“Peace through British withdrawal.” The six counties are chained to the Republic and locked together.
Sinn Féın board on Buncrana Road, Buncrana.
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Copyright © 1996 Peter Moloney
M01300
Locked Together
painted board
Peace Through Withdrawal
Vandalised “Peace through British withdrawal” board on Port Road, Letterkenny. On the left, a dove carries a tricoloured ribbon; on the right, a sketch of Cormac’s “Time for peace, time to go“.
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Copyright © 1996 Peter Moloney
M01299
Liberté Pour Les Prisonniers
Freedom (“saoırse”) for all political prisoners in English, German (“Lasser sie alle politische gefangener jetzt frei”), and French. With images of Long Kesh and Armagh.
Port Road, Letterkenny
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Copyright © 1996 Peter Moloney
M01298
Peace Through British Withdrawal
“Slán abhaıle.” British soldiers head back to London.
Port Road, Letterkenny
The image was also produced in the Short Strand (east Belfast), in Ardoyne (north Belfast), above the Sınn Féın offices/Sıopa Na hEalaíne (west Belfast), on Free Derry Corner, and in Shantallow (Derry).
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Copyright © 1996 Peter Moloney
M01297
The Brave Thirteen
A small board and two murals in the Fountain, London-Derry. The board has the city of Derry crest on it surrounded by Ulster banner, Union jack, St Andrew’s Saltire, and Apprentice Boys flag; the first mural lists the names of the thirteen apprentice boys; the second is a William King Memorial flute band “founded 1973”, again with the crest of the city.
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Copyright © 1996 Peter Moloney
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The Fountain People
Free All POWs
Board on a fence on Letterkenny Road, Derry.
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Copyright © 1996 Peter Moloney
M01283
Conflict Or Peace?
Upside-down board calling for a march to “save the peace process”, left over from Sunday 26th November, 1995.
Creggan Road, Derry
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Copyright © 1996 Peter Moloney
M01276
Equality Not Supremacy
A march about marches: “Equality not supremacy. Bogside residents assemble here [February?] Friday 9th [1996?] 7.15 pm”
Creggan Road, Derry
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Copyright © 1996 Peter Moloney
M01275
No RUC
A large “No RUC” road sign in William Street, Derry. Part of this board persisted until 2011.
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Copyright © 1996 Peter Moloney
M01264
Peter Moloney Collection 