“Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium.” “To the armies of the British empire who stood here from 1914 to 1918 and to those of the dead who have no grave.” “Pro patria, pro rege.” Almost 55,000 names are inscribed on the memorial.
Aberdeen Street, Belfast
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This sequence of ‘Shankill life’ murals is led off by Baroness May Blood, a Labour peer and MBE for her work with the TGWU and integrated education. The other panels show children’s art and celebrate the sense of community, those who served and died in WWI, 11th night, the Orange Order, and the women’s group.
Cupar Way, Belfast
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“Six Mile Water District No 10”, and “Ballyclare Royal Black District No 6″ with Orange and Royal Black symbols, including “2 1/2” in an arch and a trio of staff, pick, and spade.
Doagh Road, Ballyclare
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The DUP East Antrim office in Main Street, Larne, home to Sammy Wilson, Alastair Ross, and David Hilditch. Wilson was elected an MLA for the area in 2003 and MP in 2005. At the time of this image (2009), he had recently moved from Environment to Finance.
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Welcome to loyalist Boyne Square in Larne. Herbert Street.
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“Erected in proud memory of Volunteer Andrew Cairns – Taken from us 12th July 2000 – A true soldier of Ulster”. UVF volunteer Cairns was killed at the Boyne Square bonfire in the UDA feud. See also Cairns & Johnston.
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Volunteer Andrew Cairns was killed by the UDA at the Boyne Square bonfire in 2000. Major Sinclair Johnston was shot dead by the British Army during a riot in St John’s Place in 1972. The mural commemorating them is in Wellington Green, Larne.
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Ulster Volunteers in the 36th (Ulster) Division go over the top at the Battle Of The Somme, 1916 – a partial recreation of JP Beadle’s “Battle of the Somme: Attack of the Ulster Division”, which hangs in Belfast City Hall (militaryprints.com). The base is a composite of orange lilies, thistles, and roses.
Wellington Green, Larne
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This UVF insignia is above a garage in Newington Avenue, Larne.
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The Ulster Defence Union was a loyalist organisation launched on St Patrick’s day 1893, in response to the 2nd Home Rule bill, “to declare the policy and direct the action of the Ulster Unionists and to raise funds for the purposes of the organization from loyalists of all classes.” The motto of the organisation was “Quis separabit” (which is the same as the UDA’s). The Union faded away in the 1910s, but the name was revived by the UDA in 2007 (NewsLetter).
Pine Street, Waterside, Londonderry
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