Ibrox Stadium is the home ground of Scottish club Glasgow Rangers, which has a large following among Protestants in Northern Ireland. The bar was formerly the Bunch Of Grapes (owned by the UDA’s Jim Gray). It’s initial attempt to rebrand itself using Rangers’ logo and the name “Ibrox” drew threat from the club (Irish Independent), and it changed its livery to the Eye-brox bar shown above.
Beersbridge Road, east Belfast
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Ulster’s defenders, past and present, from Cuchulainn “Ancient defender of Ulster from Gael attacks”, via the 1893 UDU and WWI soldiers memorialised in the towers at Messines and Thiepval, to the modern UDA/UFF: “In memory of the officers and volunteers of A. Coy. UDA/UFF West Belfast Brigade who unselfishly dedicated their lives in defence of their country.”
There was also a Cuchulainn mural on Newtownards Road in 1992 (updated in 2005), as well as ‘past defenders’ in the form of B Specials and UDR (1992 | 2005).
Among the volunteers listed on the stone, 19 year old Alan Simpson was shot in his home in nearby Highfield Drive.
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“We have achieved peace, we have maintained peace – now stop the injustice: release our political hostages.” “Dedicated to Mark Rice”, a Tullycarnet resident who was jailed for 20 years for possession of an assault rifle used in the attack on Sean Graham bookmakers on the Ormeau Road in February 1992 (Relatives For Justice). To the left of centre, a red fist smashes through an Irish tricolour; a tricolour is also worn by the volunteer in the crosshairs.
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The Union Jack souvenir shop, at its Newtownards Road, Belfast, location, goes on-line at unionjackshop.com.
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In June 2006 the old Hawkin Street fire station building (built c. 1891) was damaged by fire and suffered structural damage (Ulster Architectural Heritage).
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Small Union Flag and Ulster Banner crests in the Fountain, Londonderry
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The Union flag, Ulster Banner, YCV, and NI football flags flying on lamp-posts in Rossdowney Road, Londonderry
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The British Ulster Alliance is a flute band with a ‘British nationalist’ ideology that occasionally travelled to Northern Ireland to attend marches, such as one in the White City (north of Belfast) in 2006 (Mirror). There was a Rathcoole mural to the band in 2001 (see J0823).
The Union Flag is a composite of the St George’s Cross (England), St Andrew’s Saltire (Scotland), and the Order of St Patrick/St Patrick’s Saltire (Ireland). No Welsh flag is included in the Union Flag. The Northern Irish flag (Ulster Banner) is based on the flag of Ulster.
Fountain Street, Londonderry
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Eddie The Head (in the guise of The Trooper) continues to storm over the Bogside, almost a decade after first being painted. Eddie has his own Visual History page.
Ebrington Terrace, Waterside, Londonderry
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UFF graffiti from Kennedy Place and Wapping Lane in the Fountain area of Londonderry. Both taigs (Catholics) and the RUC are warned to keep out. If you know what “RFC” stands for, please comment or get in touch.
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