PAF [Protestant Action Force], UVF, and YCV mural in Devenish Drive, Monkstown.
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The Ulster People’s Army
physical force
YCV/UVF
Small boards in Hollybank Park, Monkstown.
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UDA South East Antrim
UFF hooded gunman, from South East Antrim brigade 1st battalion C company, with balaclava and assault rifle, in Devenish Drive, Monkstown.
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Monkstown UDA
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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UDA – UVF
Something of a turf war in Monkstown: a UFF board on top of a UVF stencil in Devenish Drive, with a UVF board just round the corner in Cashel Drive.
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UVF Liverpool No 4 Battalion
A paramilitary mural in Monkstown (see J1042) is replaced by one of the statue to Sir Edward Carson at the entrance to Stormont. The names from the previous mural (John Webber/Webster and Lee Irwin) are retained and Steven Cook’s added, though this name was not on the original version of this mural (X05396).
Here is a memorial video to John Webster/Webber who died in 2000. Lee Irwin, who died from cancer at age 16, was the son of Liverpool UVF leader John Irwin (BelTel). Steven Cook is unknown except for a Young Carson’s Volunteers memorial parade in 2014.
The plaque reads “In memory of volunteers John Webster, Lee Irwin & Steven Cook. Lest we forget.” Tynan Drive, Monkstown. In 2014 the bronze plaque on the fence was replaced with a black one:
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Staunch We Shall Remain
“The blood our comrades shared/will not have been in vain//Their honour we remember/and staunch we shall remain.” UDA/UFF walls at the entrance to Rathfern. The second image, of the upper wall, shows to small portraits of Eddie The Trooper.
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Rathfern UDA
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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Cloughfern Young Conquerors
The version of Eddie The Trooper in Cloughfern carries an assault rifle and a Cloughfern Young Conquerors (flute band) flag, founded in 1973 – the same year as the UFF – and “still undefeated”. He wears plaid/tartan trousers – perhaps a reference to Rathcoole Kill All Irish or other tartan gang. (Eddie has his own Visual History page.)
On the crosses are written the names of bands from the Rathcoole area (that no longer exist) “G. Blair Mem” [George Blair Memorial Flute Band – a UVF band], “WPB” [Whiteabbey Protestant Boys], “Sons Of KAI“, “Dam Busters” [Dam Busters Flute Band Newtownabbey], and “EAV” [East Antrim Volunteers – a UVF band]. (Thanks to Joe K for the information about the bands.)
“RUC?” might refer to the shifting attitudes towards the police service (PSNI).
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HM Queen Elizabeth II
“HM Queen Elizabeth II 1952-2012”. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor acceded to the throne of the United Kingdom in 1952 (she was crowned in 1953). 2002 was her golden jubilee year. See also Long To Reign Over Us. The ‘sponsorship’ box reads “This mural was commissioned by 1st batt A coy South East Antrim UDA UFF UYM.” It would later be completely whited out and later painted over in black. It is undamaged in J1444.
Owenreagh Dr, Rathcoole, Newtownabbey
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Peter Moloney Collection 