A volunteer in balaclava and beret with his hands in the pockets of his bomber jacket, against a sunburst.
Rossville Street, Bogside, Derry
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Copyright © 1983 Peter Moloney
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Fıanna Éıreann
Area Affiliation
R.I.P.
A Latin cross, rather than a Cetlic cross, flies two tricolours in honour of the ten deceased hunger strikers: Bobby Sands “M.P.”, Francis Hughes, Raymond McCreesh, Patsy O’Hara, Joe McDonnell, Martin Hurson, Kevin Lynch, Kieran Doherty “T.D.”, Tom McElwee, and Michael Devine. Park Avenue, Derry
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Copyright © 1983 Peter Moloney
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Anoıs Tá Tú Ag Dul Isteaċ I Saor Ḋoıre
The back of Free Derry Corner is painted for the first time with an Irish-language version of the slogan “You are now entering Free Derry” (in old script, with dots over the “c” and “d” rather than inserted “h”s).
Rossville Street, Derry
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Copyright © 1983 Peter Moloney
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PLO-IRA
PLO and IRA volunteers share an RPG launcher, symbolizing their “One struggle”. “Painted by the Irish Republican Youth Movement.” Beechmount (a.k.a. RPG) Avenue, Belfast.
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Copyright © 1982 LC
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Meenan Square, 1982
“PIRA” and “Provos” graffiti on the left, with a Tricolour, and in the distance on the right, on the walls of the old town, “Vote Sinn Féin”.
Meenan Square, Bogside, Derry
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Copyright © 1982 Peter Moloney
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1916-1982/Break Thatcher’s Back
Here is a 1982 image of the Break Thatcher’s Back mural in Rockmore Road, Belfast, showing a blanket man with outstretched arms demanding “status now”, framed by a large “H” and surrounded by barbed wire, Tricolours, and the Starry Plough. In 1981, there was a Sean O’Casey quote on the left, rather than a lily and the year of the Easter Rising — 1916. “Free Belfast” in the top left.
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Copyright © 1982 LC
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They Demand These Rights
The ten hunger strikers and the five demands, on either side of a phoenix with Sunburst and Tricolour:
“Bobby Sands; Francis Hughes; Raymond McCreesh; Patsy O’Hara; Joe McDonnell; Martin Hurson; Kevin Lynch; Kieran Dohery; Thomas McElwee; Michael Devine”
“No prison uniform; no prison work; free associaiton; letters, parcels, visits; full remission: as prisoners of war they demand these rights”
Central Drive, Creggan, Derry
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Victory To The Hunger Strikers
A golden phoenix rises from burning coals “carrying” the Irish Tricolour and a Sunburst flag. Above it are posters of the ten hunger strikers.
Drumleck Drive, Shantallow, Derry
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Copyright © 1982 Peter Moloney
M00193
Spirit Of Freedom
The lark in barbed wire symbolising political prisoners, in Westland Street, Bogside, Derry.
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Copyright © 1982 Peter Moloney
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IRA Rule Derry
On the left, a Bible quote — “No greater love hath a man than he lays down his life for his friends.” [John 15:13] — and The 5 Demands — No prison uniform, no prison work, free association, letters, visits, etc., full remission — with the oak leaf and crossed rifles of the Derry Brigade Provisional IRA in between.
On the right, Starry Plough, fractured “H”, and Irish Tricolour are linked by barbed wire. With posters above for hunger-strikers Pat Sheehan, Jackie McMullan, [Hugh] Gerry Carville, who all ended their strikes when October 3rd, 1981, when the strike was ended.
Westland Street, Derry
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Copyright © 1982 Peter Moloney
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