Ten celtic crosses, one for each of the deceased 1981 hunger strikers, stand in an “H” by the side of Strathroy Road, Omagh, at an entrance to the estate.
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Hunger Strike Memorial
painted board
A Regular Battleground
Information boards with photographs from the early Troubles are added along Rossville Street, Derry, for the benefit of tourists, supplementing the People’s Gallery. These three are to Free Derry Corner, Bloody Sunday, and Aggro Corner.
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Smoke Free
Legislation to protect workers (and other patrons) from second-hand smoke came into effect on April 30th, 2007 (BBC-NI).
Free Derry Corner, Bogside, Derry
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Shattered
The “comm” from Bik [McFarlane, OC in Long Kesh] to Brownie [Gerry Adams] upon the death of Bobby Sands was posted on the wall in Dromara Street in the wake of Richard O’Rawe’s allegations that Sınn Féın leadership had turned down an offer from the Thatcher government that might have ended the strike after four deaths (Guardian).
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14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
The 14th battalion was known as the “Young Citizens” battalion as it was formed from the youth battalion of the Ulster Volunteers.
Walnut Street, Donegall Pass, south Belfast
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Brıogáıd Dhoıre
The emblem of the IRA’s Derry Brigade is crossed (vintage) rifles over the oak leaf.
Stanley’s Walk, Derry
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UDA Quis Separabit
UDA and UFF nail-ups in Hawkin Street, Londonderry.
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No Unauthorised PSNI
“No unauthorised persons allowed on this area” (“this area” is probably the building site for the redevelopment of Stanley’s Walk) modified to read “PSNI”, below the four provinces and the ‘sniper at work‘.
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Andersonstown Remembers
Scenes from republican history portrayed on boards along the Andersonstown Road, for the 25th anniversary commemoration of the 1981 hunger strike: “The Great Escape” (the escape of republican prisoners from HMP Maze in 1983), “Death On The Rock” (the killing of three IRA members on Gibraltar in 1988), electoral posters for Bobby Sands MP, Kieran Doherty TD, Kevin Lynch (stood in Waterford), Joe McDonnell (stood in Sligo-Leitrim), Owen Carron MP, Martin McGuinness (1982 Assembly member, on ballot with Sınn Féın’s Cathal Crumley), Gerry Adams MP, and the negotiating table merging with the long road.
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The Felons Remembers
“The Felons remembers” the 12 republicans to die on hunger strike from the 1970s and 80s on the front of the club on the Falls Road.
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