The lettering on the memorial to IRA volunteer Sean Keenan/Ó Cıanáın has been re-painted. See previously: Sean Keenan.
Fahan Street, Derry.
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Seán Keenan
Area Affiliation
A Poisonous Legacy
“British Army/RUC impunity – a poisonous legacy. 40+ years of British Army/RUC impunity, 351 dead, 4 prosecutions of soldiers. A police force that didn’t investigate, a prosecution service that didn’t prosecute, a judiciary that didn’t convict, an army that re-admitted convicted murderers, and successive governments that denied the murder of hundreds of [?interned?] civilians.”
The Poisonous Legacies conference was held in Derry’s Guildhall on June 14th and 15th 2013, organised by the Pat Finucane Centre and the Bloody Sunday Trust (pdf report).
This board is on the rear of Free Derry Corner.
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Beware The Risen People
Here is a selection of graffiti (and crude drawings, of the INLA emblem and a petrol bomb) from the Bogside, Derry: “Brits out now – IRA”, “BRY/RSYM”, “Erin go bragh – INLA/IRSP – beır bua”, “PSNI scum”
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End The Torture In Maghaberry Now
“Nor meekly serve my time” (in red on the right) is from Francie Brolly’s ‘The H-Block Song’ (youtube) and the “H” at the centre of “Maghaberry” has been painted in red.
At the end of the footbridge from Divis to the city centre, off Durham Street, Belfast.
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The Sagart
A tribute to Father Alec Reid, who died on November 22nd, 2013, and buried on the 27th, has been added to the international wall on Divis Street. Reid was a priest in the nearby Clonard monastery and helped negotiate between Sinn Féin and the SDLP and between nationalists and the government of the Republic. He is perhaps best known for attempting to save Corporals Wood and Howe and administering the last rites to them, in 1988 (WP).
This piece takes the place of a ‘Free Marian Price” mural on the International Wall (Divis St); Price was freed on May 30th, 2013.
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Years Of Sacrifice
This mural was originally intended to have two hooded gunmen firing a funeral volley (see X01436 for the draft), but because of protest by locals (see, e.g. NewsLetter) this was changed to two unmasked men, one of whom is clearly of the WWI era. Most of the mural refers to the modern UVF: the Nissen huts and towers are from Long Kesh, UVF members Robert Seymour, James Cordner, Joe Long, and Robert Bennett are listed on the left-hand side.
Carlingford Street, east Belfast. The “UVF 1st batt B. coy” graffiti is in Omeath Street.
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East Belfast Volunteers
This is a repainted version of the mural of ‘insignia’ of units of the eighth battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles. This new mural includes a background of silhouetted soldiers and additional poppies on the right of the main gable and along the bottom of the side wall; the units included remain the same as before.
The plaques on the side wall have changed slightly: the information plaque remains from before but the plaque of VC winners now includes photographs, and the words of Moina Michael’s ‘We Shall Keep The Faith’ are now included in addition to McCrae’s ‘In Flanders Fields’.
Canada Street, east Belfast
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The Untold Story
This is a repainted version of the Canada Street mural about Protestant refugees to Liverpool in 1971. The text on the right of the previous version began “In August 1971 many Protestants fled their homes as the IRA launched a bitter sectarian attack on Protestant communities throughout Belfast” but now does not mention the IRA.
To the mural has been added a laminated letter of thanks to Elsie (Allen) Doyle, one of the organisers in Liverpool
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in august 1971 many protestants fled their homes as the scale of violence erupted throughout belfast the loyal people of liverpool held out the hand of friendship in our hour of need up to 2000 terrified women and children escaped from burning homes to live in the safety of liverpool that act of friendship by the people of liverpool will never be forgotten a bond never broken no surrender telegraph the big flight of fear is on refugee problem is still growing number of homeless running into several thousand moving out of riot areas echo city gets ready northern ireland steamship ulster queen princes dock just after 6.30 am tired and strained hastily packed suitcases told of there anguish elsie allen doyle the debt of gratitude owed to this lady cannot be measured sitting in liverpool she seen the plight of the protestant families having to flee their home some of them burning as a member of lily of north ladies l.o.l. 79 she decided something had to be done her husband & father-in-law traveled to belfast in august 1971 what she saw motivated her to think that people could come and stay these needed a break away from mayhem that was going on in the name of the republican cause started to make plans and phoned friends including the orange order the hand of friendship was being extended across the irish sea they would not be found wanting took over 900 no mean feat seen they were all housed and cared for god bless you grandchildren loyalist stretched out to us
RUC George Cross
“This window on the theme PEACE was given to mark the sacrifices and honour the achievements of the Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross [foundation website] 1922-2001. Dedicated by The Most Reverend Lord Eames of Armagh 12th October, 2008. Houston McKelvey, dean [dedication text], Kenneth Patterson, warden, Phyllis Foster, warden.”
St Anne’s Cathedral, Donegall Street, Belfast city centre. Designed by Ann Smyth (web).
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No 4 Platoon
“This memorial is dedicated to the memory of the fallen Officers, NCOs and Volunteers of Number 4 Platoon, A Company, 1st Belfast Battalion, Ulster Volunteer Force. It serves as a tribute to those who fell while actively engaging the enemy from service having fulfilled their duties to the end. Their names and deeds are eternally venerated by their comrades in arms who continue to serve humbly in their honour. ‘They went with songs to battle, they were young,/Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow,/They remained staunch to the end against odds uncounted,/They fell with their faces to the foe.’ [Binyon’s ‘For The Fallen’]”
In the top left Carson is shown reviewing the Ulster Volunteers (and on top of the weapons beneath it, a cloth cap and WWI helmet) and in the top right are an old show of strength photograph and the former mural in this spot (with paramilitary cap and balaclava beneath).
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