“Fáilte [welcome] – we choose peace”, with images of Celtic Ireland and the recent Hands Across The Divide statue.
Fairview Road, Derry
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We Choose Peace
Author: Extramural Activity
Vol Micky Devine
Michael “Mickey” (though here “Micky”) Devine was a founder member of the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP) in his native Derry (The Plough & The Stars) and also of the INLA (IRSP Derry). The mural on the gable shown above includes the socialist symbols of the red star and the plough, great bear (ursa major), or “big dipper” shining over the towers of Long Kesh, where Devine died on the 21st of August, 1981, after 60 days on hunger strike, the tenth and final striker to die.
Fern Road, Derry
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Tóırsıre
Sınn Féın Youth claims to be the “tóırsıre”/”torch-bearer” for the campaign to unite Ireland.
Racecourse Road, Derry
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Release The Prisoners Of War Now
Still standing after a decade or more on Racecourse Road (see 1998) – a ‘green ribbon’ mural from the ceasefire/GFA period.
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Starry Plough
INLA/IRSP mural (somewhere) in Carn Hill, Derry.
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Museum Of Free Derry
Road sign on Rossville Street for the Museum Of Free Derry, expanding the circle of advertising for the attraction beyond the signs at the door and the sign at Glenfada Park.
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Top Of The Hill Bonfire
A variety of PUL flags adorn the bonfire in Gobnascale.
Corrody Road, Derry
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Glory To The IRA
Republican graffiti in Strabane Old Road, Gobnascale, Derry.
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Ballybeen UFF
UFF emblem between Ulster Banner and Union Flag, Strone Park, Dundonald.
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Copyright © 2007 Peter Moloney
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Our Wee Country
This Lord Street mural celebrates the accomplishments of the Northern Ireland soccer team: British champions in 1914, 1980, and 1984 – the last year the “Home Championship” was held and so the trophy (at left) is held by the IFA; World Cup qualifiers in 1958 (Sweden), 1982 (Spain), and 1986 (Mexico). The original trophy, by Jules Rimet, is shown in the third panel; it was kept by Brazil when it won for a third time in 1970. With sponsorship by the East Belfast Historical And Cultural Society. Replaces J2706 “Magnifico Viva Norn Iron”. The image of the Ulster Banner is from 2009; there is “IRA” graffiti in the top left.
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