Republican graffiti off Lecky Road, Derry: “Tıocfaıdh ár lá”, “IRA”, “Saoırse – Freedom”, “Fuck Da Queen”.
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Tıocfaıdh Ár Lá
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Survivor
This is a 2004 image of the North’s longest-lasting mural. It was painted in 1981 and survives to the present day. It was painted before the custom took hold of putting flags on pikes in order to include the 1798 rebellion. Anne St/Glenanne, Derry. Seen previously in 1982.
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Free Seamus Doherty Now!
“Free Seamus Doherty Now!” – republican graffiti in Foyle Road, Derry. For background see Free Seamus Doherty.
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Disband RUC
Here are two old anti-RUC nail-ups in Derry, one on Racecourse Road (Shantallow) and one on Abercorn Road, off Bishop Street, which dates back to 1995.
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Brıogáıd Dhoıre
Ornately-worked Celtic crosses between pikes are added to the Derry Brigade memorial in Racecourse Road, Shantallow, Derry. For the three black plaques, see Brıogáıd Dhoıre.
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PSNI
The emblem of the new Police Service of Northern Ireland, is mounted outside the station in Strand Road, Londonderry. In the middle is a St Patrick’s Saltire, around the six-pointed star (clockwise from the top) are a scales of justice, a harp, a torch (for enlightenment), an olive branch, a shamrock, and a crown.
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Free Seamus Doherty
“Free, Seamus Doherty. Evidence. Planted. Statements, altered. RUC <> DPP collusion. Stop, injustice now. Now. Now. Now.” William Street, Derry. For background, see Free Seamus Doherty.
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Bloody Sunday Commemoration
This version of the Bloody Sunday Commemoration mural differs slightly from the previous in that the oak leaves – which represent the city of Derry – have a centre line. A cross will be added next year and a major overhaul done in 2016.
Westland Street, Bogside, Derry
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Fountain Dead
These four plaques are behind the Cathedral Youth Club in the Fountain, Londonderry in a small memorial garden. William King died of a heart attack during ‘Free Derry’ clashes; there is a flute band in his name. Logan, Montgomery, and Stott were RUC and UDR members killed by the IRA.
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Sgt Lindsay Mooney
The Lindsay Mooney Memorial Flute Band was formed in 1973 after the St. Patrick’s day death of 19-year-old Lindsay Mooney, a UDA member killed by the premature explosion of a bomb near Lifford, County Donegal (Sutton). The band dissolved in 1993 but commemorative nights are still held (Sentinel) (and there are recent videos on youtube of a band with this name).
Cathedral Youth Club, the Fountain, Londonderry
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