Three boards on the Falls Road, Belfast. The first pays homage to Óglaigh na hÉireann (IRA) by mixing ornate knotwork and Celtic imagery of a dolmen and warrior with sword with a volley of pistol and rifle; the second is a list of “local republican POWs”, almost identical to the list in Beechmount POWs (for a list of names see, 1995 Disband RUC); the third links the revolutionaries of 1916 with the armed struggle “1916-1997”.
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Copyright © 1997 Peter Moloney
M01363
Updated version of the 1916-1991 Easter lily in Donore Court, New Lodge, north Belfast, to reflect the current year: 1995.
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Copyright © 1995 Peter Moloney
M01243
Cú Chulaınn and an Easter Rising volunteer form “a tribute to the heroes of 1916”: “We … declare the right of the people of Ireland to the ownership of Ireland and to the unfettered control of Irish destinies, to be sovereign and indefeasible.” (From the Proclamation.)
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Copyright © 1995 Peter Moloney
M01240
“Disband RUC” and a small “No RUC” road sign and Easter lily, above a large Tricolour and a “green ribbon” list of “Local Republican POWs”: Mickey Duff, Stephen Jameson, Desmond Madden, Gerard, Mateer, Kevin McShane, George Mervyn, Scott Monaghan, Ciaran Morrison, Thomas O’Dwyer, Noel Cosgrove, Mark Skillen, Ciaran SMyth, Christopher Walsh, Ciaran Collins, Patrick Ireland, Michaal Duffy.
Falls Road, Belfast
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Copyright © 1995 Peter Moloney
M01212
“We won the war” above “Victory to the IRA” graffiti in Bishop Street, Derry
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Copyright © 1995 Peter Moloney
M01177
“Wear a green ribbon to free POWs” with another green ribbon cradling an Easter lily. In the top right, a swastika is thrown into a “Brits out” bin.
Lecky Road, Brandywell, Derry
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Copyright © 1995 Peter Moloney
M01163
1994 images of five (of six) adjacent panels in Ballycolman, Strabane. From left to right: We will meet force with force (1989 | 1990), Che Guevara – They may kill the revolutionary but never the revolution (1989 | 1990), Wear an Easter lily (1989 | 1990), James Connolly – Easter/Cáısc 1916 (1989), Óglaıgh na hÉıreann (1989), [out of shot: Stop Strip Searches (1989 | 1990)]. The set of six in 1990.
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Copyright © 1994 Peter Moloney
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“The weaponry has changed …” from the rifles used by James Connolly’s ICA of 1916 to the AK-47 of the Bobby Sands-inspired IRA of 1991, “… but the cause stays the same.” Both weapons are crossed with the pike of Emmet’s 1798 against a Tricolour. Also present are a hat (see History Ireland) and a beret.
Beechmount Avenue, Belfast
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Copyright © 1993 Peter Moloney
M01067
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