“Britain’s genocide by starvation”, “Ireland’s holocaust 1845-1849”, “Over 1,500,000 deaths”. Completed version of the Great Hunger mural on the Whiterock Road, Belfast, previously seen twice in development: 1995 | 1997. The images used are from Illustrated London Newses of the time (see the Visual History page on an gorta mór).
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The fourth mural by the Bogside Artists shows the faces of the fourteen people who died on or as a result of Bloody Sunday, January 30th, 1972, shot by the “gun-happy louts” (as described by the Belfast UDA; Vanguard also called for their removal – see the entry for Robert McKinnie in Lost Lives) of the 1st Parachute Regiment; 15 more people were injured.
By row, the victims portrayed are:
Michael McDaid, John Young, Paddy Doherty
John Johnston (d. June 16th), Hugh Gilmour, Gerry Donaghy, Barney McGuigan
Gerry McKinney, William Nash, Kevin McElhinney, Jackie Duddy
Jim Wray, Michael Kelly, William McKinney
The portraits are presented within a circle of oak leaves – symbol of Derry – one for each person.
Westland Street, Bogside, Derry
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A dolmen (neolithic tomb) and standing stone (with Ogham inscription) in Lecky Road, Derry, in honour of IRA volunteers.
“This plaque was presented by the republican movement, Derry, on 22nd October 1999 in recognition of those who erected and maintain the monument. Buíoch ó ghluaıseacht na poblachta.”
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“Brits beware – danger zone”, “RUC killers out”, and “RUC not welcome”. Beechmount Pass, Belfast.
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The Starry Plough is the emblem of the INLA/IRSP. “The Green Leprechauns” are entirely unknown – please get in touch if you have any information. Beechmount Pass, Belfast
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Irish peasants board a ship for North America to escape the Great Hunger.
Oakman Street, Belfast
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“Disband the RUC”, “RUC Out” and “Up the IRA” graffiti in Beechmount Pass, Belfast.
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“They may kill the revolutionary, but never the revolution.” Volunteer with an assault rifle in front of a Tricolour.
Rockmore Road, Belfast.
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Forced Upon Us is a play about the history of the RUC, paralleling the foundation of the state in 1922 to the situation in the 1990s. It was put on at Theatre On The Rock (St Thomas’s school on the Whiterock Road) by DubbelJoint and JustUs, written by Brenda Murphy and Christine Poland, and directed by Pam Brighton (IrishPlayography).
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“[First Minister and UUP leader David] Trimble will tremble when Ireland reassembles” and “Support the people of the Garvaghy Road” (and “Tiocfaidh ár lá”) on Whiterock Road, Belfast
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