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Derry's Once Radical Bookshop has 'Gone to Ground'
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Friday April 25, 2008 23:11 by John - NoNe
Indymedia had a pretty good write up recently which I enjoyed on the history of Irelands social centre’s and radical bookshops of which I don’t think there are enough of these days. The topic itself was titled 'A Hidden History of Social Centre’s In Ireland' (http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87044) and of course the North West once again seemed to have slipped peoples minds, apologies Darren. For myself during the early days ‘the troubles’, it was Derry's very own radical social centre/bookshop which was the place that set my teenage mind on fire in relation to anarchism and issues surrounding it such as the class struggle and internationalist politics. In that shabby two-up, two-down terrace house in Orchard Street Bookworm meant the world to a lot of people. Following that Orchard Street period in its history the bookshop for myself anyhow, seemed to have lost all, if not most of its radical credentials when the time came to shift Bookworm to Bishop Street. Right inside the city’s walls, a place that housed the usual businesses, the banks and the shopping centres, not to mention paid positions for once voluntary workers etc. I could go on but… |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3Try http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/radiofoyle/program...shtml and click on his fri show....
or maybe this will work, some may find it interesting:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/foyle_aod.shtml?foyle/pa...n_fri
Hey I was just wondering what the website is or where it can be found online? Thanks
From www.local.ie/ireland I got the following entry on the late lamented Bookworm bookshop:
" Bookworm Book Shop Derry
Bookworm Bookshop with a wide selection of local and Irish titles in stock as well as a world-wide ordering and mailing service - serving Derry for over twenty years. Now including out of print searching and coffee shop on premises. BookWorm Derry, 18-20 Bishop Street, Derry, N. Ireland, BT48 6PW Tel: 02871 282727,
Contact: "
I've just listened to the radio interview with Mary Kay M and Peter MacK. Mary says it had to become a business, and both say it has succumbed to business competition. Peter says the shop sustained losses in the past five years. He'll continue to sell online. I don't think that's the same thing as a physical space for browsers and coffee conversations. Well, they stuck it for thirty years with lots of sweat and tears, so it made some sort of impact. Good luck in yer active retirement lads. Why not write your memoirs?