Murals; Republicans; Prisoners; H-Blocks; Margaret Thatcher
Republican mural, Rockmore Rd., Falls, West Belfast, 1981. Mural painted during the Hunger Strikes, before death of Bobby Sands. 'Break Thatcher's Back Status Now'. Image of Blanket man against H of the H-Block; at sides Tricolours topped by barbed...
1981
Murals; Republicans; Bobby Sands; Prisoners; H-Blocks; Margaret Thatcher
Republican mural, Rockmore Rd., Falls, West Belfast, 1981. Mural painted during the Hunger Strikes, before death of Bobby Sands. On left, image of scroll, with quotation from Bobby Sands, 'You cannot put a rope around the neck of an idea/You cannot...
1981
Murals; Republicans; Hunger strikes
Republican mural, Falls Road, West Belfast, 1981. Centre of mural: Celtic Cross with posters of dead Hunger Strikers; Bobby Sands, Francis Hughes, Raymond McCreesh; Joe McDonnell; Martin Hurson. Left of mural, Irish Tricolour, to right, Starry...
1981
Murals; Republicans; Bobby Sands; Hunger strikes
Republican mural, Shaws Road, West Belfast, 1981. Left of mural: slogan protesting death of Bobby Sands, first Hunger Striker to die. 'The Right Honourable Bobby Sands Esq MP Murdered by his Fellow Members of H[er].M[ajesty's].Govt'; Bobby Sands...
1981
Murals; Republicans; Hunger strikes; H-Blocks
Republican mural, Falls Road, West Belfast, 1981. Anti-H-Block,Hunger Strike mural; centre of mural, 'Smash H Block' ('H' in barbed wire); two tricolours on either side of mural; above, names of dead Hunger Strikers: Bobby Sands, Patsy O'Hara,...
1981
Murals; Republicans; H-Blocks; Hunger strikes
Republican mural, Andersonstown Road, West Belfast, 1981. Left: the lark in barbed wire ('The Lark and the Freedom Fighter' is the title of a collection of Bobby Sands' writings from prison), surrounded by emblems of four ancient provinces of...
1981
Murals; Republicans; Bobby Sands; Prisoners; H-Blocks; Margaret Thatcher
Republican mural, Rockmore Rd., Falls, West Belfast, 1981. Mural painted during the Hunger Strikes, before death of Bobby Sands. On left, image of scroll, with quotation from Bobby Sands, 'You cannot put a rope around the neck of an idea/You cannot...
1981
Murals; Republicans
Republican mural, Clonard Street, Lower falls, West Belfast, 1981. Mural depicts lark caught in barbed wire - image taken from Bobby Sands' collection of prison writings, The Lark and the freedom Fighter'. On right, Ireland, also trapped in barbed...
1981
Murals; Republicans; Bobby Sands
Republican mural, Shaws Road, West Belfast, 1981.Mural protesting death of Bobby Sands, first Hunger Striker to die. 'The Lark and the Freedom Fighter' (title of collection of Sands' writings from prison). Quotation from text: 'I have the spirit of...
1981
Graffiti; Loyalist; UVF; Hunger strikes
Loyalist mural, Sandy Row, East Belfast, 1981. Ulster Volunteer Force graffiti, anti-Republican Hunger Striker Bobby Sands: 'Support the UVF Sands Rot in Hell'.
1981
Murals; Republicans; Bobby Sands
Republican mural, Shaws Road, West Belfast, 1989. 'The Right Honourable Bobby Sands MP MURDERED By His Fellow Members of Government. Reference to Bobby Sands, elected to British Parliament 1981, died on Hunger Strike.
1981
Murals; Republicans
Republican mural, Rosville St., Derry, 1981. Mural, left, depicts lark trapped in barbed wire - reference to Bobby Sands work 'The Lark and the Freedom Fighter'. Right, Republican volunteer with rifle, Irish Tricolour on left, Easter Lily on right.
1981
Murals; Republicans
Republican mural, Rossville St., Derry, 1981. Mural depicts lark trapped in barbed wire; reference to Bobby Sands' work 'The Lark and the Freedom Fighter'.
1982
Murals; Republicans; Hunger strikers
Republican mural, Finaghy Road North, Andersonstown, Belfast, 1982. Memorial to 1981 Hunger Strikers, Bobby Sands, Francis Hughes, Raymond McCreesh, Kevin Lynch, Thomas McElwee, Patsy O'Hara, Joe McDonnell, Martin Hurson, Kieran Doherty, Michael...
1982
Murals; Republicans; Hunger strikers
Republican mural, Finaghy Road, North Belfast, 1982. Memorial to 1981 Hunger Strikers, Bobby Sands, Francis Hughes, Raymond McCreesh, Kevin Lynch, Thomas McElwee, Patsy O'Hara, Joe McDonnell, Martin Hurson, Kieran Doherty, Michael Devine. Mural...
Republican mural, Westland St, Derry, 1983. Top: 'Irish Republican Army Rule Derry'; bottom left 'No Greater Love Hath a Man than He Lays Down His Life for His Friends' (quote from St. John's Gospel, John 15:13; remark attributed to Bobby Sands in...