apprentice Boys and supporters gathered in Derry on Saturday for the annual ‘Shutting of the Gates’ celebrations.

An effigy of Colonel Robert Lundy was burnt in Bishop Street on Saturday afternoon as part of the festivities.

The ‘Shutting of the Gates’ commemorations celebrate the actions of the 13 apprentices who slammed the gates of Derry in the face of King James II of England's men in December 1688.

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