Claudy

As my mother had promised, we paid visits to relations in a village called Claudy outside Derry.

The Woman I Was Born to Be Susan Boyle 2010

Report due on claims of Claudy bombing priest link

Corrections and clarifications 2011

Nicholas Hanford Claudy, a seventh-generation Washingtonian, was a 1961 graduate of Western High School.

Nicholas H. Claudy Post 2010

Nicholas Claudy, 67, a retired manager of human resources for the American Geological Institute in Alexandria, died Sept. 16 at his home in Washington.

Nicholas H. Claudy Post 2010

For Claudy, it was not until 2000 that a memorial was erected.

Claudy's grief speaks volumes about Northern Ireland's unspoken truths 2010

For all the achievements of the peace process over the last 12 years, it will take far longer for the people of Claudy to trust they can speak the truth without having to look over their shoulder.

Claudy's grief speaks volumes about Northern Ireland's unspoken truths 2010

In the village of Claudy, where I grew up, the involvement of Father James Chesney in the atrocity was well-known but, like so much else during the Troubles, the knowledge sank into a thick, black silence as dense as tar.

Claudy's grief speaks volumes about Northern Ireland's unspoken truths 2010

I was four when we moved to a house just outside Claudy.

Claudy's grief speaks volumes about Northern Ireland's unspoken truths 2010

Just as in Claudy, the residents chose to deal with their grief and shame by covering it up until they were ready to address it.

Claudy's grief speaks volumes about Northern Ireland's unspoken truths 2010

It came as no surprise when the official police report into the 1972 Claudy IRA bomb concluded that there had been a cover-up by the Catholic church, the police and the Conservative government.

Claudy's grief speaks volumes about Northern Ireland's unspoken truths 2010