The scaffolding is still up in front of the new Stevie McKeag mural in Hopewell Crescent, Belfast. In-progess shot from July: M05746.
“In proud and loving memory [of] Stevie ‘Top Gun’ McKeag, military commander 2nd batt. C coy, West Belfast Brigade [UDA]. Born 01-04-1970, died 24-09-2000.”
Hopewell Crescent, Belfast
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Cuchulainn, defender of Northern Ireland: “Here we stand, here we remain: we simply want to take our God-ordained place as indigenous Ulster people, understanding and living out our identity without shame, retaliation, or indignation against those who have caused harm to our past and tried to castrate our culture, our identity and our place on this island.”
Shankill Parade, Belfast
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The Orange arch in Market Square, Dromore, features King William III on one side (“Honour all men, love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the king”) and Queen Elizabeth II on the other (“God save the queen”).
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Rival constituency offices on opposite sides of Market Square in Dromore. Above, the UUP office (Basil McCrea MLA); below, the DUP office (MLAs Jonathan Craig, Jeffrey Donaldson, Edwin Poots). With commentary on a nearby wall: “DUP sell out”.
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The ‘Andrew Murphy Memorial’ is a flute band from Carluke, Scotland, formed in 1988 and named after a member of the Carluke Orange Lodge (LOL 190).
Grange Drive, Ballyclare
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“Let us not forget those of our comrades who have made the supreme sacrifice. Ulster mourns them but is proud of the glory and honour they have won for the imperial province. Somme 1916”. Young Citizen Volunteers go over the top in WWI.
Grange Drive, Ballyclare
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Silhouetted WWI soldiers go over the top.
Thornhill Parade, Ballyclare
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“Together we stand alone, we band of brothers.” The four panels show the Ulster Volunteers become soldiers of the 36th Division, leaving the north vulnerable to nationalist attack (“Deserted I Stand Alone“) but raising the Division flag in the style of the Marine Corps monument in Arlington National Cemetery (USA). (This panel takes the place of the hooded gunmen that were previously in the centre.)
Grange Drive, Ballyclare
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Six panels on the Neilsbrook Loyalist arch: Randalstown Sons Of Ulster flute band, Siege Of Derry, Drumcree “United we stand”, 36th (Ulster) Division, William Of Orange, Sir Edward Carson. For more images from the estate see Loyalist Randalstown.
“This plaque was presented by the officers and members of Randalstown Sons Of Ulster flute band on Saturday 17th April 1999 in memory of all the Loyalist people of Ulster who have suffered at the hands of the enemies of our land.”
Blackthorn Way (at Brackenburn), Neilsbrook Park, Neilsbrook Road, Randalstown
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The flag of Israel flying in the three PUL communities across the North Antrim & Londonderry area: Henry Street, Londonderry; Boyne Row, Castledawson; Weirside, Randalstown
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