dear jimmy

meet my first guest, jimmy toye.jimmy is bogside royalty, a man who was present at some of the most prominent moments in derry history, including the battle of the bogside and operation motorman. his family ran a shop in the heart of it all, and he tragically witnessed the deaths of annette mcgavigan and damian harkin, and during bloody sunday, hugh gilmore and barney mcguigan. he later gave evidence at the saville inquiry.he also witnessed the death of the first soldier killed in derry, corporal jolliffe.comments will be turned off due to the sensitivity of the content and out of respect for jimmy, the victims, and the people of derry.if you want to send jimmy some love, message me and i will pass it on.full link to the podcast available on all your favourite streaming platforms Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.