
The republican slogan “Tıocfaıdh ár lá” (“our day will come”) fashioned into the shape of an armalite rifle.
Ballycolman, Strabane
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This post begins a series of five in a row on a wall in Ballycolman estate in Strabane. First (on the left) we have the shields of the four provinces, and their names in Irish, with a Tricoloured shield and sunburst shield of Na Fıanna in the middle.
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A volunteer with a suface-to-air missile (see SAM 7 Avenue, which is just out of shot to the right) with a quote from Sınn Féın and Cumann Na mBan leader Máıre Drumm: “We must take no steps backwards. All our steps must be onwards to victory!” Ballycolman, Strabane.
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“North West Roll Of Honour INLA”. Seven volunteers – and one empty spot – are listed in this Ballycolman mural: Neil McMonagle, Colm McNull, Pierce Moore, Patsy O’Hara, Kevin Lynch, Micky Devine, James McPhilemy. Featuring the red star of socialism and the Starry Plough of the INLA. Painted by “BRSY” Ballycolman Republican Socialist Youth.
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IRSP/INLA mural in Ballycolman estate, Strabane, featuring a tricoloured phoenix with wings spread below two volunteers with rifles crossed. Also the red star of socialism and four empty shields, presumably where the four provinces might have gone.
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The hand of Ireland catches the hand of Britain in the act of ripping a tricoloured Northern Ireland from the island of Ireland. Blood drips from the severed six counties, as well as from the British limb.
Also seen in 1990.
For the same idea in Belfast, see Stad Maggie Anoıs.
Townsend Street, Strabane.
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