This mural expresses solidarity between Irish republican and Palestinian prisoners of war. It was painted by Carlos Latuff, a Brazilian political cartoonist, in collaboration with a local artist. There’s a picture of them in front of the mural, as well as Latuff’s cartoon version, here. He also drew a cartoon on the wall of a café in Belfast and visited Derry.
Northumberland Street, west Belfast
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“Britain out of Ireland” and “No PSNI” from eirigi.org stencilled placards on Northumberland Street (Visual History).
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“In memory of IRA volunteers Gerard Crossan, Tom McCann, Tony Lewis, John [Sean] Johnston, who died while on active service on the 9th March 1972 at 32 Clonard St. Erected by the Greater Clonard Ex-Prisoners Association.” The four died in a premature explosion (“active service”) presumably at the home of Lewis, who lived in Clonard Street. Crossan and Johnston were 19, McCann and Lewis were 20 (The Troubles 11).
Clonard Street, Belfast
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“Free all Basque political prisoners” – a new mural launched during Féıle 2012 in Beechmount Avenue, Belfast.
The symbol on the left represents amnesty for Basque prisoners (BasqueMurals). On the right, next to “Basque Belfast Solidarity Committee” (Fb) is the Basque cross of Lauburu (WP).
With thanks to basquemurals.wordpress.com
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Ballymurphy, The Aftermath was first produced for Féile in 2011 and returned for Féile 2012, running for a week in the Conway Mill. The play was written by Brenda Murphy and directed by Pam Brighton (An Phoblacht | Ballymurphy Massacre | BBC).
“Relatives For Justice – plastic bullet vigil, Wednesday 8th August, Andersonstown barracks site, 6.00PM – 7.00PM” – see 2011’s Transgenerational Trauma.
Falls Road/Glen Road, Belfast
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“Jim Stranney, republican and socialist, 1915-1938, fought and died in the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939. ‘You were of the people and for the people your life was laid.’ No pasarán. Erected by Teach Na Fáılte [INLA ex-prisoners] & The Belfast Cultural and Local History Group.” Stranney was killed in an assault on a fascist position near Gandesa on July 30th or 31st, 1938 (Belfast Media | tw). For a brief biography see CarltonBooks.
Above the door of 10 John Street, Belfast, which is perhaps where his parents lived.
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“Belfast, Shankill Road the heart of the empire salutes her majesty on 60 glorious years.” [1952-2012]
This is a new three-part installation of boards on Crimea Street for Queen Elizabeth’s diamond (60th) jubilee. For “Ulster To England” see Ulster Girl. On the left are flags of the home nations along with the Royal Standard and Union Flag.
For some close-ups, see the Seosamh Mac Coille collection.
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“Fourstep Inn, bombed 10.20 pm Wednesday 29th September 1971, 2 people [Alexander Andrews and Ernest Bates] killed”,
The plaque is on what is now the Northern Ireland Supporters Club, on the Shankill Road at Lanark Way. The pub was full of Linfield supporters watching the 2nd leg of the match against Standard Liège – 27 more people were injured in the blast (Irish Times).
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A few words of Irish – “Lamh Dearg Abu” – in a loyalist mural in Glenwood Street, just off the Shankill Road, through strictly it should be “Lámh Dhearg Abú”. “Lámh dhearg” means “red hand”, and this is a Red Hand Commandos’ mural.
The same motto was on the mural that this one replaced, which can be seen at M02433.
The scrolls name ten RHC units, including “North Down” as distinct from “Co. Down”, “South East Antrim” as distinct from “Co Antrim”, and England and Scotland.
The panels of text are two verses from Robert Laurence Binyon’s For The Fallen and some lines from Rudyard Kipling’s Ulster (here given as “Ulster 1912”: “Believe we dare not boast/Believe we dare not fear/We stand to pay the cost/In all that men hold dear”
Glenwood Street, Belfast
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A mural from 1st Shankill Somme association (Fb) commemorating the Battle of the Somme, with soldiers running through no-man’s land and the Ulster Tower memorial. With support from the Govan Somme Association, Grapes Bar, Glasgow.
Replaces the Tombo Kinner mural.
On the locally-named “Passchendaele Court” (a.k.a. Conway Walk, off Conway St.).
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