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Hunger Strike

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The sixth mural from the Bogside Artists commemorates the 1980 hunger strikes, first in Long Kesh and subsequently in Armagh Women’s Prison. The main figure is Raymond McCartney; the female figure is perhaps Mary Doyle (the other two female strikers were Maıréad Farrell and Maıréad Nugent). The info board is from 2007. Rossville Street, Derry.

“This mural is dedicated to the H Block/Armagh prison struggle and in memory of [the ten deceased 1981 hunger strikers]. Ní neart go cur le chéıle.”

The paint-bombed version is from May, 2013, but the mural would not be replaced until 2015.

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Ireland’s Holocaust

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“Britain’s genocide by starvation”, “Ireland’s  holocaust 1845-1849”, “Over 1,500,000 deaths”. Completed version of the Great Hunger mural on the Whiterock Road, Belfast, previously seen twice in development: 1995 | 1997. The images used are from Illustrated London Newses of the time (see the Visual History page on an gorta mór).

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Bloody Sunday Commemoration

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The fourth mural by the Bogside Artists shows the faces of the fourteen people who died on or as a result of Bloody Sunday, January 30th, 1972, shot by the “gun-happy louts” (as described by the Belfast UDA; Vanguard also called for their removal – see the entry for Robert McKinnie in Lost Lives) of the 1st Parachute Regiment; 15 more people were injured.

By row, the victims portrayed are:
Michael McDaid, John Young, Paddy Doherty
John Johnston (d. June 16th), Hugh Gilmour, Gerry Donaghy, Barney McGuigan
Gerry McKinney, William Nash, Kevin McElhinney, Jackie Duddy
Jim Wray, Michael Kelly, William McKinney

The portraits are presented within a circle of oak leaves – symbol of Derry – one for each person.

Westland Street, Bogside, Derry

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1st Ballation Derry Brigade Dolmen

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A dolmen (neolithic tomb) and standing stone (with Ogham inscription) in Lecky Road, Derry, in honour of IRA volunteers.

“This plaque was presented by the republican movement, Derry, on 22nd October 1999 in recognition of those who erected and maintain the monument. Buíoch ó ghluaıseacht na poblachta.”

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Copyright © 2011 Peter Moloney