Republican and kids' graffiti at the Peace Line, Clonard, West Belfast, 1989. 'U T Rogues' - U T R usually designates 'Up The IRA'; 'Fred the Head Waz Framed By Roger Rabbit and Scooby', other kids names etc. The Peace Lines are mostly made of...
1989
Murals; Republicans; Gaelic
Republican mural, Lower Falls, West Belfast, 1989. 'Fiche Blian - ar Aghaidh Chun Bua Twenty Years - Onward to Victory'. 20 years refers to the start of the Troubles in 1969.
1989
Graffiti; Republicans; IRA; Peace Line
Republican and kids' graffiti at the Peace Line, Clonard, West Belfast, 1989. 'U T Rogues' - U T R usually designates 'Up The IRA'; 'Fred the Head Waz Framed By Roger Rabbit and Scooby', other kids names etc. The Peace Lines are mostly made of...
1989
Graffiti; British Army; IRA; INLA
British Army graffiti, Divis Flats, Divis, West Belfast, 1989. British soldiers' graffiti on wall in Divis Flats complex; 'Brits Rule Divis INLA PIRA are Bent' (homophobic insult). The British Army maintained an observation and communications post...
1989
Graffiti; Republicans
Republican/local graffiti at Cupar Street, Falls, West Belfast, 1989. Barrier to close off Cupar Street and prevent free access for security purposes; kids graffiti and 'Cupar Reaction Force'.
1989
Murals; Republicans; Bonfires; Anniversary of Internment
Republican mural on Sinn Féin office in background; annual bonfire, with Union Jack and Northern Irish flag atop, to commemorate anniversary of Internment, Falls Road, West Belfast, 1989.
1989
Murals; Republicans; IRSP; INLA; FSLN
Republican mural, Lower Falls/Divis, West Belfast, 1989. Graffiti in support of Irish Republican Socialist Party and its military wing, the Irish National Liberation Army, with reference to FSLN (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional) - the...
Republican/Nationalist memorial, Bogside, Derry, 1989. Memorial to the 14 unarmed civilians shot dead by British troops in Derry/Londonderry on Bloody Sunday, 30th January 1972.
1989
Murals; Nationalist; Republicans; Derry
Republican mural, Bogside, Derry, 1989.Free Derry was the name given to the area of Derry City which declared itself beyond the pale of British rule following the Battle of the Bogside of August 12-August 14, 1969. The famous slogan "You are now...
1989
Murals; Nationalist; Republicans; Derry
Republican mural, Bogside, Derry, 1989.Free Derry was the name given to the area of Derry City which declared itself beyond the pale of British rule following the Battle of the Bogside of August 12-August 14, 1969. The famous slogan "You are now...
1989
Murals; Nationalist; Republicans; Derry
Nationalist/Republican mural, Bogside, Derry, 1989. Mural refers to debate over naming of the city of Londonderry (the Unionist name) as Derry (the Nationalist name - Doire is the name in Gaelic); the local council re-named the city Derry in 1984...
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; Loyalist; Graffiti; UVF
Loyalist graffiti, Shankill Road, Shankill, West Belfast, 1989. 'Support the U.V.F.' - Ulster Volunteer Force.
1989
Murals; Loyalist; UVF
Loyalist mural, Ohio Street, Shankill, West Belfast, 1989. Mural shows UVF volunteers with assault rifle and RPG-7 rocket launcher; '"The New Era" UVF Active Service Unit Ardoyne 89'; 'The New Era' refers to the re-armament of loyalist groups in...
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; Graffiti; 1690
Loyalist graffiti, Shankill Road, Shankill, West Belfast, 1989. 'F.T.P Rem 1690'. 'F.T.P.' is an acronym - Fuck the Pope; 'Rem. 1690' is a reference to the Battle of the Boyne, 1690.
1989
Murals; Loyalist; UVF
Loyalist mural, Ohio Street, Shankill, West Belfast, 1989. Mural shows UVF volunteers with assault rifle and RPG-7 rocket launcher; '"The New Era" UVF Active Service Unit Ardoyne 89'; 'The New Era' refers to the re-armament of loyalist groups in...
1989
Street Signs; Unionist; July 12th; Memorial
Unionist arch, Percy Place, Lower Shankill, West Belfast, 1989. Lower left and right, Northern Ireland and Scotland flags; upper left and right, Union Jack and Northern Irish flag; centre: Union Jack with image of King William at Battle of Boyne,...
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...
