IRA graffiti in Patterson’s Lane, Belfast city centre.
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Óglaıgh Na hÉıreann
physical force
Welcome To Beirut
Here are four images of a variety of slogans on the Falls Road. The first lists various resistance groups from around the world: IRA, PLO, ETA, ANC. The second has a phone number for “SAS strippers” and something about “One Brit and his dog”. In the third and fourth: “Óglaıgh na hÉıreann”, “Provisional IRA”, “Tıocfaıdh ár lá”, “RUC black bastards”.
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Easter 1916 – 1988
Volunteers fire a funeral volley beneath a complete trio of republican flags: the Sunburst, the Tricolour, and the Starry Plough. Shantallow, Derry.
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Educated Disciplined
“Whilst Ireland or any part of her is occupied by a foreign body then the only attitude of Irish youth should one of organized opposition. Na Fianna Eireann. Educated, disciplined, revolutionary youth movement.”
Small board on a tricolour in Central Drive, Creggan, Derry.
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Stop Extradition
Graffiti in Westland Street, Derry. Compare this scene – in 1988 – with the same view from 1973.
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The Bog
On the left of this image is the Óglaıgh na hÉıreann mural (seen previously in Guess Who). On the right, on the back of the traffic sign, is “The Bog” and “IRA”. Lecky Road, Derry
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Still Under Siege
“Londonderry Westbank loyalists – Still under siege, No Surrender.” A beefed-up successor to the writing from 1985: Londonderry Not Derry.
Kennedy Place, the Fountain, Derry.
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Loyalists Demand Separation Now
Small board with a red hand between barbs of wire, with union jack, Ulster banner, and symbols of UDA and UVF in the corners. “LPOW — Inprisoned for loyalty”. Hawkin Street, London-/Derry
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Victory To The IRA
Republican graffiti in Ferguson’s Street, Derry.
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The Pope Says No
The (Catholic) Pope (John Paul II) waves an Ulster scarf over his head in celebration of (Protestant) William III’s victory at the Boyne in 1690. Hawkin Street, Derry
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