This Shaws Road, Belfast, mural features four local CLG/GAC: Naomh Pól (Fb), Naomh Treasa (Fb), Padraıg Saırseıl (Fb), and Uí Donnabhaın Rosa (Fb).
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Those Who Hungered For Justice
“In memory of those who hungered for justice 1981-2001: Bobby Sands, Francis Hughes, Raymond McCreesh, Patsy O’Hara, Joe McDonnell, Martin Hurson, Kevin Lynch, Kieran Doherty, Tom McElwee, Mickey Devine.”
Glenwood Court, west Belfast
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C Company 1st Battalion
These are 2008 images of the left-hand mural and central plaque on Carnan Street (seen previously in 2005). UVF volunteers Robert Wadsworth, Robert McIntyre, James McGregor, Thomas Chapman, William Hannah, who died in the 1970s, are commemorated. The plaque includes lines from Binyon’s WWI poem For The Fallen: “They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old/Age shall not weary them, nor the years contemn/At the going down of the sun and in the morning/We will remember them” with “in our hearts forever” added; the flowers of the four home nations also suggests WWI. The “Four Step” was a pub bombed in 1971 (see X02393).
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Whiterock Festival
Kids from Highfield enjoy (left) a water fight, fancy dress party, (middle) DJ, band, bouncy castle and (right) marching under the banner of ‘Whiterock LOL 87’ to the beat of a Whiterock Flute Band (Fb) drum.
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UFF
Highfield UFF mural at the end of Highcairn Drive.
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Under The Protection Of The UDA
The loyalist Highfield and Springmartin areas have been “Under the protection of the UDA since 1972”. Highcairn Drive is at the edge of Highfield, next to Springmartin.
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Hunger-Strike March & Rally
A mural painter puts the finishing touches to a call to a “Hunger-Strike March & Rally Sun 17th Aug. For bus details contact S[ınn] F[éın]”.
Falls Road/Glen Road, Belfast
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Santa Is A British Agent
Above: “Cáısc [Easter] 1916”, dating back to at least 1990. Below: “Santa is a British agent” (perhaps because of spying concerns or perhaps because of the blizzard that dropped 15 cm of snow in early January, 2008 – get in touch if you know what prompted this graffiti) with “Join Sınn Féın” stencils underneath.
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Copyright © 2008 Peter Moloney
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Ireland – Catalonia
Catalonian independence mural, repainted from the black-background version, previously seen in 1997 and 2004.
“Not Spain, not France. Free Catalonia. Since 1714 the Catalan nation is military [sic] occupied for the Spanish and French states. Catalonia has their own culture, language, and history. Our country has more than 1000 years of history as a nation. The Catalan flag is the first European flag. Our fight flag is the “Estalada”. The white star means the freedom, and the blue triangle stands for the sky of humanity. Free Catalonia! United Ireland! El nostre dia arribarà! Tıocfaıdh ár lá. 11/8/97″
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Acht Na Gaeılge TÉ
Campaigning for an Irish Language Act, begun with the Belfast Agreement (see the 2002 mural in this location which calls for “language rights”) and reinforced by the St Andrew’s Agreement in 2006, continues. “The Irish Language Act NI – needed more now than ever before.” “Acht na Gaeılge T[uaıscaırt] É[ıreann] – de dhíth níos mó anoıs ná rıamh roımhe!” Pobal is a non-profit community development organisation and umbrella group for Irish-language efforts.
Brighton Street, west Belfast
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