“Cur stad le cıníochas” [“put an end to racism”] – This WARN (West Against Racism Network) mural puts anti-Irish sentiment (in London 1966 – “No blacks, no dogs, no Irish“) in parallel with racism against modern-day immigrants to Belfast.
International Wall, Divis Street, west Belfast
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Wolfe Tone is buried in Bodenstown graveyard, Co Kildare, and every year republicans make a pilgrimage there to commemorate his role in the United Irishmen’s 1798 Rebellion and the beginning of Irish nationalism. In 1972, the address was given by Máıre Drumm, vice-president of Sınn Féın, a position she held until she was assassinated in the Mater Hospital by the Red Hand Commando in October 1976.
“Ní síocháın gan saoırse … thinker and doer, dreamer of the immortal dram and doer of the immortal deed. We owe to this dead man more than we can ever repay him. To his teaching we owe it that there is such a thing as Irish nationalism. And to the memory of the deed he nerved his generation to do. To the memory of 1798 we owe it that there is any manhood left in Ireland …”
Divis Street, Belfast
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2005 image (with new black background) of the WBTA board on Divis Street, previously seen in 2003. Pickup is in Castle Junction/Gabhal An Chaısleaın.
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“Make partition history”. Sınn Féın, celebrating its 100th anniversary, puts out a call for a march in Dublin.
Falls Road, west Belfast
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“Ceol gan teoraınn” – “unlimited music” or “music without boundaries”. Belfast’s Sean Maguire (also McGuire) (1927-2005) was an All-Ireland fiddle champion and world-wide ambassador for traditional music (WP).
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A plaque and info board are added alongside the updated Nora McCabe/plastic bullet mural in Islandbawn Street, Belfast: “This mural is dedicated to Norah McCabe and all the victims murdered by rubber & plastic bullets used by the RUC & British Army. Sponsored by the Troops Out Movement & was unveiled on behalf of Relatives For Justice by Mary Pearson 11/09/05.” “Tá an múr-ealaın seo tíomnaıthe do Norah McCabe agus do no hıobartaıgh uılıg maraıthe agus gortıathe le pıléır rubaır agus plaısteacha ag an RUC agus ag Arm na Breataıne. Tá an múr-ealaın seo urraıthe ag Troops Out Movement agus nochtadh é thar cheann Relatives For Justice ag Mary Pearson ar 11/09/05.”
(2001 with original plaque | 2003 without original plaque)
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Seán Kelly, one of the bombers of Frizzell’s fish shop in 1993, was released under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement but returned to jail in June 2005 by NI Secretary Peter Hain. He would be released a month later.
Falls Road, west Belfast
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Moyard Parade, Belfast is renamed Bóthar Mháırtín Hurson/Martin Hurson Road in honour of the deceased 1981 hunger striker, who died after 46 days due to being unable to retain water. His street-sign is given an óglaıgh na hÉıreann border.
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IRA mural in Moyard Parade, Belfast, finding inspiration in the 1916 Easter Rising (indicated by the Easter lilies on either side).
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“In memory of Jack Duffin, Willie McManus, Christy Doherty, Peter Magee, James Kennedy. Murdered for their faith on 5th February 1992. Also in memory of all other local people who have been murdered for their faith. Go ndeana Dıa trocaıre ar a nanamacha.” The five Catholics were killed and nine more injured in a UDA attack on Sean Graham’s bookmakers on the Ormeau Road, Belfast.
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