James Connolly – Page 5 – Peter Moloney Collection

Éıre Nua

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INLA and IRA murals on Rossville Street, Derry, including a volunteer waving the Starry Plough, a Celtic cross draped in the Irish tricolour and a Starry Plough, the island of Ireland in green, white, and orange, a phoenix, Pearse & Connolly, Thatcher-headed Britain biting/pulling on Ireland – “Get the Brits out!”, and the RPG as “IRA weapon of resistance”.

For the first part of the wall (out of shot on the left), see Resistance and Murdered By Paratroopers).

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Let Us Rise

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“The great only appear great because we are on our knees – let us rise”. The quote – also used by Jim Larkin – appeared in Connolly’s article on Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee visit to Ireland. His portrait is flanked by the tricolour and the starry plough.

“Sponsored by trade union group”, painted by Digger.

Beechmount Avenue, west Belfast.