Three UDA hooded gunmen from the [South East Antrim brigade] 1st battalion strike shooting poses in front of the (old) Whiteabbey viaducts.
Devenish Drive, Monkstown
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Posing in front of the Cloughfern Arms: on the left, masked men with assault rifles from UDA [South East Antrim] 1st batt, B coy; on the right, standard bearers for the CYC (Cloughfern Young Conquerors).
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“In memory of a fallen comrade, Colin Ralph Caldwell, murdered, Crumlin Road jail, 28th November 1991. 3rd Belfast battalion, Ulster Volunteer Force. Lest we forget.” The bomb had been planted by the IRA, killing the UDA’s Robert Skey immediately (November 24th) and Caldwell, from his wounds, a few days later on the 28th. A flute band was named in Caldwell’s memory and had a board across the street: Colin Caldwell Memorial FB.
Derry Hill, Rathcoole
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The four landmark high-rise buildings in Rathcoole – seen in the background of this nearby UDA mural – are called Abbotscoole, Carncoole, Glencoole and Monkscoole. Listed on the left-hand side are various areas in the South East Antrim brigade (plus Shore Road).
Bencrom Park, Rathcoole
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These four images are all from Ross House at the entrance to Mount Vernon. They show a UVF gunman (slipping behind a security camera), a tiger mascot, YCV and UVF emblems, and graffiti at the front of the building.
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The 36th (Ulster) Division, formed from the Ulster Volunteers, went “over the top” at the Battle of the Somme on July 1st, 1916, losing about 5,500 men. They are mourned in this Mount Vernon arch by a soldier from the period. The “2005” date on the right, and the graveside mourner in modern UVF fatigues are intended to link the Ulster Volunteers with the UVF.
See similarly 1912-2002 in Carrickfergus.
In the background is (the second) “Prepared for peace, ready for war” mural.
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After the row of houses on which it originally appeared was knocked down, the mural to the North Belfast UVF/YCV/PAF [Protestant Action Force] “Prepared for peace, ready for war”, with its two hooded gunmen, was moved up on the hill, at eye-level with the motorway roundabout c. 2001.
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The Tiger’s Bay tiger is flanked by two UFF gunmen in balaclavas and bomber jackets.
Cultra Street, north Belfast
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This UDA mural includes balaclava’d volunteers in both active and funereal stances.
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UFF volunteers in balaclavas show off their weaponry.
King’s Road, Tullycarnet, Dundonald
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