This is the internment (or “assumption”) bonfire (and mini-bonfire) in the Bogside decked with a range of flags — UVF/YCV, UDA, Orange Order, the Paras, Israel, Ulster Banner, Union Flag – and an “RUC” land-rover.
Last year (2014) it was in the Meenan Square waste-ground but this year it is at the city walls/Nailor’s Row.
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The ‘Relief Of Derry‘ bonfire stands ready for burning, flying Irish Tricolour and Starry Plough flags, and decked with an IRSP hunger strike board – perhaps stolen from Rossville Street.
See also: the 2015 Eleventh Night bonfire | the 2013 Relief Of Derry bonfire
The Fountain, Londonderry
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The Parades Commission (web) ruled in 2013 – and in 2014 and now again in 2015 – that the Orange Order could not parade past the Ardoyne shops. A legal bid to reverse the decision was rejected by.a High Court judge (BBC).
In protest, a giant Tricolour with the words “These are the colours of the Parades Commission” have been added to the side of the Sandy Row bonfire (in the Days Hotel car-park) that is due to be lit this evening – Eleventh Night.
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The new Museum of Orange Heritage in Schomberg House opened at the end of June. It features a stained glass window with the words “faithful unto death”, commemorating the 330+ (counts differ) members of the Orange Order who were killed during the Troubles.
The museum is at the south end of Cregagh Road; the advertising hoarding is on the Upper Newtownards Road, east Belfast
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This is the internment (or “assumption”) bonfire in the Bogside decked with the a range of flags — UVF, the Paras, Israel, Ulster Banner, Union Flag – and a Sınn Féın electoral placard.
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This is the Relief Of Derry bonfire in the Fountain, Londonderry, with a brash selection of republican paraphernalia, including boards raided from around Free Derry Corner (Resistance Is Not Terrorism), Kells Walk (RNU Supports The POWs), the Brandywell (Reclaim Our Streets | 1 Ireland 1 Vote), and, most audaciously of all, the Kevin Lynch board from Dungiven.
See also: see the map for bonfires from previous years, both Eleventh Night and Relief Of Derry.
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Cut-out boards in the shapes of the red hand of Ulster (both left and right hands!), the five-pointed orange star (usually purple) of the Williamites, the crown of the British monarch, and King Billy on his steed line the fence along Bute Park in Ballybeen, Dundonald.
Also included are images of the nearby bonfire on Davarr Avenue, festooned with election posters for Martina Anderson, Nuala Toman, and (from Alliance) Anna Lo.
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This is the internment (or “assumption”) bonfire in the Bogside with what appear to be hand-painted boards depicting a PSNI land-rover and the flags of the UVF, Scotland, Israel, and LVF. It is not known if these were stolen or painted exclusively for the purpose of burning.
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This is the Relief Of Derry bonfire in the Fountain, Londonderry, for 2013. There was also a bonfire for 11th night.
The local flute band – William King Memorial (see Fountain Dead) – celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.
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