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Bring Them Home

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The Colombia Three are Niall Connolly, James Monaghan and Martin McCauley. By the time of this image, they were already back in Ireland, having fled Colombia in December 2004. For more info, see Bring Them Home.

“The Colombia Three – tried by the media – bring them home”. Edward Street, Lurgan

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M02583 [M02588 for the same board in Levin Road, Lurgan]

Frederick Douglass

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Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895. “Inspired by two Irishmen to escape from slavery Frederick Douglass came to Ireland during the famine. Henceforth he championed the abolition of slavery, women’s rights and Irish freedom.” “Perhaps no class has carried prejudice against colour to a point more dangerous than have the Irish and yet no people have been more relentlessly oppressed on account of race and religion. (Also by Douglass, and which would have made an apt quote for the mural: “I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.”)

Divis Street, Belfast.

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M02577

Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité

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“Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité” was a slogan used during the French Revolution of 1789. The Society Of United Irishmen was inspired by both the American and French revolutions. It was founded in 1791 and planned to rebel when French troops arrived. 15,000 attempted to land unsuccessfully in 1796 and only a thousand were involved in 1798. South Link, Belfast

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M02255 M02254