“I have hope, indeed. All must have hope and never lose heart. My hope lies in the ultimate victory of my people [for my poor people] – Bobby Sands, March 5th, 1981.” Robert Ballagh was commissioned by Sınn Féın to produce a piece for the 20th anniversary of the 1981 hunger strike and came up with the ten doves escaping an H Block (see the Visual History of “Hawks” & Doves).
Mountpottinger Road, Short Strand, east Belfast
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Charlie Monahan (Cathal Ó Monacháın/Ó Muıneacháın) died along with Con Keating and Daniel Sheehan in a motor accident in Kerry, when their car was driven off a pier on the way to help guide Roger Casement (shown in the top left) land a ship full of weapons. “T’was on Good Friday morning before the break of day/A German ship was signaling way out there in the bay/With 20,000 rifles already for to land/But no answering signal did come from the lonely Banna Strand … And the wild wind sings their requiem on the lonely Banna Strand.” “This mural was sponsored by the Brehon Law Society USA.”
Mountpottinger Road, Short Strand, east Belfast
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George Best was signed to English club Manchester United at age 15. He was footballer of the year in 1968 after helping United win the European Cup. He scored 9 goals in 37 appearances for Northern Ireland. He died in 2005 at age 59. For a full recap, see the42.ie.
Blythe Street, Sandy Row, east Belfast
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2006 image of the Robert Dougan mural in Blythe Street, Belfast, first seen in 2005.
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UDA graffiti in Sandy Row, south Belfast.
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Prisoners’ welfare centre on Sandy Row, Belfast, named after UDA brigadier John McMichael.
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Posters in the shape of an “H” on the Falls Road, Belfast, announcing two events, one a fundraiser for Cumann Na Fuiseoige and the other on the “Scottish/Irish Connection” at the Devenish.
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25th anniversary mural to the 1981 hunger strikers in Beechmount Avenue, Belfast, with a Sınn Féın “revolutionary party” board above.
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The Continuity IRA was formed in 1986 with the split between Sınn Féın and Republican Sınn Féın (see Sınn Féın Poblachtach). It became active after the ceasefire and peace process.
Iveagh Parade, west Belfast
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