IRA memorial at the top of Shaws Road, previously seen in 2003.
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The Teeling Family And The United Irishmen
This monument is between Pantridge Road and Stewartstown Road on the Michael Ferguson Roundabout (Ferguson was a Protestant republican and MLA for West Belfast (An Phoblacht)). From top to bottom: the harp of the United Irishmen with the slogan “Equality. It is new strung and shall be heard”; a pikeman; an Easter lily; “Erin go brách.” and finally the dedication: “Erected by the people of Twinbrook and Poleglass to commemorate the Teeling family and the United Irishmen in this Bi-Centennial Year. 1798-1998.” Bartholomew Teeling is included in a Twinbrook mural alongside modern-day IRA volunteers (Twinbrook Final Salute); he was a United Irishman from Lisburn (Rebel Breeze has a full account of his deeds). Charles Teeling was a journalist and founder of the Northern Herald, among others (WP).
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Beechmount Óglaıgh
The memorial garden in Beechmount Avenue, Belfast, goes beyond commemoration of IRA volunteers. Moving clockwise: dying volunteer, “local men and women and POWs”, hunger strikers, comhaltaí Shınn Féın, proclamation, na hÓglaıgh, “innocent people from the area”, “the unsung heroes off [sic] this area”, Sands quote.
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A Few Of The Many
“Lest we forget. This memorial is dedicated to the men of the Willowfield Battalion, East Belfast regiment, Ulster Volunteer Force, who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War 1914-1918. It stands on the site of the old Willowfield unionist hall, opened by Sir Edward Carson on May 16th 1913, as a drill hall and rifle range for Willowfield UVF. It was from this hall volunteers marched to Balmoral, from there to the green fields of France, some never to return. Sleep on, dear sons of Ulster, ’til the trumpet sounds again.”
“In memory of our fallen comrades Ulster Volunteer Force East Belfast.”
“In solemn remembrance we salute the brave men of Ulster. Without favour or reward they fought militant republicanism on its own terms. Their courage, dedication and sacrifice we will remember for evermore. Joe Long, Robert (Squeak) Seymour, Charlie Logan, Trevor King, Billy Miller, Tommy McDowell, Joe Shaw, Colin Caldwell, Harris Boyle, Wesley Somerville, Geoffrey Freeman, David Swanson, Sinclair Jonhston, Robin Jackson. This is a few of the many. For God and Ulster.”
This is an improved image over 2006’s A Few Of The Many. Cherryville Street, Belfast.
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UDA Roll Of Honour
“In proud memory of our fallen comrades UDA UFF UYM North Belfast Brigade. Though they are gone their memories live forever. Quis separabit.” This stone and plaque are in a memorial garden in Cosgrave Heights, Tiger’s Bay, north Belfast.
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In The Shadow Of Death
“This lamp has been erected and dedicate to the memory of those innocent victims of the Shankill Bombing on Saturday 23rd October 1993 and to all innocent victims of terrorism from the Shankill community. ‘To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.’ St Luke Chapter 1 Verse 79.” Nine people, plus one of the bombers, died in the bombing of Frizzell’s fish shop.
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A Forgotten Atrocity
“In memory of five innocent Protestants slaughtered here by a republican murder gang on 13th August 1975. William John Gracey Aged 63, Samuel Gunning, aged 55, Joanne McDowell aged 29, Hugh Alexander Harris aged 21, Linda Boyle aged 17. Erected by the Bayardo Somme Association. “A forgotten atrocity””
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In Memory Of All Victims Of Conflict
This memorial garden is in Glandore Terrace, Portadown. Joey Neill of the UVF was killed by a premature bomb explosion. Harris Boyle was one of the two UDR/UVF men killed while planting a bomb on the van of the Miami Showband. Derek McFarland died in prison. Richard Jameson was a UVF volunteer killed in the feud with the LVF. LVF leader Billy Wright was killed by the INLA inside the Maze. Mark Fulton, also of the LVF, was found hanged in his Maghaberry cell.
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History Of Bann River Bridge
This ‘History Of The Bann River Bridge’ describes the difficulty in maintaining a bridge, until the present granite bridge in 1833, which was built on dry land and the river then diverted under it (see image below from the Sprott Collection). The plaque notes the Irish Rebellion of 1641, when about 100 Protestants were forced into the water and died (WP).
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Murder In Mind
A small tribute to the Bloody Sunday dead: portraits of fifteen victims with two verses of a song “Murder In Mind”: “They came to our town, the Paras, with murder in mind//As people marched down from Creggan/Towards the Guildhall for civil rights/It was a cold but sunny day/No one could image what was in front of them that sunny day.//The Paras stood in William Street/Laughing and chatting and raring to go/To murder for king and crown/And for Ted Heath 10 Downing Street”. (Also seen in 2002.)
The memorial pillar dates back to 1974.
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