A lark in barbed wire, a republican symbol of political prisoners from Bobby Sands — the lark has the spirit of freedom and refuses to sing when caged, no matter how bad the treatment meted out. Rossville Street, Derry. For this mural in 1981, see Resistance.
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M00175
The scottish head of Britain has taken the form of Margaret Thatcher, who is biting on the north Antrim coast and trying to grab the island for herself. Rossville Street, Derry
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M00165
Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, leaders of the Easter Rising. Rossville Street, Derry
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M00171
The island of Ireland in the national colours of green, white, and orange. Rossville Street, Derry. For this mural in 1981, see Éıre Nua.
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M00168
On the main gable wall, a funeral volley of three volunteers fires over the coffin of Bobby Sands, with the beginning of a quote from Sands: “I refuse to change to sui[t people who oppress, torture and imprison me. They have suppressed my body and attacked my dignity, but I have the spirit of freedom that cannot be quenched by even the most horrendous treatment.]”
On the side wall, a prisoner is crucified, with the words “St Peter, let these men enter heaven, for they have served their time in hell.” – a variation on James Donahue’s WWII Soldier’s Poem (WP).
Westland Street, Derry
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M00150 M00151
Here is a wide shot of the panels in Bishop Street. Some of these were previously featured in close-up (Patsy O’Hara | Broken H | Saor Éıre | Spirit Of Freedom | Unlock H Block | Flags And Shields) but a few were not: Victory To The Hunger Strikers and a harp, to the right (probably with “You can kill the revolutionary but not the revolution”).
Bishop Street, Derry
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M00141
The H block swings open to release its prisoners, but too late for the “Irish martyrs” whose coffins have already departed. Bishop Street, Derry.
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M00144
A stand of two tricolours and “saor éıre” — Irish for “Free Ireland”.
Bishop Street, Derry
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M00142
Portraits of five hunger strikers (the other five are to the right of frame – they are visible in the distance in M00091), “Don’t let them die” and a tricolour and sunburst.
Strabane Old Road, Gobnascale, Derry
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M00092
A tunnel has been bored through the H in the apex of the gable above, to reveal the starry night beyond. Strabane Old Road, Derry
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M00091
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