“I ndıl chuımhne Vol. Desmond Morgan 26th November 1973 killed on active service. Fuaır sé bás ag troıd ar son na saoırse.”
Dessie Morgan, of the East Tyrone IRA, was shot while attempting to hijack a vehicle in Coalisland (Sutton | Bresnahan). The stone in his memory is in Dungannon Road.
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“¡No pasarán! In memory of the International Brigades and the men from Derry, Donegal & Tyrone who served in the struggle against fascism in defence of the Spanish Republic 1936 – 38. I measc laochra lucht oıbre go raıbh a n-aınm – May their names [name] be among the heroes of labour. Erected by the North West Spanish Civil War Project, July 2013.”
The plaque is on the Unite building in Carlisle Road, Derry.
The IRSP board is in Fahan Street. It names Thomas Traynor, John Murphy, Benjamin Frederick Murray, Eamon McGrotty, George Gorman, Jack Flynn, James Donald, Peadar O’Donnell, James Campbell, Hugh O’Donnell, Paddy O’Daire, Joseph Kelly, Paddy Roe McLaughling, Francis William Vincent O’Donnell, Brian Goold-Verschoyle, Paddy Glacken, Phil Boyle, Hugh Bonner, Herbert Pollock, Charles McGuinness, William McChrystal, Joe Boyd.
For brief biographies of those named, see Ireland Spanish Civil War.
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“The Coalisland – Dungannon Civil Rights March left this point on 24th August 1968. This was the first march in the historic and momentous campaign to establish Civil Rights in the north of Ireland. Marchers were forcefully prevented by the RUC from entering Dungannon Square. This stone, erected on the fortieth anniversary, pays tribute to the courage and strength of those who carried forward the coming Civil Rights campaign – the marchers and stewards who stood against State and RUC threat and intimidation in August 1968 and the following years of struggle. 1968 Civil Rights Commemoration 2008.”
30-second RTÉ clip of the notice forbidding entry to Dungannon Square being served | An Phoblacht retrospective
2018 Irish Times article on the 50th anniversary of the march
Barrack Street, Coalisland.
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Bobby Sands has been replaced at the centre of this Enniskillen board by a copy of the 1916 Proclamation flanked by Easter lilies. (See the previous version.) The rest of the board remains the same: graveside mourners surrounded by the four provinces and Celtic knotwork. The sunburst and starry plough have been painted in the corners of the out-building.
Corban Avenue sports facility, Loughview Road, Enniskillen
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“Support Maghaberry POW’s – End forced isolation of POW’s – Gavin Coyle in solitary confinement since April 2011”
Coyle was interview in connection with the bomb attack that killed an off-duty Catholic PSNI officer, Ronan Kerr, in 2008, and charged with possession of firearms and explosives (BBC).
The tarp is in the street where Coyle resides: Culmore Park, Omagh
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A message in Lone Moor Road, Derry.
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Anti-Agreement board and stencils — “Support our POWs”, “End controlled movement”, etc. — and an Easter Rising billboard in Toome (Hillhead Road and Moneynick Road).
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The story of Derry is told in a long series of stained glass windows in the Guildhall. Shown here are those which tell the story of the siege and relief of Derry.
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In addition to the 13 people killed on Bloody Sunday, plus John Johnston who died later, the window commemorates “the innocent people killed during the Troubles in the Derry area.”
The artist’s signature is in the bottom left: “Peter T.G. Rooney”.
Guildhall, Shipquay Place/Guildhall Square, Derry
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The G8 – meeting in Enniskillen next week – have the Earth in a vice and are making its children poor on a diet of “Arms trade, care home closures, bedroom tax, waste incineration, climate change, austerity.” Free Derry Collective
On the rear of Free Derry Corner from the “Free Derry Collective” (who were behind a 2010 board and event marking the centenary of James Connolly’s return to Ireland).
See also: preparations in the host city: G8 Cover-Up | protest on Slıabh Dubh, Belfast: The Usual Suspects.
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