Here is a gallery of minor pieces from Ardoyne:
“Join RSF [Republican Sinn Féin] – Éire Nua” in Estoril Park
“Free Marian Price” in Flax Street
“Repatriate Michael Campbell – bring him home” in Ardoyne Avenue (BBC)
“No sectarian parade 100%” in Jamaica Road (WP)
“Ha ha Thatcher – IRA” in Havana Court
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Commentary on the hunger strike of IRA volunteers Bobby Sands in 1981, in south Belfast: “Slimfast champion”, “Mr Sands was a convic[t]ed criminal – he chose to take his own life.”
Dorchester Street (x2) and Daphne Street, off Donegall Road, Belfast
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“RIP Óglach Alan Ryan murdered by drug dealing scum.” For background, see this BBC article.
New Lodge flats, north Belfast
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Loyalists on Sandy Row are not friends of Sinn Féin, the IRA, the PSNI, and all taigs. “We will always walk Ardoyne” is a reference to parading past the Ardoyne shops – the Parades’ Commission banned the march along that part of the route, and rioting took place (BBC).
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“Ruaırí Ó Brádaıgh, RIP. True republican. RSF. IRA.” Ó Brádaıgh was IRA chief of staff and president of (Provisional) Sınn Féın and then Republican Sınn Féın. He died on June 5th, 2013. (WP)
Lecky Road, Derry
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Free Derry Corner flying a green, white, and black flag. Get in touch if you know its significance.
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Raymond Gilmour was a member of (successively) the IRA, INLA, and again IRA who was an undercover agent for the RUC and became a supergrass in 1982. This stencil in London Road near the New Gate is perhaps caused by his complaint against the intelligence services (BBC).
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“Rot in hell T[h]atcher scum” and “Rot in hell Maggie Thatcher”. Margaret Thatcher, former UK Prime Minister, died on April 8th. These pieces of graffiti are in west and north Belfast; for Derry, see Thatcher’s Dead.
Beechmount Avenue; McQuillan Street; Leeson Street; N Queen Street.
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“UK no way – IRA” and “Free the Craigavon 2” – anti-Agreement graffiti on the walls of the old Derry city/Nailor’s Row.
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“PSNI-IRA Keep out!!!”
Wellwood Street, Sandy Row, south Belfast
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