Three volunteers stand formally to make a statement: “And finally a message to our enemies: it is not just an army you face but the might of a people sworn and determined to be free.” 1916-1983 A similar sentiment but with three volunteers on manoeuvres.
Ballycolman, Strabane
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Nine hooded republican volunteers, employing an assortment of weapons – rifles, RPG launcher, drogue bomb, machine gun – against a rising sun in South Link, Belfast. “We will have our day.” The trio in the bottom right corner are familiar from other murals, such as this one in Strabane.
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A masked volunteer with armalite on Springfield Road, Belfast.
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A Provisional IRA gunman takes inspiration from Bobby Sands: “There can never be peace in Ireland until the foreign, oppressive British presence is removed.” Ballycolman, Strabane
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Hooded IRA volunteer aims an RPG launcher over the letters “IRA” on a semi-circle.
Ballycolman, Strabane
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Hooded INLA volunteer with an assault rifle and a Tricolour.
Ballycolman, Strabane
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“And finally a message to our enemies: it is not just an army you face but the might of a people sworn and determined to be free.” IRA volunteers in camouflage and balaclavas scout a target.
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An kneeling IRA volunteer in balaclava and fatigues aims an RPG.
Between Stop Strip Searches and James Connolly in the Ballycolman estate, Strabane
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Hooded IRA volunteers stand with armalite and drogue bomb. This is the first (left-most) mural in a series of six on a wall in Ballycolman estate, Strabane.
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Copyright © 1989 Peter Moloney
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An ornate regimental (WWI) coat of arms, for the East Belfast regiment, with the emblem of the Ulster Volunteers symbol on an Ulster banner shield, topped by a crown and surrounded by an arrangement of roses, thistles, and shamrock. “Contemporised” by masked volunteers with weapons pointed, in front of Union flag and St Andrew’s Saltire. Chelsea Street, Belfast
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