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Local Republican Activists

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“This mural is dedicated to the memory of those local republican activists who devoted their lives to the cause of Irish freedom. Ar son na cıse [sic]. Oglaıgh [sic] na hÉıreann. Unveiled by Sınn Féın councillors Martin Meehan and Margaret McClenaghan.”

“A, D, F foıreannacha, cathlann 3ru [sic], brıogaıd [sic] mBeal [sic] Feırste.

“‘Many suffer so that some day future generations may live in justice and peace’ – Vol Bobby Sands.”

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WDA

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The Woodvale Defence Association merged with other ‘defence association’ to form the UDA in 1971. In the drawing above, “UDA” (which appears at the bottom anyway) has been scored out and replaced with “UDU”, which refers to the UDU of 1893, and which is being used by (some) anti-Agreement members of the (pre-Agreement) UDA as a new name for the organisation (beginning in 2007: Newsletter | Remembrance Day Statement at CAIN). Cf. UDU-WDA-UDA-UFF | Daffodil Days.

With “No surrender” and “Kill all taigs”.

Disraeli Street, Woodvale, west Belfast

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Herbie McCallum

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“In loving memory of Brian (Herbie) McCallum. We will remember him. The officers and members of Sweeneys ‘A’ company, 1st Belfast battalion, Ulster Volunteer Force.” Brian “Herbie” McCallum was a 29 year-old attending a contentious loyalist parade to Whiterock Orange Hall, being re-routed by the RUC, when the grenade he was carrying exploded prematurely, killing him instantly. The mural and memorial shown above is at the top of Ainsworth Avenue, close to the spot of the incident. He died in hospital three days later (CAIN | Border & Border Politics | Irish News article at Nuzhound | Independent).

Ainsworth Avenue, Belfast

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90 Years Of Resistance

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“The People’s Army 1912-2002 – 90 years of resistance.” The top two panels show the “newly-formed Shankill Volunteers” “train[ing] at Fernhill estate, Glencairn” and then in 1916 the “9th RIR (West Belfast UVF) go over the top at the Somme.” Below, “volunteers defend the Shankill community from republican attack” in the 1969 riots in Bombay Street and environs, leading to the “crossroads” of 2002, with David Ervine holding a copy of the “Good Friday Agreement” on the road to “peace”.

Previously seen in 2005.

Canmore Street, Belfast

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