Sınn Féın Youth claims to be the “tóırsıre”/”torch-bearer” for the campaign to unite Ireland.
Racecourse Road, Derry
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Tóırsıre
tricoloured green-white-orange
West Tyrone
Three constituency offices – the SDLP’s Byrne had lost in 2003 and 2007, pushed out by Kieran Deeny who was campaigning to keep the Tyrone County Hospital open – and a Sınn Féın hoarding in Omagh. James Street (x2), Dublin Road, Dromore Road
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ETA – RIRA
These hand-drawn BRY/RIRA murals are a montage of many traditional republican symbols, such as Celtic FC, the Easter lily, Bobby Sands, an assault rifle, the Tricolour and a crude island of Ireland. Plus support for Basque separatists ETA. “CRF” = “Catholic Reaction Force”?
Dove Gardens, Derry
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RIRA
Three images from north side of Lecky Road (into Dove Gardens), Derry. The old-fashioned electrical box in tricolours would also be replaced as part of the rebuilding of Dove Gardens and Stanley’s Walk.
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BRY – RIRA – CIRA
This series of images comes from the Lecky Road, Derry underpass. Patsy O’Hara, Joe McDonnell, and Tom McElwee get individual boards. Unusually, both the Real IRA and Continuity IRA are included in the final panel. As can be seen in the wide shot, to the left are Roll Of Honour and BRY 1969.
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New Name, No Change!
Three from Ballycolman Road, Strabane: “PSNI – New name, no change!”; “BRY rule” and “INLA”; and RIRA and “RUC expose collusion” boards.
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RIRA
Small boards on the electricity poles of Bridge Street, Strabane: “RIRA” [Real IRA], “PUP-RUC Linked” (seen in 2002), and “RUC expose collusion” in Ballycolman Ave.
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[M06216] 2010
Tricolours
A lamppost and electrical box in the colours of the Irish Tricolour, with “IRA” added.
Lake Street, Lurgan
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Ardoyne, The Bone, And Ligoniel
“This mural is dedicated to the memory of those local republican activists [34 portraits of volunteers from “A, D, F foıreannacha, cathlann 3rú, Brıogáıd mBéal Feırste”] who devoted their lives to the cause of Irish freedom. Ar son na c[ú]ıse. Óglaıgh na hÉıreann. Unveiled by Sınn Féın councillors Martin Meehan and Margaret McClenaghan.”
“Many suffer so that some day future generations may live in justice and peace – Bobby Sands MP.”
The plaque on the stone is “Dedicated to those friends and neighbours from Ardoyne, the Bone and Ligoniel whose contribution and support to our struggle was and remains invaluable. Aıthníonn muıd a gcrógacht. Óglaıgh na hÉıreann. Meán Fómhaır 2003.”
Ardoyne Avenue, north Belfast
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Provoland
Vintage IRA sniper road-sign and “IRA” nail-ups on Strathroy Road, Omagh.
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Copyright © 2004 Peter Moloney
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