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Shantallow Youth Demand A Real Future

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Instead of Sky News and the Sun newspaper (panel 1) and an environment of “unemployment, emigration, boredom, YTP [youth training programmes]” (panel 2), Shantallow youth want a future of “Saoırse, dignity, peace, democracy, justice, freedom” (panel 3). The figures are in the colours of the Irish Tricolour and a sunburst forms a backdrop. Moyola Drive, Derry

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Valuing Freedom More Than Life

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Anyone know these artists? A mural in progress in Drumleck Gardens, Derry. Bobby Sands’s use of the lark as the “spirit of freedom” is combined with a James Connolly quote: “There is no power on Earth [or: There is no outside force] capable of enforcing slavery on a people really resolved to be free, [and] valuing freedom more than life.”

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The Cutting Edge

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Five in a row in Moyola Drive, Derry: Briogáid Doire with crossed rifles and oak leaves; [a Tricolour – no separate image]; “the cutting edge” weaponry; a Sunburst; and, a celtic cross flying Starry Plough and Tricolour with the names of the deceased 1981 hunger strikers.

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Táın Bó Cúaılnge

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This is an interesting mural from North Queen Street, if only because of its psychedelic colour-scheme and composite style.

The two bulls (presumably from the Táın though they are not the classic brown and white bulls) provide a centre, on either side of which we find Cú Chulaınn dying (and Tuan the eagle) and a dolmen. The horse on the right is perhaps Galloper. There are four faces superimposed on flying geese. The cranes Samson and Goliath are on the left (which suggests a cross-community sponsorship) and a Pride rainbow is on the right.

The mural can also be seen in the Paddy Duffy Collection. If you have any information about the piece, please get in touch.

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Loch gCál

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The eight IRA volunteers killed by the SAS in 1987 as they attacked the RUC station in Loughgall are named in Irish: Eoın Ó Ceallaıgh, Pádraıg Ó Ceallaıgh, Gearoıd Ó Ceallacháın, Seamus Laıghneach, Deaglan Mac Aırt, Seamus Ó Donnaılle, Pádraıg Mac Cearnaıgh, Antaıne Ó Garmaıle.

Eugene Kelly, Paddy Kelly, Gerard O’Callaghan, Jim Lynagh, Declan Arthurs, Seamus Donnelly, Pádraig McKearney, Tony Gormley

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See also: the large mural in Springhill, west Belfast.

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