A mural (unfinished) by Mo Chara on the Falls Road, Belfast, at the old Linden Street, with a barefoot woman carrying a large Tricolour and a lark overhead. Probably based on the Women’s Day (“Frauen Tag”) poster shown below, from 1914. “Heraus mit dem Frauenwahlrecht” – “Forward with women’s suffrage”. German women were given the right to vote in 1918. (The image was also used in Toronto in 1982 for International Women’s Day.)
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“RIP Kieran Doherty TD. Died on hunger strike for the freedom of Ireland, August the 2nd, 1981”. Small mural in Main Street, Bundoran.
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IRSP headquarters, in Chamberlain Street, Derry. For the house in 1986 see this previous post.
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Here are two faded panels (the first and last) from the four shown in Ireland’s Cross To Bear.
Beechmount Avenue, Belfast
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“… but employs the argument of force.” Mural against the censorship of Sinn Féin, painted by Mo Chara at the Springhill Avenue, Belfast
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Between the St. Andrew’s Saltire and the Ulster Banner, the St. George’s Cross appears in this mural as part of the flag of the Orange Order (though the purple star is absent). Percy Place, Belfast.
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The shield of the city of Londonderry takes centre spot between two Union flags and two red hands.
Kennedy Place, the Fountain, Londonderry
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Cormac’s four-panel cartoon – showing a tricoloured head preaching peace after removing a Union jack gag – was painted twice by Mo Chara. This one is on the Whiterock Road, Belfast.
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A cartoon by ‘Cormac‘ (Brian Moore) is turned into a mural on Belfast’s Whiterock Road by Mo Chara Kelly. The mural satirizes the ad below, which urges people to call the confidential telephone to report terrorist activity. Instead, the protagonist can no longer ignore the violence of the British Army (and RUC) and calls the Sınn Féın office.
1 When the Brits were having a go … “Who cares?” I thought.
2 And when something really rough happened I just trained harder to forget it … [Speech-bubble:] Anything for a quiet life, see.
3 But where’s it got me? What have these brave lads in khaki done for me? [British Army soldier:] We’re not here to do things for you; we’re here to do things to you.
4 [RUC commander:] Hey, don’t forget us. We’ve done our share of wrecking homes, harassing people. We’ve murdered and tortured and …
5 And when I saw their kind of justice I thought “There’s got to be something better than this.” [Judge:] You may think I’m a corrupt Orange bigot. But I know that I’m a very well paid corrupt Orange bigot! And the only justice you’re going to get is British justice.
6 So I made up my mind. I wanted these thugs off our backs. [Thought-bubble:] Is it any wonder that the British tourist is the most despised person on earth?
7 You see I want a decent future, and it’s not going to happen while these “hero[e]s” are doing the dirty work of British imperialism. And it’s not going to happen if you’re waiting for someone else to do something.
8 622112. Hallo? Is that the Sınn Féın office?
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William Street, Derry
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