The Wolf In Sheeps Clothing

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A wolf in an “SS RUC” cap: “The wolf in sheep[‘]s clothing – coming soon to RUCtv.” It’s not clear what the reference to UTv is. Get in touch if you know.

Two previous uses of “SS RUC” from the top of the Whiterock: Victory To The IRA | Working With You.

Falls Road (at Dunlewey Street), west Belfast

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Copyright © 1997 Peter Moloney
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Llibertat

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Mural of international solidarity between Catalonia (llibertat), Ireland (saoırse), the Basque country, Palestine, and Mexico. Skulls from Kenya, India, Ireland, Cambodia hang on the left. Painted by Féıle Artists along with Victor Ochoa (WP), featuring Steve Biko, Che, Máıre Drumm, Maıréad Farrell, Miram Daly (whose son Donal worked on this mural), Nelson Mandela, Leila Khaled, and Leonard Peltier. The aboriginal flag is on the chimney breast and the pots are painted in the four colours of man.

Falls Road, west Belfast

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Bua Nó Bás

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Three boards on the Falls Road, Belfast. The first pays homage to Óglaigh na hÉireann (IRA) by mixing ornate knotwork and Celtic imagery of a dolmen and warrior with sword with a volley of pistol and rifle; the second is a list of “local republican POWs”, almost identical to the list in Beechmount POWs (for a list of names see, 1995 Disband RUC); the third links the revolutionaries of 1916 with the armed struggle “1916-1997”.

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Ireland – Catalonia

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“Not Spain, not France. Free Catalonia. Since 1714 the Catalan nation is military [sic] occupied for the Spanish and French states. Catalonia has their own culture, language, and history. Our country have [sic] more than 1000 years of history as a nation. The Catalan flag is the first European flag. Our fight flag is the “Estelada”. The white star means the freedom, and the blue triangle stands for the sky of humanity. Free Catalonia! United Ireland! El nostre dia arribarà! Tıócfaıdh [sic] ár lá. 11/8/97″

Beechmount Avenue, west Belfast

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Upper Springfield Development Trust

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This is a mural sponsored by and for the Upper Springfield Development Trust (web | until 1993 the Upper Springfield Development Forum) focusing on young people: “Mol an óıge agus tıocfaıdh sí.” (Praise youth/the young and it will flourish.”/”Youth responds to praise.”)

Signed by “Mo Chara” (Gerard “Mo Chara” Kelly) and “Spud” in the bottom right corner.

Whiterock Road, west Belfast

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Copyright © 1997 Peter Moloney
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