“Unite [web] in our communities, unite for jobs – unemployment and cuts destroy communities!!!”
Northumberland Street, west Belfast
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Unite For Jobs
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Those That They Forgot To Kill
“Says Joe, ‘Those that they forgot to kill went on to organise’ – from The Ballad Of Joe Hill”
Conway Street sponsored by the Australian Electrical Trades Union (ETU) in Victoria (web). “Independent, strong, united”
In Conway Street, alongside another Australian-sponsored mural: Australian Aid
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Blood Of An Irish Rebel
“Che Guevara – Blood of an Irish rebel.” Che’s father declared that the blood of Irish rebels ran through his son, in reference to their Irish ancestry. For genealogical information, see the previous entry on the Che Guevara Lynch mural in Derry.
The mural was painted for the anniversary of Che Guevara’s death, on October 9th, 1967. The mural features multiple copies of Korda’s iconic Guerillero Heroico (discussed in the Visual History page on Jim Fitzpatrick), two quotes from Che – “When forces of oppression come to maintain themselves in power against established law, peace is considered already broken” and “If you tremble with indignation at every injustice then you are a comrade of mine” – and the flags of (from left to right) the Basque Country, Palestine, Ireland, Cuba, Catalonia and Argentina (where Che was born; or perhaps Guatemala, where he was first active – the shield above contains no central icon, which would distinguish the flags).
The artist is Damian “DeeDee” Walker, of the Gaelforce group (Fb).
McQuillan Street, Falls Road, Belfast.
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Release The Duffy 3
This board on Rossville Street, Derry, originally named only “Colin Duffy”. It was then modified for Marian Price and again for Martin Corey. It now reads “End internment by remand and release the Duffy 3 now!” The “Duffy 3” are Colin’s brothers Paul and Damien and cousin Shane, who are charged with collecting information of use to terrorists (BelTel).
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Derry Walls Day
“Discover the past/Aimsigh an t-am atá caite, build the future/tóg an todhchaí. Derry Walls Day, National Heritage Week.” The aim of the “wave on the wall” was to have almost 2,000 participants in red t-shirts form a chain around the wall (web).
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Political Hostage
“Release Martin Corey, political prisoner. End internment now” with an unusual use of a dove rather than a lark. For background, see Release Martin Corey. With various other anti-Agreement graffiti and stencils in the area, including a “Join RSF [Republican Sınn Féın] – Éıre Nua” stencil, “SF” in a cross-hairs, and a “CIRA” “RIRA” cross-word.
Levin Road, Deeny Drive, Drumnahoe Avenue, Lurgan
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The Lurgan Ambush
On the evening of November 21, 1982, the car in which IRA volunteers Eugene Toman, Sean Burns, and Gervaise [also spelled “Gervase” and “Gervais”] McKerr were travelling was hit by 109 bullets and all three were killed. They were perhaps the first victims of the “shoot to kill” policy. The first of the five panels in this Kilwilkie mural shows the bullet-holes in the driver’s side of the car, pointing out an inconsistency with the RUC’s statement that the car had run an RUC checkpoint and was fired at only from behind. (An Phoblacht)
“Lurgan town was rocked with sorrow/On that bleak November day/Hushed tones and tears were mingled/When great numbers stopped to pray” – these are the opening lines of Ida Green’s poem ‘The Lurgan Ambush’ (sung by Bo Loughran on youtube)
“Cumann Thomáıs Uí Chléırıgh, An Lorgaın” – Clarke was raised in Dungannon, where is a cumann and GAA club in his name.
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Free Kilwilkie
The 1916 Societies board is on top of a long-standing “H” (going back to 2009, if not before).
Perpendicular to the road are small boards calling for the release of Martin Corey and political status, and a large board commemorating the hunger strikers: “H-Block martyrs – remember them always – the struggle for political status – Republican Sınn Féın”
The small framed board to the left of “Free Kilwilkie” gives a line from James Connolly’s Last Statement prior to his execution in 1916: “The British government has no right in Ireland, never had any right in Ireland, never can have any right in Ireland”.
Levin Road, Lurgan
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Foyle Pride
Free Derry Corner (Visual History) is painted pink for Foyle Pride. The programme is on Issuu.
The first time the wall was painted pink was in 2007.
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Catalonia Is Not Spain
In January, the Catalan parliament approved the ‘Declaration Of Sovereignty And Of The Right To Decide Of The Catalan People’ (Catalan News). The Spanish government referred the matter to the Constitutional Court and in May it was suspended pending a complete review (WP).
Nailor’s Row/walls of Derry.
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