Bloody Sunday: Massacre in Northern Ireland : The Eyewitness Accounts

by John Scally (Compiler), Don Mullan (Editor)

January 30, 1972, in Derry, Northern Ireland, is a day that will forever be remembered in Ireland as Bloody Sunday. In a carnival atmosphere, a peaceful anti-internment march began, only to end tragically a few hours later when thirteen unarmed marchers were shot dead by the British Army.

Within days of the killings, more than 500 eyewitness testimonies were recorded to be presented to a British Tribunal by the National Civil Rights Association. The Widgery Tribunal, ignoring the evidence, produced a report that cleared the British Army of any responsibility, again making a mockery of British justice as practiced in Northern Ireland.

Don Mullan's meticulous research has seriously undermined the official British version of events. The Irish government and many U.S. congressmen have stated that these discoveries warrant the re-opening of the Bloody Sunday inquiry.

No truth is as powerful as witnessed truth, and the witnesses to the massacre tell a dramatic human story of tragedy, brutality and heroism. Bloody Sunday revisits more than 100 of these accounts--published here for the first time.

Genres: History, Ireland, Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1997

Reviews

[Tabitha · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good introduction to researching the events of the 'Bloody Sunday'. It will introduce you to many accounts of the events, give you a good base of names and places to look into for a deeper understanding of the violence that day. It was also helpful that there were a few maps included to give the reader a better visual of what happened.
If you're going to delve into a very sad part of history, its good to have something honest and accurate as this to look to.

[Monica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is disturbing, but it clearly exposes the truth of the massacre. Thirteen people were murdered while attempting to surrender or run away from the soldiers.

[Claire S]

Just watched the film that grew from this, 'Bloody Sunday' - highly recommend, including all the extras! So I've ordered this book, and another written about it by two journalists, hopefully will get some time to atleast skim soon (movies fit better into my current work/home life than reading). Was amazing timing to be seeing that film right before the Saville Inquiry came out - all fascinating! Hopefully healing can start more now..