Here are two images from Twinbrook Road, Belfast, one of a hunger strike 20th anniversary board with portraits of the ten deceased men and a lark carrying keys in a circle of barbed wire and the other showing “IRA” in green, white, and orange letters.
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Republican graffiti on the roof of the shops at Lecky Road and Meenan Square, Derry.
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“In proud and loving memory of Vol. Seamus Bradley, killed on active service 31st July 1972. Beırıgí bua.” For (a little) more, see Hegarty And Bradley; for much more, see Volunteer Seamus Bradley.
Central Drive, Creggan, Derry
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Seán Dolan was an IRA and GAA member, a playwright and musician, and fluent in six languages. He died in 1941 after growing ill during 14 months spent interned on the Al Rawdah (Derry Journal). “Fuaır sé bás ar son na hÉıreann.” This memorial plaque is in Bligh’s Lane, Derry.
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Two armed and masked volunteers hold aloft an RPG, claiming “victory”, even though “our day” is still coming (tıocfaıdh ár lá). This is a crude version of the 1982 PLO -IRA mural in Belfast, but the direct ancestor of this board is the similar one – Victory – on Eastway, Derry, from 2000.
Please get in touch if you know what “BCRF” stands for. “CRF” (by itself) stands for “Catholic Reaction Force”. So, perhaps “Bogside Catholic reaction Force”? Or Bogside-Creggan Reaction Force”?
Fahan Street, Derry
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“IRA” and Easter lily nail-ups in Iveagh Crescent, Newry.
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The original version of this mural (in 1994) had the words “Óglaıgh Na hÉıreann” rather than IRA and lacked the Starry Plough – the sunburst and hooded gunman (with Uzi?) remain the same.
Carnagat Road, Newry
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Real IRA graffiti in Rossville Street, Derry.
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Shields of three of the four provinces on light poles in Westland Street, Derry, augmented with “RIRA”, “Celtic”, “RIP Bobby Sands” and Tricolours and Sunburst.
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The “P” make it clear that it’s the Provisionals who are being criticised for surrendering.
Eastway, Derry
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