“Honour our patriot dead – wear an Easter lily”. “Political status for republican prisoners – www.éırígí.org“. These are two small boards below the advertising hoarding at the junction of Northumberland Street and the Falls Road, Belfast. The web address only works with the fadas removed.
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Owen Paterson (with one “t”) is the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland who revoked Price’s licence last year after she appeared at an Easter rally but those charges have just been dismissed (BBC). This Marian Price (WP) mural on the Whiterock Road was launched on May 13 to protest her continued incarceration. The stencil is in Beechmount Street.
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“Justice for Marian Price, Candlelight Vigil, 7.30 pm, Thursday 8th March, Free Derry Wall.” For background, see Free Marian Price.
Lecky Road, Durrow Park, Durrow Park, Foyle Road, Derry
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The 1981 hunger strikes – as the culmination of the blanket protest and no-wash or “dirty” protest – are put in parallel with the dirty protest against forced strip searches in Maghaberry prison, involving throwing urine and excrement onto prison landings, as well as not washing or shaving (BBC).
Beechmount Avenue, Belfast
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“Cogús” (with a fada) means “conscience” in English. Cogús is the prisoners’ welfare unit of the RNU (Fb).
Northumberland Street, Belfast
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The campaign to free Marian Price continues and the public displays have progressed from graffiti to printed placards – compare with Free Marian Price from June of 2011.
William Street, Southway, Linsfort Drive, Lone Moor Rd
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“RNU supports the POWs in Maghaberry and Portlaoise gaol.” Taylor, E. McLoone, M. McLoone, Nash, Doyle, Cassidy, Kerr, McFadden, Derry, O’Donnell. “T. Taylor” is presumably Tony Taylor, released under the conditions of the Good Friday agreement but jailed for three years in 2011 for possession of a rifle (BBC).
Rossville Street, Derry
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“End forced strip searches, end internment [at] Maghaberry concentration camp”. Republican prisoners are held in the Roe House at Maghaberry. Several republican prisoners (as many as five) are conducting a “dirty protest” in response to conditions and treatment, including integration with loyalist prisoners (Irish Echo | BBC). The green ribbon as an emblem goes back to the campaign after the ceasefire to release POWs – here is a mural from 1995.
Divis Street, on the “International” wall.
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“Smash Maghaberry 81-2011” Éırígí stencils in Rockdale St.
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This is a late-life shot of the mural at the corner of Hugo Street. There are now two windows in the mural, graffiti has been blacked out across the lower third, and the mural on the side wall (to the left of image) has gone completely.
You can track its history to this point by comparing this image with those from 2006 | 2002 | 2001.
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