Four images from around Silverbridge, Co Armagh. First, a vintage “RUC Out” on a traffic sign; second, “No absentee landlord repossessor’s or their agents wanted in south Armagh” (for some background, see No Grabbers Here); third, an anti-Agreement stencil protesting the treatment of republicans in Maghaberry; fourth, “IRA” nail-up on a power-line pole near lower Cashel Lough.
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These are images from 2012 of the ‘My brother is not a criminal’ memorial in Ford’s Cross/Silverbridge, seen previously in 2006.
As the second image shows, earlier hunger strikers are also remembered: Thomas Ashe 1917, Michael Fitzgerald, Joseph Murphy, Terence McSwiney 1920, Joseph Whitty, Denis Barry, Andy Sullivan 1923, Tony Darcy, Sean McNeela 1940, Sean McCaughey 1946, Michael Gaughan 1974, Frank Stagg 1976.
The gallery of twelve hunger strikers in ‘Remember the hunger strikers’ is further up the road, towards Cullyhanna.
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Two images from Creggan, Co. Armagh (near Crossmaglen). First, the memorial to “Brendan Burns, Carnally, 1958-1988” and “Brendan Moley, Dorsey, 1958-1998” “who died here on active service on the 29th February 1988 – fuaır sıad bás ar son na saoırse.” (Tribute from RN.) A Celtic warrior with a spear stands in front of a Janus statue. “South Armagh Sınn Féın Cumann.”
Below, “restore political status”. Both are on Donaldson’s Road.
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The message says “Maghaberry” but the watch-towers are the ones familiar from pre-Agreement murals featuring Long Kesh.
The Barrack-Buster mural was seen previously in 2006 in South Armagh Roll Of Honour.
Newry Road, Crossmaglen, with a stencil from Newtown Road, Camlough and a board from Camlough Road, Newry.
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“Murder! Paul Quinn refused to be bullied for that he was beaten to death. Is this the ‘peace’ you signed up for? Your community in the grip of murderers!” Paul Quinn, from Cullyhanna, was beaten to death in 2007 by a group of about ten men at a County Monaghan farm, in what is thought by the family to have been a dispute with the local (South Armagh) IRA (WP).
Cardinal O’Fiaich Square, Crossmaglen
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This is the signage for the Rossa Gaels (Fb) above the front door of the clubhouse on Casltedawson Road.
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A notice for “Ballynahinch Orange festival – flagship 12th – Thursday 12th July” sits in the window of the Orange Hall, “AD 1932” in Dromore Road.
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“Lest we forget – battle of the Somme 1916”, with the names of 24 WWI battles. Ballynahinch Protestant Boys flute band (Fb), “est. 2000”
Main Street, Ballynahinch
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“This monument is dedicated to all those from the South Down locality who lost their lives or played a part in the fight for Irish freedom. Fuaır sıad bas [bás] ar son saoırse na heıreann [hÉıreann]”: [IRA volunteers] Peter McNulty, James Carlin, Martin Curran, Leo O’Hanlon, Vivien Fitzsommons, Alphonsus Cunningham, Pauline Kane, Paul Magorrian, Francis Rice, and Colum Marks, who is also included in a north Down memorial.
With adjacent stencil from anti-Agreement republicans: “Restore political status”
South Square, Castlewellan
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