Paddy Doherty (activist)

Patrick Doherty (1926 – 7 January 2016)[1] was a Northern Irish activist from Derry.[2]

As vice-chairman of the Derry Citizens Defence Association Doherty played a major role in the events of August 1969 which culminated in the Battle of the Bogside, and was a leading figure in Free Derry in the years following its establishment. He and Peter Hegarty authored Paddy Bogside.[1]

A carpenter and builder by trade, he later worked with the Irish Foundation for Human Development in Derry and founded the Inner City Trust.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Derry civil rights activist Paddy ‘Bogside’ Doherty dies, irishtimes.com; accessed 27 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Paddy Doherty: Veteran civil rights activist dies". BBC News. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
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