Real IRA graffiti in the Lecky Road, Derry, underpass: “Political status now”, “Hoods beware – RIRA”, “Nationalists Defence Army”.
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Political Status Now
London-/Derry
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade is the military wing of Palestinian party Fatah, which was led by Yasser Arafat until his death in 2004. Fatah was the largest faction of the PLO (on the left). On the right is Basque militant group ETA. “FTH” is “f*ck the huns”.
Lecky Road, Derry
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Kill All PSNI Officers Now
Anti-police service graffiti from the Real IRA in Lecky Road, Derry.
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NDA – RIRA
The abbreviation “NDA” stands for “Nationalists Defence Army” a group of which there is no record apart from Derry graffiti. The ribbon and the “14” in the centre stand for the victims of Bloody Sunday.
Lecky Road, Derry
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Roll Of Honour
The roll of honour, seen unfinished in 2003, is completed with colour and the flags of IRA and INLA.
Lecky Road, Derry.
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IRA
A simple Tricolour with the letters “IRA”.
Lecky Road, Derry
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Penal Days
25 pounds is offered as the bounty for a priest, the same as for a wolf. The priest is conducting a Catholic mass but clergy were banned from Ireland under the 1652 Act Of Settlement, the Penal Laws (Na Péındlíthe).
South Link, Andersonstown, west Belfast
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Easter 1916
Side by side in Brandywell Road, Derry: the Easter lily (with “IRA” on one of the flags) and “disband the RUC”.
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Tıocfaıdh Ár Lá
Republican graffiti off Lecky Road, Derry: “Tıocfaıdh ár lá”, “IRA”, “Saoırse – Freedom”, “Fuck Da Queen”.
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Survivor
This is a 2004 image of the North’s longest-lasting mural. It was painted in 1981 and survives to the present day. It was painted before the custom took hold of putting flags on pikes in order to include the 1798 rebellion. Anne St/Glenanne, Derry. Seen previously in 1982.
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