INLA volunteer Kevin Lynch was the seventh of the 1981 hunger strikers to die, on August 1st, after 71 days without food.
Whiterock Road, west Belfast
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Kevin Lynch
Stephen McConomy
“Stephen McConomy, murdered by a plastic bullet aged 11 years on the 16th April 1982. Always remembered by his loving mother, brothers & family.” See previously: Civil Order.
Fahan Street, Bogside, Derry
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We Are The Boys
UDA and Orange Order graffiti (“1690” and the ladder and star) in Bushmills.
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Pearse Jordan
IRA volunteer Pearse Jordan was shot by the RUC on November 25th, 1992, after the stolen car he was driving was rammed off the Falls Road. The European Court ruled that his death was in breach of the European Convention On Human Rights.
Hugo Street, west Belfast
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5th Battalion Bushmills
UDA/UFF/UYM boards – and a “Britain First” Combat-18 sticker – at the entrance to Huey Crescent, Bushmills.
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Causeway Protestant Boys
Three images from Main Street, Bushmills, led by “thank you” stickers from the [Giant’s] Causeway Protestant Boys.
Bushmills
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Hunger Strike 25th
Although the centre says “1981 – 2006” Michael Gaughan and Frank Stagg are included alongside the ten deceased 1981 hunger strikers.
An identical board was hung in Garron Road, Glenariff [M02834].
Ramoan Road, Ballycastle.
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Giant’s Causeway LOL 1193
The parts of this Ballintoy Orange Order march are cut-outs suspended within the frame by wire. From left to right can be seen a cenotaph with the crest of Londonderry, a ship and a pierced heart, King Billy on his horse, a ship and a coffin with skull and cross-bones, Walker’s statue.
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Bushmills
Here are four images of the streets of Bushmills, decked out with various loyalist flags. The first two are of the main square, then Huey Crescent and Straid Road.
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Ruaırí Óg CLG
Ruaırí Óg’s is a hurling club in Cushendall, County Antrim (web | Fb). The club is named after is named after Ruaırí Óg Ó Mórdha who led the Catholic side in the Irish Rebellion of 1641 (WP). They were Ulster senior champions in 2006. The tower on the left is the Curfew Tower.
On the side wall is an illustration of the myth of the Children Of Lear, who spent some of their time as swans on the nearby Sea Of Moyle.
Chapel Road, Cushendall
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