“This mural is a memorial to the volunteers of A Coy 1st Batt [platoon No 1, 2, 4, and 5] who served the Shankill community so bravely during the years of conflict. Gone but not forgotten. Here lies a soldier.”
Canmore Street, Belfast. Previously seen in 2005.
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“The People’s Army 1912-2002 – 90 years of resistance.” The top two panels show the “newly-formed Shankill Volunteers” “train[ing] at Fernhill estate, Glencairn” and then in 1916 the “9th RIR (West Belfast UVF) go over the top at the Somme.” Below, “volunteers defend the Shankill community from republican attack” in the 1969 riots in Bombay Street and environs, leading to the “crossroads” of 2002, with David Ervine holding a copy of the “Good Friday Agreement” on the road to “peace”.
Previously seen in 2005.
Canmore Street, Belfast
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“A UVF roadblock at Donaghadee, April 24/25th 1914, during gunrunning.” “Preparing to bear arms 1914; prepared to bear arms 2004.” The main landing was at Larne, but two small boats transported arms from the Clyde Valley in Larne to Donaghadee.
Spier’s Place, Belfast
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Talavera de la Reina is southwest of Madrid, Spain. The French, who had invaded Portugal but been driven out by British forces under Wellesley, fought the combined forces of the Spanish (previously allies of the French in the Peninsular War) and British armies. Writing on the side-wall will later be added (see X00327).
By Blaze FX in Hopewell Crescent.
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The ‘Freedom 2000’ Long Kesh/H-Blocks mural in the lower Shankill is repainted in orange, with “UDA”, “UFF” and “LPOW” from the previous version painted out.
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This is a mostly-complete version of the Summer Of 69 mural in the lower Shankill, depicting the beginning of the Troubles in Belfast. The title is still to be added, and the boy on the left will be given a tricoloured drum.
The mural is based on a Frankie Quinn photograph “Belfast 1984” (BBC).
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“… The school playing grounds were covered in cinders we used it playing football matches on, you always skinned your legs on the cinders. I played for the school football team, we didn’t wear a kit we wore old trousers an old jumper and any old shoe or boots you could find. Sometimes the ball we used was made of paper or hankies. … – Water Scott aged 95”
“Schools at Malvern are different to schools in older times. Many things have changed such as discipline. Discipline in the older days was if you spoke back you got hit with a cane, at Malvern if we speak back we get warned and then sent to the Principles office. … – Curtis Nesbitt P6”
By Blaze FX in Hopewell Avenue, Belfast
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“Weary people, what reap ye? Golden corn for the stranger.
What sow ye? human corpses that wait for the avenger.
Fainting forms, hunger–stricken, what see you in the offing?
Stately ships to bear our food away, [amid the stranger’s scoffing].
There’s a proud array of soldiers — what do they round your door?
They guard our masters’ granaries from the thin hands of the poor. – Speranza”
The poetry is the first few lines of The Famine Year by “Speranza”, i.e. Lady Jane Wilde, mother of Oscar.
In the centre an aboriginal figure holds the flags of Ireland and of the Native Australians.
This is one of about nine murals painted in 1995 on the Great Hunger (Visual History).
“Painted by Síle Na Gıg & St James Youth Aug 95” in St James’s Crescent/Donegall Road, west Belfast.
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Elizabeth Windsor became queen of the United Kingdom in February, 1952, fifty-five years before this mural was painted in Rockview Street, south Belfast.
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Two hooded gunmen from UVF South Belfast brigade, 2nd battalion, C company, take aim at the viewer in the Village.
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