The Woodvale Defence Association (WDA) was the largest of the local associations which merged together in 1971 to form the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) and the WDA became B company of 2nd battalion (WP).
Disraeli Street, Woodvale, west Belfast
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The Young Citizen Volunteers are the youth wing of the UVF which takes its name from the Ulster Volunteers of 1912 (see the license plate of the van). Seen previously in 2001.
Walnut Street, Donegall Pass, south Belfast
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This Ulster Volunteers/UVF board in Caw, Londonderry, includes familiar imagery from the Covenant to Long Kesh. The most unusual element is the inclusion of the Ulster Defence Union manifesto from St Patrick’s Day 1893, behind the hooded gunmen in the top right.
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This is a mural of hooded UVF gunmen in front of a mural (or three murals) that are on the side of the shops at the top of Kinsale Park (see Ulster Volunteers).
Kinsale Park, Caw, Londonderry
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Londonderry UVF 1st battalion C company memorial mural in Sperrin Park in the Caw, with UVF and YCV boards on the fence in front, and RHC letters off to the side.
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“In memory of Ben Redfern, Lindsay Mooney, Cecil McKnight, Gary Lynch, Ray Smallwoods, William Campbell. Lest we forget.” For Redfern and Lynch, see It’s Still Only Thursday; Smallwoods has a WP page; Campbell died in 2002 in a premature pipe-bomb explosion (Guardian).
Lincoln Court, Londonderry
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Lower Shankill UDA/UFF mural, with a pair of balaclava’ed gunmen kneeling to either side of UDA and UFF flags. This mural is a survivor from the days of Johnny Adair (Visual History).
Hopewell Crescent, west Belfast
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2000 mural placing Ulster Freedom Fighters/Ulster Defence Association (UFF/UDA) in historical context of the Ulster Defence Union. The motto of the organisation was “Quis separabit” (which is the same as the UDA’s). The Union faded away in the 1910s, but the name was revived by the UDA in 2007 (NewsLetter). The manifesto was launched on St Patrick’s day 1893, in response to the 2nd Home Rule bill. Membership was closed on June 1st, by which time 170,000 people had signed up (Bygone Days).
A side wall would later be added along with other small changes made during a repaint: “UFF member” would be moved below the gunman and “Est.” on both sides would become “Formed” – see X00284.
Hopewell Crescent, lower Shankill, west Belfast
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“This mural is dedicated to the fallen volunteers of No 4 Pltn A Coy, 1st Belfast Battn, Ulster Volunteer Force who dutifully served this community in the years of conflict. It pays tribute to those who died in active engagement and to the many who passed peacefully from service having fulfilled their duties. Their names and deeds are eternally venerated by their comrades in arms who humbly serve in their honour. They remained staunch to the end against odds uncounted, they fell with their faces to the foe, their name liveth forevermore.“
Glenwood Street, Belfast
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A close-up from Seosamh Mac Coılle (2013 X01044).
The UVF emblem is broken in two. For the whole, see C01427.
Wellwood Street, Sandy Row, south Belfast
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