Vita, Veritas, Victoria

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Three loyalist emblems in a row in Bond’s Place, London-/Derry. first, the crest of the city of Londonderry – “Vita, Veritas, Victoria”. Second, the insignia of four loyalist groups (UFF, UDA, LPA, UDF) in the quarters of an Ulster Banner shield. (See Sans Peur Fountain, Sans Peur Percy Street.) Third, the insignia of the UDA, present in 1985 along with a King William.

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Copyright © 1990 Peter Moloney
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United We Stand, Divided We Fall

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The Siege and Relief of Derry are portrayed in two panels painted by J[?] Thompson, and the names of the thirteen Apprentice boys who closed the gates to the city are given in the middle: Campsie, Crookshanks, Morison, Steward, Irwin, Sherrard, Harvy, Cairns, Sherrard, Cunningham, Conninghman, Hunt, Spike. To the left and right are shields of brethren around the world: England, America, Australia, Quebec, and Eire (Éıre).

Sandy Row, south Belfast

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Copyright © 1990 Peter Moloney
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Faith, Hope And Charity

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Orange Order symbols and slogans on a wall on Circular Road, Larne, such as the Union flag, the Mountjoy, the ladder, a cockerel, a goat, William on his horse, “This we maintain”, “1688 – 1690”, “No popery here”. To the left is an Orange arch. The mural dates back to 1969 at least.

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Copyright © 1988 Alan Gallery
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