Harryville is an area of Ballymena with a small Catholic population which needed police protection to attend mass. The Independent called it “the town where hatred burns stronger than hope“. With “No RUC”, “No watch towers”, “Free Róisín McAliskey“, and a green ribbon for the campaign to free POWs.
Park Ave, Derry
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Copyright © 1997 Peter Moloney
M01321
Contrasting messages from Anne Street, Derry: on one hand, a demand for “all party talks”; on the other, a celebrating volunteer says “the boys are back”. The first ceasefire ended in February 1996, the second commenced in July 1997.
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Copyright © 1997 Peter Moloney
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Stencils in Lecky Road, Derry. Above, a giant eye for the 25th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Below, “Free Róısín McAliskey”. McAliskey (daughter of Bernadette Devlin McAliskey) was arrested in 1996 in connection with an attack on a British Army base in Germany and held until March 1998. The “No RUC” features a skeleton and appears to be hand-drawn.
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Copyright © 1997 Peter Moloney
M01315 M01314 [M01373 is another ‘Bloody Sunday 97’ in William st]
Stencil in Bishop Street, Derry: “disband the RUC” with the petrol bomb emblem of Ógra Shınn Féın.
Derry
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Copyright © 1997 Peter Moloney
M01309
A Derry oak leaf stencil to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
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Copyright © 1997 Peter Moloney
M01304
“Invicta UFF” – stencil in Main Street, Bushmills.
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Copyright © 1996 Peter Moloney
M01293
Starry Plough stencil in Lecky Road, Derry. With ‘No RUC’ road sign to the left. There is a “Repatriate all political prisoners” poster to the right.
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Copyright © 1996 Peter Moloney
M01270
Two Sınn Féın stencils. In the larger one, Scotland becomes a British pick axe, splitting Ireland – overwritten with the word “peace” – in two.
Lecky Road [and Rosemount Avenue], Derry
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Copyright © 1996 Peter Moloney
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A swastika is thrown into a “Brits out” bin. Next to “Wear a [green ribbon] to free POWs”.
Lecky Road, Derry
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Copyright © 1995 Peter Moloney
M01258
Four boards and a plaque above the first floor of the Sınn Féın office on the Falls Road: “Unlock the door to peace – free the POWs”, “Sınn Feın demand equality of treatment”, You have your part to play – help free the POWs” and “All party talks now – march and rally Dunville Pk Sun 2.15 Aug 13”. The plaque reads “ı ndıl chuımhne – in proud and loving memory of Paddy Loughran, Pat McBride, Michael O’Dwyer – murdered by the RUC on 4th February 1992”.
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Copyright © 1995 Peter Moloney
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