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Stad Maggie Anoıs

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A hand with tricoloured cuff attempts to stop one with a Union flag from taking the six counties from the rest of the island. The plural imperative would be “stadaıgí”.

The image was used (in the 70s? and 80s?) in the United States for fundraising (MOMA | Fb | Etsy).

Beechmount Avenue, west Belfast. See also the same idea in Strabane: England Get Out Of Ireland.

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Tell The World, Freedom Is At Hand

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The death by hanging of African National Congress supporter Benjamin Moloise on 18 October, 1985, for the alleged murder of a South African policeman, drew international condemnation and led to widespread rioting in Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth. (ExecutedToday | Jet) His words, “tell the world, freedom is at hand”, are paired with a phrase from Bobby Sands, “we aim to be free”, in this ANC-IRA mural featuring an armalite and a zulu shield and spear. In the second and third images the boards (above the mural) declaring west Belfast an “apartheid free zone”/”ceantar saor ó apartheıd” can be seen.

“Beır bua” [seize victory]; “erected by Sınn Féın April 1986”

Ascaıll Ard Na bhFeá/Beechmount Avenue, west Belfast

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I gCuımhne Agus In Onóır

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“In memory and in honour” — the dead volunteer of the Derry troubles is made equivalent to the Celtic warrior of Irish mythology. Rossville Street, Derry. The list is longer than the previous version of this mural (Roll Of Honour) and than in In Proud And Loving Members Of Derry’s Dead Volunteers: Joseph Coyle, Thomas McCool, Thomas Carlin, Eamonn Lafferty, James O’Hagan, Gerry Donaghy, Colm Keenan, Eugene McGillan, John Starrs, James/Seamus Bradley, Michael Quigley, John Brady, James Carr, James McDaid, Joe/Joseph Walker, Gerard Craig, David Russell, Michael Meenan, John McDaid, Ethel Lynch, Brian (= Bernard?) Coyle, Dennis/Denis Heaney, Patrick/Patsy Duffy, George McBrearty, Charles Maguire, Eamon Bradley, Phil McDonnell, Richard Quigley, Danny Doherty, William Fleming, Ciaran Fleming, Charles English

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An Phoblacht

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Here – badly damaged – is the first mural in Sevastopol Street, Belfast, showing workers reading the paper against the background of an edition of the paper commemorating the Easter Rising. “Official organ of the Republican Movement: Contents include War News, Features, IRA Statement, Prison News from Ireland & England, News from throughout the 32 Counties, Solidarity News from Abroad.” The emblem of the United Irishmen – a maid of Erin harp with the words “Equality – It is new strung and shall be heard” – is in the top left.

“Painted by Beechmount & Iveagh Sınn Féın Youth.”

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Guess Who

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Here are five images of the Bogside shops at the junction of Westland Street and Lecky Road, with a large Óglaıgh na hÉıreann mural, which was later vandalised with “Guess who” and graffiti added to the right reading “B Specials Irish League: Newry 9, RUC 0”.

Bogside, Derry

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