Loyalist mural, Craven St./Shankill Road, West Belfast, 1988 (orig 1986). Mural 'In commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme'; image depicts actions of '36th Ulster Division (U.V.F.) [Ulster Volunteer Force] R.I.R. [Royal...
1989
Murals; Republicans; Censorship
Republican mural, Springhill Avenue/Springfield Road, Ballymurphy, West Belfast, 1989. Map of Ireland, with Sinn Féin symbol; 'Britain Ignores the Force of Argument Censored'; in 1988 the British Government banned British news organisations from...
1989
Murals; Loyalist; Graffiti; UVF
Loyalist graffiti, Shankill Road, Shankill, West Belfast, 1989. 'Support the U.V.F.' - Ulster Volunteer Force.
1989
Graffiti; Peace Line
Graffiti, Peace Line, Lower Shankill, West Belfast, 1989. Graffiti here is mixed - 'UVF' - Ulster Volunteer Force; 'NF' (National Front - a British fascist organisation); 'UTH' - Up the Hibernians, pro-Nationalist slogan; 'ANF' - anti-National...
1989
Graffiti; Loyalist; Peace Line; UVF
Loyalist graffiti, Peace Line, Lower Shankill, West Belfast, 1989. 'UVF Kill All Taigs' - Ulster Volunteer Force; 'Taig' is a derogatory reference to Catholics. The Peace Lines are mostly made of concrete and steel walls up to 25 feet high, topped...
1989
Murals; Loyalist
Loyalist mural, Rosebank Street, Shankill, West Belfast, 1989, Cartoon-like representation of two armed loyalist volunteers, one holding Northern Irish flag. 'For God and Ulster' - slogan of the Ulster Volunteer Force; local graffiti, mural has...
1989
Graffiti; Loyalist; Peace Line
Loyalist graffiti, Peace Line, Lower Shankill, West Belfast, 1989. 'UVF' - Ulster Volunteer Force; 'FTP' - Fuck the Pope; 'Fuck Taigs' - Taig is derogatory reference to Catholic; 'Fuck IRA UDA Rules UVF'. The Peace Lines are mostly made of brick...
1989
Murals; Loyalist
Loyalist mural, Rosebank Street, Shankill, West Belfast, 1989, Cartoon-like representation of two armed loyalist volunteers, one holding Northern
Irish flag. 'For God and Ulster' - slogan of the Ulster Volunteer Force; mural has been paintbombed.
1989
Murals; Loyalist; RHC
Loyalist mural, Donegall Road, South Belfast, 1989. 'RHC' - Red Hand Commando, Loyalist paramilitary group name believed to be used as cover for Ulster Volunteer Force. 'Founded Sept 1980'. Mural depicts Crown atop symbol UVF symbol, 'Pride of...
1989
Murals; Loyalist; Red Hand Commando; UVF; Protestant Action Force; YCV
Loyalist mural, Frenchpark Street, South Belfast, 1989. Mural depicts Red Hand Commando (covername used by UVF) emblem; flanked left by emblem - shamrock topped by crown - of Young Citizens' Volunteers, the Youth wing of the UVF, and right, emblem...
1989
Murals; Loyalist; UVF
Loyalist mural, Tavanagh Street, South Belfast, 1989. Mural depicts Ulster Volunteer Force crest, 'For God and Ulster', Red Hand of Ulster dripping blood, Crown atop. 'South Belfast Regiment'; flowers symbolise nations of the Union - English Rose,...
1989
Murals; Loyalist; Red Hand Commando; UVF; Protestant Action Force; YCV
Loyalist mural, Frenchpark Street, South Belfast, 1989. Mural depicts Red Hand Commando (covername used by UVF) emblem; flanked left by emblem - shamrock topped by crown - of Young Citizens' Volunteers, the Youth wing of the UVF, and right, emblem...
1989
Murals; Loyalist; Red Hand Commando
Loyalist mural, Donegal Road, East Belfast, 1981. Mural depicts centre, Red hand of Ulster in Star of Orange Lodge, 'Pride of the Village Flute Band'', crown atop; left - flag of Scotland, right, flag of Ulster. 'RHC' - Red Hand Commando, cover...
1995
Murals; Loyalist; Commemoration; Ulster Volunteer Force
Loyalist mural, Spier's Place/Shankill Road, West Belfast, 1995. UVF memorial to dead volunteers, Trevor King, William (Frenchie) Marchant, Davy Hamilton (killed 1994, 1994, 1987, 1994 respectively). Two armed UVF volunteers standing guard under...
1999
2010
Loyalist; Murals
Loyalist mural, Carrington St., East Belfast, 1999/not known. 'Ulster Volunteer Force'; two paramilitary figures with UVF flags. Mural originally painted in 1999, re-painted (unknown).
Unionist/Loyalist mural, North Boundary Street, Lower Shankill, West Belfast. Mural represents the first disputed march at Drumcree (Orange Lodge July 12th march along Garvaghy Road from Drumcree to Portadown was opposed by local nationalist...
2000
Murals; Loyalist; Commemoration; Red Hand Commando
Loyalist mural, Hopewell Avenue, Lower Shankill, West Belfast, 2000. Mural commemorates Stevie McCrea, killed by IPLO (Irish People's Liberation Organisation -breakaway group from INLA) in 1989; mural depicts Red Hand Commando flags and insignia...
2000
Murals; Loyalist; Commemoration; RHC
Loyalist mural, Hopewell Avenue, Lower Shankill, West Belfast, 2000. Mural commemorates Stevie McCrea, killed by IPLO (Irish People's Liberation Organisation -breakaway group from INLA) in 1989; mural depicts Red Hand Commando flags and insignia...
2000
Murals; Republicans; Collusion; Ulster Volunteer Force
Republican mural, Whiterock Road, Ballymurphy, West Belfast, 2000. Mural protests collusion between British government and intelligence services and Loyalist paramilitaries. Figure in gun-sight at top of mural, blood dripping down onto statement by...
2001
2004
Loyalist; Murals
Loyalist mural, Pine St./Donegall Pass, South Belfast, 2001. 'South Belfast Ulster Volunteer Force 2nd Battalion A Company Donegall Pass'.
