“Castledawson Protestant War Memorial Hall. This stone was laid by Mrs. Chichester-Clark 1st April, 1929”
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Protestant War Memorial Hall
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Castledawson War Memorial
The Castledawson War Memorial lists names of local people who died in British forces from WWI, WWII, and the Troubles – the latter panel is visible in image above, listing three UDR soldiers Arrell, Lennox, and McQuillan, and Reserve RUC member Evans.
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Francis Hughes
The birthplace of Francis Hughes, IRA volunteer, the RUC’s most wanted man, and second hunger striker to die in 1981, is commemorated on Scribe Road (perhaps from “scríob” (for “furrow”), Bellaghy. “From the people of south Derry.”
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Cuımhníonn Muıntır Dhoıre Ar Na Staılceorí Ocraıs
[The people of Derry remember the hunger strikers] Scenes from the rally for the 2010 National Hunger Strike Commemoration, August 15th, 2010, in Hunters Park, Bellaghy. The left-hand painting is signed by a Short Strand artist and Marty Lyons; the right-hand painting is of the capture of native son Francis Hughes.
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Blessed Are Those Who Hunger For Justice
This poster of Irish hunger strikers goes back before Frank Stagg and Michael Gaughan in the 1970s to include Thomas Ashe, Michael Fitzgerald, Terence McSwiney, Joseph Murphy, Joseph Whitty, Dennis Barry, Andrew O’Sullivan, Tony D’Arcy, [Seán] Jack MacNeela, and Sean McCaughey.
There are individual portraits of all twelve.
Mullaghboy Road, Bellaghy
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My Brother Is Not A Criminal
The title phrase is attributed to Brian McCreesh of his hunger-striker brother Raymond, from Camlough, Co Armagh. “Remember the H-Block martyrs.” This board is (temporarily) on display in Main Street, Dungiven.
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Dungiven Remembers
“Dungiven remembers INLA Vol Kevin Lynch. Help build the socialist republic for which he died.” Lynch died after 71 days on hunger strike in 1981. The IRSP was the political wing of the INLA and continues to operate.
Update: the board perhaps met its end on a bonfire in the Fountain in 2014.
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Vol. Kevin Lynch
Republican flags are mounted above the Kevin Lynch portrait in Church Street, Dungiven, previously seen in 2001.
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City Of Culture
In July of 2010, Londonderry (or “Derry~Londonderry” as it would be styled) (BBC) was chosen as the first UK ‘city of culture’, with a programme of events taking place in 2013 (Culture NI). This Fountain mural shows a Union Flag United Kingdom and the shields of the four ‘home’ nations.
Fountain Street, Londonderry
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Londonderry Coat Of Arms
The coat of arms of Londonderry involves “the picture of death (or a skeleton) on a mossy stone & in the dexter point a castle” below the arms of the city of London. It is here joined by the flags of Britain, Scotland, and the crimson of the Apprentice Boys, as well as two cannons from the walls of Derry.
Hawking Street, in the Fountain, Londonderry
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