Republican Sinn Féin mural, Falls Road, West Belfast, 2001. Representation of Hunger Striker, with Republican Volunteers with RPG7 Rocket Launcher below. 'Our actions are political not criminal', quote from Bobby Sands.
1998
Murals; Republicans; Hunger strikes; Bobby Sands
Republican mural, Sevastopol Street/Falls Road, West Belfast, 1998. Mural painted on side of Sinn Féin offices. Detail: quote from Bobby Sands, 'Our revenge will be the laughter of our children'.
1998
Murals; Republicans; Commemoration; Bobby Sands
Republican mural, Sevastopol Street/Falls Road, West Belfast, 1998. Mural painted on side of Sinn Féin offices. Detail: quote from Bobby Sands, 'Everyone Republican or otherwise has their own particular role to play'.
1988
Murals; Republicans; Sinn Féin; Mandela; Political Links
Republican mural, Falls Road/Ross Road, West Belfast, 1988. Mural depicts Nelson Mandela, with ANC colours and Irish Tricolour as background. 'Mandela Happy Birthday Comrade Father of - Freedom - The Future Belongs to You!'. Painted by Sinn Féin...
1989
Murals; Republicans; An Phoblacht; Republican News; IRA
Republican mural, Sevastopol Street/Falls Road, West Belfast, 1989. Painted on the side of Sinn Féin offices on the Falls Road, mural is an image taken from the front page of the Republican newspaper, An Phoblacht/Republican News; Ireland, with...
1989
Murals; Republicans; IRA; Gaelic
Republican mural, Sevastopol Street/Falls Road, West Belfast, 1989. Painted on the side of Sinn Féin offices on the Falls Road; image depicts two IRA volunteers bringing down a British Army helicopter with an M60 heavy machine gun; colours of...
1989
Murals; Republicans; An Phoblacht; Republican News; IRA; Gaelic language
Republican mural, Sevastopol Street/Falls Road, West Belfast, 1989. Painted on the side of Sinn Féin offices on the Falls Road, mural is an image taken from the front page of the Republican newspaper, An Phoblacht/Republican News; Ireland, with...
1989
Street Signs; Republicans; Sinn Féin
Republican street signs, Falls Road, West Belfast, 1989. Posters advertising Troops Out march, August 1989 (anniversary of internment commemoration), speaker SF President Gerry Adams; 'Sasain Amach' (Gaelic- Brits Out). Map of Ireland - 'Censored';...
1989
Murals; Republicans; IRA
Republican mural, Islandbawn Street/Falls Road, West Belfast, 1989 (originally painted 1982). Mural depicts: left and right, IRA Volunteers past and present (1916-1982); above mural: 'Oglaigh na hEireann' (IRA); centre: lark of freedom on Irish...
1988
Murals; Republicans; IRA; ANC; Sinn Féin; Political Links
Republican mural, Beechmount Avenue/Falls Road, West Belfast, 1988. Mural shows Armalite rifle and symbol of African National Congress (ANC) with colours of ANC and Irish Tricolour mixed. Quote from Bobby Sands, 'We Aim to be Free'. Plaque...
1988
Murals; Republicans; IRA; ANC; Sinn Féin; Political Links
Republican mural, Beechmount Avenue/Falls Road, West Belfast, 1988. Mural shows Armalite rifle and symbol of African National Congress (ANC) with colours of ANC and Irish Tricolour mixed. Quote from Bobby Sands, 'We Aim to be Free'. Plaque...
1989
Murals; Republicans; Censorship
Republican mural, Whiterock Road, Ballymurphy, West Belfast, 1989. Mural motif taken from Paris '68; Irish Republican gagged by Britain; when gage removed talks peace. In 1988 the British Government banned British news organisations from...
1989
Murals; Republicans; Censorship
Republican mural, Whiterock Road, Ballymurphy, West Belfast, 1989. Mural motif taken from Paris '68; Irish Republican gagged by Britain; when gage removed talks peace. In 1988 the British Government banned British news organisations from...
1987
Murals; Republicans; Sinn Féin; 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...
1987
Murals; Republicans; Sinn Féin
Republican mural, Springfield Road/New Barnsley Parade, Ballymurphy, West Belfast, 1987. Sinn Féin mural 1987 General Election; 'Freedom, Justice, Peace' on Irish Tricolour; representation of dove/lark caught in barbed wire. Local graffiti.
1989
Murals; Sinn Féin; Electoral Slogan
Republican mural, Springfield Road, West Belfast, 1989. 'Make Are (Our) Day Vote for May SF'. Local election campaign 1989; SF candidate Richard May.
1989
Street Signs; Republicans; Sinn Féin; Elections
Republican advertising, Springfield Road, West Belfast, 1989. Sinn Féin election posters on advertising hoarding, local election campaign, 1989.
1987
Murals; Republicans; INLA
Republican mural, Springfield Road/New Barnsley Parade, Ballymurphy, West Belfast, 1987. Mural exhorts voters to 'Say No to Dr Joe Vote Adams X'; Dr Joe Hendron lost the seat to Gerry Adams, President Sinn Féin in 1983; Adams successfully defended...
1989
Murals; Republicans; Sinn Féin
Republican mural, Springfield Road, West Belfast, 1989. Mural, from the work of Cormac, Republican cartoonist, depicts Sinn Féin electoral strategy for defeating British. SF 1/2/3/4 Votes in Ballot box represent Northern Irish preferential voting...
1988
Murals; Republicans; Sinn Féin
Republican mural, Whiterock Road, Ballymurphy, West Belfast, 1988. Mural based on cartoon by Republican cartoonist Cormac; tells story of conversion of apolitical bystander to Sinn Féin activist as a result of British actions in Northern Ireland....
