A faded mural in Beechmount Avenue, Strabane, with a (painted) “Provos” banner flying over crossed rifles and the Sunburst and Tricolour flags.
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Copyright © 1990 Peter Moloney
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Provos
painted wall
INLA
Two INLA murals on a wall in Ballycolman, Strabane. One has the red star and a raised fist, the other the Tricolour (and perhaps an unfinished Starry Plough) alongside a coat of arms with an AK-47.
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Copyright © 1990 Peter Moloney
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INLA Has Had Their Weetabix
“RUC beware: INLA has had their Weetabix!” Republican parody of a famous 1980s advertising campaign. Ballycolman, Strabane. This is a repurposed wall – see Your Smile Disfigures Us. To the left of shot is (the colour version of) Victory To The INLA.
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Copyright © 1990 Peter Moloney
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And Finally A Message
Three volunteers stand formally to make a statement: “And finally a message to our enemies: it is not just an army you face but the might of a people sworn and determined to be free.” 1916-1983 A similar sentiment but with three volunteers on manoeuvres.
Ballycolman, Strabane
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Copyright © 1990 Peter Moloney
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Socailism
“Victory to the INLA”, “Join the INLA”, and “Socialism” (mis-spelled), with the red star of socialism.
Ballycolman, Strabane
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Copyright © 1990 Peter Moloney
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Copyright © 1990 Peter Moloney
Victory To The INLA
The 1989 image of this Ballycolman Republican Socialist Youth mural was black and white, suggesting that it was not then finished. By 1990, a Tricolour had been painted in the background but the paint had deteriorated in many places.
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Copyright © 1990 Peter Moloney
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Let The Fight Go On
Volunteers carrying an armalite and an RPG launcher in Ballycolman estate, Strabane.
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Copyright © 1990 Peter Moloney
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Easter Lily
Small mural of an easter lily on a Tricolour in Beechmount Avenue, Strabane, with UFF and UVF graffiti.
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Copyright © 1990 Peter Moloney
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Armed Struggle
Five panels in a row in Innisfree Gardens, Strabane: (1) the shield of the four provinces, (2) a phoenix with “Out of the ashes rose the provisionals” (3) Ireland unfree shall never be at peace (seen in 1989), (4) “Honour Ireland’s dead” with a Celtic cross and Easter lily, (5) “Armed struggle” and “Resistance 1916-1989” and three armed volunteers.
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Provisionals
1990 image of Provisionals, with most of the adjacent mural visible – Pearse’s proclamation at the funeral of O’Donovan Rossa: Ireland unfree shall never be at peace.
Ballycolman, Strabane
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Copyright © 1990 Peter Moloney
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