This is a refreshed Eddie The Trooper in Ebrington Terrace, Waterside, Londonderry, with solid black border and UFF red fist in yellow six-pointed star above. Here is the previous version.
Eddie has his own Visual History page.
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In this Caw mural the Peace Bridge is shown spanning the Foyle between (the former) Ebrington barracks and the Guildhall, with a film-strip of images, many depicting naval and military scenes, above and below. Second from left in the upper ribbon, a poster encourages people to “Join the Wrens [and free a man for the fleet]” (the Women’s Royal Naval Service; see the poster at IWM); there are also soldiers playing ping-pong in their barracks, and the ship’s bell of the HMS Londonderry (which served as a training ship during the Falkland War — WP).
Sperrin Park, Caw, Londonderry
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“In proud memory of our fallen comrades from the Nelson Drive flute band. Glorious on the graves of heroes, kindly upon all those who have suffered for the cause. Thus will shine the dawn. They gave their tomorrow for our today.” The words in italics are from a Winston Churchill radio broadcast on October 21, 1940, entitled Dieu Protège La France. The final, more familiar, phrase is John Maxwell Edmonds’s memorial epitaph. The 10th battalion of the Inniskilling Fusiliers, in the 109th brigade of the 36th (Ulster) Division, was called “The Derrys” (web).
Kinsale Park, Caw, Londonderry
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The poppy (with a skull at its centre and dripping blood) is “symbol of British imperialism around the world: Palestine, Libya, Malvinas, Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan. Britain out of Ireland.”
Hugo Street, west Belfast.
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The red hand in Fountain Street – seen previously with “PSNI scum” and “IRA” graffiti – is somewhat repaired – “PSNI scum” is still faintly visible across the top and the “IRA” at the base of the hand has been blacked out. “WBE” has been added; the “E” in “WBE” is unknown – compare with WBLY.
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It’s “your choice”: on the “wrong” side of life are drugs, alcohol, go to jail, smoking, riots, theft, sectarianism, and vandalism; on the “right” side are respect, family, career, youth club, jobs, school, education, friends, and community.
Beechwood Court, Derry
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Above is a new board (on painted background) at the Falls Road Garden of Remembrance for IRA volunteers in D company (the ‘Dogs’) of the 2nd battalion Belfast Brigade and local civilians from the lower Falls who died in the 20s, 70s and 90s. The main board shows a map of the area from Dunville Park to the Divis flats with lilies marking the spots of various deaths. Surrounding it are the portraits of fourteen of the volunteers listed on the marble – Maguire, O’Rawe, McKelney, Donaghy, Quigley, McAreavey, Hughes, Loughran, MacBride, Kelly, Carson, Campbell, Skillen, Marley.
The text in the close-up gives a history of the birth of the Provisionals and D company’s defense of the area in the Falls Curfew of 1970. Also mentioned is the 1972 hunger strike by Billy McKee and others in the Crumlin Road Gaol (NYTimes).
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This pro-Basque mural on the International Wall on Divis Street calls for the release of Arnaldo Otegi, one-time ETA member and leader of a pro-Basque party, along with other political prisoners. (More information on Otegi at ig and WP.) “Pake bidean” is the Basque for “The pathway to peace”.
(The mural is at the eastern end of the wall; takes the place of the Ian Knox anti-racism mural featured in Never Actually Existed.)
Update: Otegi was released in March, 2016 (Irish Times)
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The new Gaeltacht mural on Divis Steet’s International Wall is to mark the launch of The Big Gaeltacht Quarter Plan and the signing of the Gaeltacht Quarter Charter (Tele).
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“Says Joe, ‘Those that they forgot to kill went on to organise’ – from The Ballad Of Joe Hill”
Conway Street sponsored by the Australian Electrical Trades Union (ETU) in Victoria (web). “Independent, strong, united”
In Conway Street, alongside another Australian-sponsored mural: Australian Aid
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