A version of the Bobby Sands quote: “Everyone, republican or otherwise, has their own particular role.”
Bishop Street, Derry
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Their Own Particular Role
painted wall
Seven Signatories
Draft for a new version of the seven signatories of the Proclamation, replacing the previous version.
Bishop Street, Derry
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Ten Hunger Strikers
The ten names (and the faces) remain the same but the volunteers firing a funeral volley are replaced by the image of blanketman Hugh Rooney. Bishop Street, Derry
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Images of the launch [M03552] [M03553]
One World, One Struggle
Raytheon missiles dropped from a British Aerospace jet rain down on East Timorese citizens under the flag of FALiNTiL (Forças Armadas de Libertação Nacional de Timor Leste), the military wing of FReTiLIn (Frente Revolucionária de Timor-Leste Independente).
“During 25 years of Western Government sponsored Indonesian aggression at least 1/3 of the population of East Timor was systematically wiped out. This mural was created as an act of solidarity by FEIC (Foyle Ethical Investment Campaign) in collaboration with an East Timorese citizen and ETISC (East Timor Ireland Solidarity Campaign). The project was sponsored by the National Committee for Development Education in Dublin. The paint was donated by Citypaints. Gasyard Wall Féıle 2000.”
Market Street, Derry
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No RUC
“No RUC” road sign in Lecky Road, Derry.
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Copyright © 2001 Peter Moloney
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Ban Plastic Bullets
Repainted version of Ban Plastic Bullets. At 25 metres long, the mural presents to scale the distances at which the fourteen victims (seven adults, seven children) of plastic bullets were shot. CAIN has a list of the fourteen.
“We recommend the abolition of the use of plastic bullets – United Nations Committee Against Torture, 28 November, 1998”; “A new more lethal plastic bullet will be issued to the RUC on June 1st – It will be [??] deadly at a range of 30 metres – All plastic bullet fatalities have occurred at a range of less than 30 metres.”
Divis Street, Belfast
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REM 1690
In 1690, William III defeated James II at the Battle Of The Boyne, securing Ireland for England. And in legend, Ulster was won in a race by an O’Neill tossing his severed hand ahead of his competitor. Similar battle is needed to preserve Northern Ireland, the mural suggests. “Quis separabit” is the motto of the UDA, and “Terrae filius” (“Son of the land”) is the motto of the Ulster Young Militants, its youth branch. Lord Street, Belfast.
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Show No Mercy And Expect None
Iron Maiden’s Eddie The Trooper becomes a South East Antrim UDA/UFF gunman, striding over the graves of “G. Adams”, “A. Maskey”, and “McGuinness”.
For more information on Eddie and a full list of Eddie murals, see Eddie’s Visual History page.
Castlemara Drive, Carrickfergus
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Ethnic Cleansing
The mural shows people being hanged, speared, and drawn behind a horse, and houses in flames.” The persecution of the Protestant people by the church of Rome, 1600 – the ethnic cleansing still goes on today.”
Hopewell Crescent, lower Shankill, Belfast.
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Copyright © 2000 Peter Moloney
Hunger Strike
The sixth mural from the Bogside Artists commemorates the 1980 hunger strikes, first in Long Kesh and subsequently in Armagh Women’s Prison. The main figure is Raymond McCartney; the female figure is perhaps Mary Doyle (the other two female strikers were Maıréad Farrell and Maıréad Nugent). The info board is from 2007. Rossville Street, Derry.
“This mural is dedicated to the H Block/Armagh prison struggle and in memory of [the ten deceased 1981 hunger strikers]. Ní neart go cur le chéıle.”
The paint-bombed version is from May, 2013, but the mural would not be replaced until 2015.
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Copyright © 2000, 2007, 2013 Peter Moloney
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