The marchers then made their way towards Maghera, where loyalists had gathered to wait their arrival. On hearing of this 'reception' committee, which was armed with clubs and sticks, the marchers decided to bypass the village and spent the night at Brackaghreilly. That night Maghera witnessed considerable violence from frustrated loyalists. The next day the marchers set out for Dungiven and encountered little opposition. After lunch in Dungiven they travelled on to Feeny. A mile outside Dungiven the marchers were halted by the RUC with reports of a loyalist protest further along the road. A civil rights supporter then arrived along the road that was allegedly blocked and reported no obstructions ahead. The marchers decided to breach police lines and encountered no protest ahead. After reaching Feeny the marchers moved on to Claudy, where they received a friendly reception and settled down for the night. That night a loyalist attack on the hall the marchers were staying was repulsed by locals. The same night in Derry a rally by Ian Paisley in the Guildhall led to serious disorder. Whilst those inside the hall were listening to Major Bunting call for loyalists to gather the next day at Burntollet a crowd of nationalists gathered outside the building in protest. During clashes as the rally dispersed Major Buntings car was destroyed. Later that night stockpiles of bottles and stones were left by loyalists in the fields at Burntollet. The next morning the marchers, who now numbered approximately 500, set out on the