The back of Free Derry Corner is painted for the first time with an Irish-language version of the slogan “You are now entering Free Derry” (in old script, with dots over the “c” and “d” rather than inserted “h”s).
Rossville Street, Derry
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PLO and IRA volunteers share an RPG launcher, symbolizing their “One struggle”. “Painted by the Irish Republican Youth Movement.” Beechmount (a.k.a. RPG) Avenue, Belfast.
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“PIRA” and “Provos” graffiti on the left, with a Tricolour, and in the distance on the right, on the walls of the old town, “Vote Sinn Féin”.
Meenan Square, Bogside, Derry
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Here is a 1982 image of the Break Thatcher’s Back mural in Rockmore Road, Belfast, showing a blanket man with outstretched arms demanding “status now”, framed by a large “H” and surrounded by barbed wire, Tricolours, and the Starry Plough. In 1981, there was a Sean O’Casey quote on the left, rather than a lily and the year of the Easter Rising — 1916. “Free Belfast” in the top left.
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The ten hunger strikers and the five demands, on either side of a phoenix with Sunburst and Tricolour:
“Bobby Sands; Francis Hughes; Raymond McCreesh; Patsy O’Hara; Joe McDonnell; Martin Hurson; Kevin Lynch; Kieran Dohery; Thomas McElwee; Michael Devine”
“No prison uniform; no prison work; free associaiton; letters, parcels, visits; full remission: as prisoners of war they demand these rights”
Central Drive, Creggan, Derry
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A golden phoenix rises from burning coals “carrying” the Irish Tricolour and a Sunburst flag. Above it are posters of the ten hunger strikers.
Drumleck Drive, Shantallow, Derry
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The lark in barbed wire symbolising political prisoners, in Westland Street, Bogside, Derry.
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On the left, a Bible quote — “No greater love hath a man than he lays down his life for his friends.” [John 15:13] — and The 5 Demands — No prison uniform, no prison work, free association, letters, visits, etc., full remission — with the oak leaf and crossed rifles of the Derry Brigade Provisional IRA in between.
On the right, Starry Plough, fractured “H”, and Irish Tricolour are linked by barbed wire. With posters above for hunger-strikers Pat Sheehan, Jackie McMullan, [Hugh] Gerry Carville, who all ended their strikes when October 3rd, 1981, when the strike was ended.
Westland Street, Derry
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At the base of Rossville flats (as seen in the second image): “Patsy O’Hara, O.C. [Officer Commanding, in Long Kesh], INLA”. The shamrock makes a rare appearance alongside the Tricolour and Starry Plough. Rossville Street, Derry. With “Victory to the INLA”, “FTQ”, “Provos” and “IRA” graffiti, and, on the right hand side, the Bloody Sunday memorial.
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Cú Chulaınn, with shield, is strapped upright to a rock in order to fight to the very end, next to a roll of honour of Derry Brigade IRA volunteers.
Rossville Street, Bogside, Derry.
Vol Thomas McCool 1970
Vol Thomas Carlin 1970
Vol Joseph Coyle 1970
Vol Eamonn Lafferty 1971
Vol James O’Hagan 1970
Fıan Gerry Donaghy 1972
Vol Colm Keenan 1972
Vol Eugene McGillan 1972
Vol John Starrs 1972
Vol Seamus Bradley 1972
Vol Michael Quigley 1972
Vol John Brady 1972
Vol James Carr 1972
Vol James McDaid 1972
Vol Joe Walker 1973
Vol Gerard Craig 1973
Vol David Russell 1974
Vol Michael Meenan 1974
Vol John McDaid 1974
Vol Ethel Lynch 1974
Vol Brian Coyle 1976
Vol Denis Heaney 1978
Vol Patrick [Duffy 1978]
Vol George [McBrearty 1981]
Vol Charles [Maguire 1981]
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