Flags on the railings of Woodvale Park for the Twelfth: soldiers going over the top, as depicted in JP Beadle’s Attack Of The Ulster Division, and the coat of arms of Northern Ireland.
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Three flags among the bunting in Woodvale Drive. From left to right: the coat of Northern Ireland, King Billy, and Ulster-Scotland.
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“Treat our community with respect. Treat our community with dignity.” On the Crumlin Road at the bottom of the Ardoyne shops and the top of Twaddell Avenue. Tensions over Orange Order parading though the area would not be resolved until 2016.
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IRSP [Irish Republican Socialist Party] stencil on Mountainhill Road, Ligoniel.
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The large stone in the corner is to Declan McCluskey but does not give a date or manner of death. It is perhaps the Declan McCluskey who died by suicide in 2005 (BBC-NI); his father Francie is included on the central plaque – he was killed by the UFF in 1982.
“This memorial is dedicated to the memory of all those form the Ligoniel area who lost their lives as a result of the conflict in our country. Mary, queen of the Gael, pray for them”; “This plaque is dedicated to the memory of Óglach Declan McCluskey, Óglaıgh na hÉıreann. ‘I love my God overall,’ he said, ‘And then I loved my land. Oh mother dear I was true, to God, to Ireland and to you.'”
The two central plaques read, “I ndıl chuımhne. This plaque is dedicated to the memory of all those from Ligoniel who lost their lives as a result of the conflict in our country. A Mhuıre banríon na nGael guıgh orthu.” and “In loving memory of Terry McCafferty, Michelle Osborne, Vol. Jackie Mooney, Danny O’Neill, Jim Sullivan, Alac Greer, Mary Sloan, Rosemary Brown, Mrs Sloan, Letta Younger, William Younger, Francie McCluskey, John O’Neill, Colm McCallum, Brian McKimm, Leo Scullion, Sammy Bell, Kevin Flood, Brian Duffy, John Todd, Maurice O’Kane. May they rest in peace.”
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“In loving memory Lt. Col. Bill Reynolds murdered [by the IRA] 7-7-87. Always remembered by his family, friends and comrades. Quis separabit.” Reynolds was shot in the (now abandoned) Village café and pool hall on the Ligoniel Road: News video of Reynolds’s death.
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“In loving memory Sgt Hill McFarlane, murdered 21/4/1987. Always remembered by his family, friends and comrades. Quis separabit.” McFarlane was beaten to death by fellow UDA members (Lost Lives 2828).
Leroy Street, Ligoniel, north Belfast
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“Artist Daniela Balmaverde has worked with older members of the local community to reminisce and to appreciate those from North Belfast who have made an impact on our broader society. A multiplicity of initiatives has altered the face and conditions of life in this community with Re-Imaging making a positive contribution to a long-term process. The project was launched by the Lord Mayor on August 2009 This project was funded through the Re-Imaging Communities programme of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and delivered by Belfast City Council with the support of Lower Ormeau Road Resident’s Action Group. This project is supported by the Shared Communities Consortium.”
The figures in the mural include Buck Alec Robinson, Rinty Monaghan, Sam McAughtry, Sir James Galway, Dame Mary Peters, Norman Whiteside, and Wayne McCullough. The mural replaced is the one equating the American Confederates with the Ulster Covenant.
Alliance Parade, Glenbryn, north Belfast
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The Alliance Avenue “peace” line from the (loyalist) Glenbryn side, looking towards Ardoyne.
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