The Battle of Antrim took place on June 7th, 1798, as part of the Irish Rebellion of that summer. Led in the North by the Protestant Henry Joy McCracken, the rebellion met with initial successes in smaller towns, before failing in Antrim. British soldiers can be seen in the distance.
The Roddy’s club, Glen Road, Belfast.
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“Vol Neil McMonagle, Derry Brigade INLA. Killed in action 2nd February 1983. “They may kill the revolutionary – but never the revolution””. The painting is in Leafair Park, Derry, close to where the unarmed McMonagle was killed by an undercover British soldier.
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From the electricity substation below the Jackson mural to the red hand of the West Bank Loyalist Youth, past Cathedral Youth Club and the Roosevelt mural being prepared for Streets Of Yesteryear and into Wapping Lane.
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Insignia of the Royal Irish Rangers, the Inniskilling Fusiliers, the Royal Irish Rifles, the 36th (Ulster) Division, the Paras, the B Specials, the Irish Guards, and the Ulster Defence Regiment, outside the Cathedral Youth Club in the Fountain, Londonderry, perhaps as inspiration to the young people, as many of the regiments still exist. The ‘odd man out’ here is the Paras – they served in Northern Ireland but were not raised from Ireland.
The Fountain, Londonderry
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This is a repaint of the British Ulster Alliance mural (first seen in 2006) in Fountain Street, Londonderry.
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The mural of the ten 1981 hunger strikers is replaced by portraits of the twelve modern hunger-strike deaths (including Frank Stagg and Michael Gaughan) on Bishop Street (Without) in Derry.
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These graffiti and small boards are on the fence around Dove Gardens as it is rebuilt. “God bless the Loughgall martyrs” and “Óglaıgh Na hÉıreann” and “IRA rule” aim to establish the CIRA and RIRA as simply the IRA. For “Free Colin Duffy” see Freedom Is A State Of Mind.
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“Free Palestine now! Boycott Israeli Goods! Irish people support Gaza”.
Westland Street, Derry
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These “dark tourism” ads for Derry walking tours and taxi tours feature the hunger strikers memorial and the Petrol Bomber mural. “Explore the past, present & what the future holds for Ireland’s oldest city “, “Authentic tours of the Bogside delivered by those who helped shape it”.
Glenfada Park, Derry
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Colin Duffy was arrested in connection with the Real IRA attack on Massareene barracks in which two British Army soldiers were killed. His original arrest was voided in March 2009 but he was quickly re-arrested.
“The Republican Network For Unity supports all political prisoners and calls for the end of internment by remand now!”, “End internment by remand and release Colin Duffy now.” and “Freedom is a state of mind”.
Rossville Street, Derry
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