Barrack Hill

Here are five images from Barrack Hill in Armagh: a pair of murals showing a “UVF Gun-Smuggler 1913” and “Arms Training 1913”, along with some UVF nail-ups, one above a True Blues flute band board (Fb).

Barrack Hill/Gough Avenue, Armagh

Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2012 Peter Moloney
M08397 M08387 M08399 M08303 [M08404] [M08405]
Copyright © 2015 Peter Moloney
M12085

Thug Sıad A Raıbh Acu

“Thug sıad a raıbh acú [sic] ar son saoırse na hEırınn [sic].” “From death springs life and from the graves of patriots springs a great nation. [from Pearse’s oration at O’Donovan Rossa’s funeral].” The volunteers listed are Jake McGerrigan, Tony Hughes, Peadar McElvanna, Tony McClelland, Petter Corrigan, Seamus Grew, Roddy Carroll, Gerard Mallon, Sean McIlvanna [McIlvenna], Martin Corrigan, Dessie Grew. McGerrigan and Hughes were OIRA.

Emania Terrace, Armagh, above a plaque to Hughes and next to a memorial stone to McGerrigan and Hughes.

Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2012 Peter Moloney
M08369

Collusion – State Murder

“Crime is crime is crime” said UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in a 1981 news conference in Saudi Arabia. Her words are used against her and the UK government and armed forces: “We want you to tell us the truth [about collusion]”.

Beechmount Avenue, Belfast

Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2012 Peter Moloney
M08351 [M08352] [M08353a] [M08354] [M08764]

Release Marian Price

“End internment by remand and release Marian Price now.” In May 2011, Marian Price’s bail was overturned and she was returned to prison by Secretary of State Owen Paterson, and has remained there since. She was moved from Hydebank in England to a Belfast prison hospital in June (BBC | Belfast Daily).

This (Rossville St) board has been repurposed – it previously read “release Colin Duffy“.

Rossville Street, Eastway, Racecourse Road, Derry

Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2012 Peter Moloney
M08332 M08511 M08890

Where The Ulstermen Shop

2012 is a busy year – Queen Elizabeth’s diamond jubilee, the centenary of the Ulster covenant, and recent (2011-2012) home and away strips for Glentoran and new home and away strips for Ulster rugby in 2012-2013.

Newtownards Road, Belfast

Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2012 Peter Moloney
M08323 [M08324] [M08325]

Staır Na Gaeılge

Staır na Gaeılge in Ard Eoın ‘s Machaıre Bhotháın. [The history of Irish in Ardoyne and Marrowbone]

The three figures at the top are from left to right – Seán Mac Dıarmada (who was from Leitrim but was a boarder for a time in Butler Street), Pól De Léıgh, Seán McCaughey; the mini-bus driver is Brendan Bradley. The green-and-yellow uniforms are from Coláıste Feırste. Signed “M Doc 2011” (Michael Dochartaıgh). 

The plough was an ancillary to The Great Hunger.

With support from Glór [An Tuascırt] and the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Ardoyne Avenue, north Belfast

Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2012 Peter Moloney
M08263 [M08263a] [M09395]