Belfast

West Belfast Taxis Tours

Extramural Activity2 Comments

Although visitors have been touring the murals for years, this Divis Street, Belfast, this board advertising black taxi tours is an early indicator of what is sometimes called “troubles tourism”, five years after the ratification of the Good Friday Agreement. Pickup is in Castle Junction/Gabhal An Chaısleaın.

Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2003 Peter Moloney
M02002

Expose Collusion

Extramural ActivityLeave a comment

This anti-collusion board above the Sinn Féin office on the Falls Road sources the problem to 10 Downing Street, home of the UK Prime Minister. The same “State Sponsored Murder” board appeared in Andersonstown. The partially obscured plaques are of Pat McGeown (middle) and Loughran-McBride-O’Dwyer (right).

Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2003 Peter Moloney
M01998

Cearta Teanga, Cearta Daonna

Extramural ActivityLeave a comment

Pobal is a non-profit community development organisation. The mural above is in support of Irish-language rights. “Cearta teanga, cearta daonna – Language rights are human rights”, “An Ghaeılge thart tımpeall oraınn – Irish is all arond us”, “Ní mór an Bılle Ceart tosca saınıúla na Gaeılge a chur san áıreamh – The Bill of Human Rights must reflect the unique circumstances of the Irish language.” Brighton Street, Belfast

Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2003 Peter Moloney
M01995

While Ireland Holds These Graves

Extramural Activity1 Comment

Headstones in (roughly) reverse order: the Gibraltar Three (1988); the 1981 Hunger Strikers; Terence O’Neill (July 1, 1980); Gaughan and Stagg (1970s); the Antrim cross; Caffney, Perry, Burns (1940s); Tom Williams; McKelvery and McCartney (1920s); volunteers  1867-1922 (including “Roger Casement, Ballymena”); the United Irishmen of 1798 and 1803.

Milltown Cemetery, west Belfast

Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2003 Peter Moloney
M01967 M01972 M01968 M01966 M01956 (dates back to at least 1988) M01970 M01971 M01969 M01964 M01957 M01963 M01959 M01960 M01958 M01960 M01961 M01962 M01965

Éıre Nua

Extramural ActivityLeave a comment

“Éıre Nua” was the Provisional Sınn Féın and (after the 1986 split) Republican Sınn Féın (RSF) plan (pdf | also a social and economic plan pdf) for a federal Ireland, with a semi-independent Ulster parliament.

The board above combines various iconic images: Divis tower, Cave Hill, Free Derry Corner, the female volunteer in beret, the revolutionary in front of the Tricolour on a pike.

Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2003 Peter Moloney
M01994