The Bogside murals are the most popular murals in Northern Ireland, and the most prominent political murals in the world. Situated at Free Derry corner, the murals were painted by the Bogside Artists. The Petrol Bomber mural was painted in 1994 and depicts some scenes from the ’Battle of the Bogside’, which took place the Bogside area of Derry in August 1969. The mural shows a young boy with a gas mask, which he used to protect himself from CS gas that the RUC used. He is also holding a petrol bomb, a common weapon used by residents to deter the police and army from the area.
