“Honour Irelands dead – wear an Easter lily”. On the left, the volunteer’s rifle is muzzle down, as at a graveside.
Mountpottinger Road, Short Strand, east Belfast
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Wear An Easter Lily
CNR
Neamhcromtha, Neamhbhrıste
“Unbowed, unbroken.” This is a version of the earlier Éıre/Ireland mural (depicted as a female in the centre of the mural) seen in 2005. Portraits of 18 local republicans are included, beginning with Charlie Monahan and Murtagh McAstocker. This mural is similar to the earlier one on the shop gable (which had 16 portraits).
The plaque to the left reads “Dedicated to the memory of the volunteers of B company 3rd battalion Belfast brigade Óglaıgh na hÉıreann who died fighting for an Irish socialist republic. Fuaır sıad bás ar son saoırse na hÉıreann.”
Mountpottinger Road, Short Strand, east Belfast
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My Hope Lies In The Ultimate Victory Of My People
“I have hope, indeed. All must have hope and never lose heart. My hope lies in the ultimate victory of my people [for my poor people] – Bobby Sands, March 5th, 1981.” Robert Ballagh was commissioned by Sınn Féın to produce a piece for the 20th anniversary of the 1981 hunger strike and came up with the ten doves escaping an H Block (see the Visual History of “Hawks” & Doves).
Mountpottinger Road, Short Strand, east Belfast
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Charlie Monahan
Charlie Monahan (Cathal Ó Monacháın/Ó Muıneacháın) died along with Con Keating and Daniel Sheehan in a motor accident in Kerry, when their car was driven off a pier on the way to help guide Roger Casement (shown in the top left) land a ship full of weapons. “T’was on Good Friday morning before the break of day/A German ship was signaling way out there in the bay/With 20,000 rifles already for to land/But no answering signal did come from the lonely Banna Strand … And the wild wind sings their requiem on the lonely Banna Strand.” “This mural was sponsored by the Brehon Law Society USA.”
Mountpottinger Road, Short Strand, east Belfast
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Hunger Strikers
Remember The Hunger Strikers
Posters in the shape of an “H” on the Falls Road, Belfast, announcing two events, one a fundraiser for Cumann Na Fuiseoige and the other on the “Scottish/Irish Connection” at the Devenish.
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Light A Candle In Their Memory
25th anniversary mural to the 1981 hunger strikers in Beechmount Avenue, Belfast, with a Sınn Féın “revolutionary party” board above.
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Continuity IRA Liberation
The Continuity IRA was formed in 1986 with the split between Sınn Féın and Republican Sınn Féın (see Sınn Féın Poblachtach). It became active after the ceasefire and peace process.
Iveagh Parade, west Belfast
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Éırí Amach Na Cásca
For the 90th anniversary of the Easter Rising, the mural shown above was painted on Beechmount Avenue, Belfast (a.k.a. RPG Avenue). The mural reproduces a 1941 stamp designed by Victor Brown showing an armed volunteer outside the GPO. For more information and the postage stamp, see Raising The Flag.
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Sınn Féın Poblachtach
Republican Sınn Féın (web) was created in a split with Sınn Féın in 1986 when it voted to allow elected members to take their seats as TDs in Dáıl Éıreann. This office is on the Falls Road, Belfast.
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Peter Moloney Collection 