Republican graffiti, Falls Road, West Belfast, 1980. Graffiti refers to the first Republican Hunger Strike in 1980. The protest was called off on December 18 after 53 days; the collapse of the deal led to the second Hunger Strike of 1981. 'H-Block...
1981
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; H-Blocks; Hunger strikes
Republican mural, Finaghy Road North, Andersonstown, Belfast, 1981. Mural, on newsagent's shop with advertisement, depicts Blanket man on dirty protest. Pre-, during and post- Hunger Strike campaign graffiti. 'H-Block The Dehumanising Factor';...
Republican mural, Finaghy Road North, Andersonstown, West Belfast, 1981. Mural, on newsagent's shop with advertisement, depicts Blanket man on dirty protest. Pre-, during and post- Hunger Strike campaign graffiti. 'H-Block The Dehumanising Factor';...
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, Rockmount Street, Falls Road, West Belfast, 1981. Hunger Strike mural depicting H-Block, Maze prison, with Hunger Striker praying with Rosary; to left, Virgin Mary.
1981
Murals; Republicans; Hunger strikes; Margaret Thatcher; 1969
Republican mural, Clowney St., Beechmount, West Belfast, 1981. Centre: Republican phoenix rising from the ashes; above left and right, four emblems of provinces of Ireland. Slogan left: 'The people arose in 69, they will do it again at any time'....
1981
Murals; Republicans; Hunger strikes
Republican mural, Rockmount Street, Falls Road, West Belfast, 1981. Hunger Strike mural depicting H-Block, Maze prison, with Hunger Striker praying with Rosary; to left, Virgin Mary.
Republican mural, Finaghy Road North, Andersonstown, West Belfast, 1981. Mural, on newsagent's shop with advertisement, depicts Blanket man on dirty protest. Pre-, during and post- Hunger Strike campaign graffiti. 'H-Block The Dehumanising Factor';...
1981
Murals; Republicans
Republican mural, Beechmount Avenue, Beechmount, West Belfast, 1981. The conveyor belt of justice; long mural - Republican representation of British justice system; mural continues with prisoner facing Diplock - no jury - courts, ends with the...
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; Hunger strikes
Republican mural, Rockmount Street, Falls Road, West Belfast, 1981. Hunger Strike mural depicting H-Block, Maze prison, with Hunger Striker praying with Rosary; to left, Virgin Mary.
1981
Murals; Republicans; Hunger strikes; Margaret Thatcher; 1969
Republican mural, Clowney St., Beechmount, West Belfast, 1981. Centre: Republican phoenix rising from the ashes; above left and right, four emblems of provinces of Ireland. Slogan left: 'The people arose in 69, they will do it again at any time'....
1981
Murals; Republicans; H-Blocks; Blanket-men
Republican mural, Beechmount St., Beechmount, West Belfast, 1981. Mural depicts Jesus (Sacred heart of Jesus) and Blanketman in H-Block dirty protest.
1981
Murals; Republicans; H-Blocks; Blanket-men
Republican mural, Beechmount St., Beechmount, West Belfast, 1981. Mural depicts Jesus (Sacred heart of Jesus) and Blanketman in H-Block dirty protest.
1981
Murals; Republicans; Hunger strikes
Republican mural, Beechmount Avenue, Beechmount, West Belfast, 1981. Beechmount Avenue was an important locus for muralists in 1981. This mural depicts 'The Five Just Demands' of the Republican prisoners on the dirty protest and thenthe Hunger...
1982
Murals; Republicans; Plastic Bullets
Republican mural, SpringWhiterock Rd./Falls Rd., West Belfast, 1982. Mural protests deaths by plastic bullets; 'Civil Order Plastic Death In Memory of those Murdered by Plastic Bullets'; mural 'Done by Springfield Youth Against H-Block and Armagh'....
1983
Graffiti; Non-Aligned; Republicans
Graffiti, Unity Flats, Belfast City Centre, 1983. Background from left: 'IRA'; 'Smash H-Block'; 'Brits Out'; 'Unity Skins'; 'Unity Skinheads'.
1983
Murals; Republicans; IRA; Hunger strikes
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...
