“In loving memory Lt. Col. Bill Reynolds murdered [by the IRA] 7-7-87. Always remembered by his family, friends and comrades. Quis separabit.” Reynolds was shot in the (now abandoned) Village café and pool hall on the Ligoniel Road: News video of Reynolds’s death.
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“In loving memory Sgt Hill McFarlane, murdered 21/4/1987. Always remembered by his family, friends and comrades. Quis separabit.” McFarlane was beaten to death by fellow UDA members (Lost Lives 2828).
Leroy Street, Ligoniel, north Belfast
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“Artist Daniela Balmaverde has worked with older members of the local community to reminisce and to appreciate those from North Belfast who have made an impact on our broader society. A multiplicity of initiatives has altered the face and conditions of life in this community with Re-Imaging making a positive contribution to a long-term process. The project was launched by the Lord Mayor on August 2009 This project was funded through the Re-Imaging Communities programme of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and delivered by Belfast City Council with the support of Lower Ormeau Road Resident’s Action Group. This project is supported by the Shared Communities Consortium.”
The figures in the mural include Buck Alec Robinson, Rinty Monaghan, Sam McAughtry, Sir James Galway, Dame Mary Peters, Norman Whiteside, and Wayne McCullough. The mural replaced is the one equating the American Confederates with the Ulster Covenant.
Alliance Parade, Glenbryn, north Belfast
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The Alliance Avenue “peace” line from the (loyalist) Glenbryn side, looking towards Ardoyne.
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“KAT” [kill all Taigs], “Rab” (wee Rab?), “UVF” [Ulster Volunteer Force] on Woodvale Road, Belfast.
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Small bonfire in River Grove, off River Road, Derriaghy.
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The plaque reads “This mural was dedicated by Col. Robin Charley on 1st July 2009 to the people from this area who contributed to the to the effort during World War II. Also our American allies who were based here and later contributed to the conflict.”
US forces were still segregated racially during WWII; “colored” soldiers (as they were then called) were housed in a camp at Ballybog Road (WW2NI) where Seymour Hill PS now is and just below Seymour Hill House which was used to house evacuees from Belfast after the blitz and which was formerly owned by the Charley family (Lisburn.com | Lord Belmont) – it is now administered by Radius (formerly the BIH Association).
The “framed” portrait on the left is of William “Billy” Harbinson, a member of the Royal Ulster Rifles who was a POW at Colditz (Lisburn.com | WW2NI); the photograph can be seen in the RUR museum.
Painted by Tim McCarthy (“Verz” ig) for the Re-Imaging Programme; it replaces a UDA mural.
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From left to right: “UYM Milltown”, “Milltown UDA – Quis Separabit”, “Loyalist Milltown” on a yellow-starred flag akin to the Ulster Nationalist flag, “UFF South Belfast”.
Milltown Avenue, Dunmurry/Lisburn
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“UFF” graffiti on a lamp-pole on McKinstry Road.
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A swastika and “white power” graffiti next to the children’s mural in Boyne Court, off Sandy Row.
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