Republican mural, Beechmount Street, West Belfast, 1981. Fists bound together with barbed wire against Irish Tricolour. Mural paintbombed, local graffiti - UTP (Up the Pope).
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; 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; IRA
Republican mural, Rockdale St., Falls, West Belfast, 1981. Revolutionary figure with armalite against Tricolour; 'They May Kill the revolutionary But Never the revolution'. Advertisement above carries Government health warning on the dangers of...
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; 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; 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, 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'....
Republican mural, Rossville St., Derry, 1982. Mural depicts Republican volunteer with rifle against pikestaff and Irish Tricolour. To left, slogan: 'The May Kill the Revolutionary But Never the Revolution'; to right, Easter Lily, 'Irish Freedom...
Murals; Republicans; Na Fianna Éireann; Easter 1916
Republican mural, Westland St., Derry, 1983. Recruitmnent mural for Na Fianna Éireann (Fianna na hÉireann - youth wing of IRA). Myral depicts IRA Volunteer in paramilitary dress to left; middle - Easter Lily above 'Easter 1916'; right 'Na Fianna...
1983
Murals; Republicans; SDLP
Republican mural, Rossville St., Derry, 1983. Graffiti refers to controversy over name of the city - Londonderry, the name given by the pro-British colonists in the 17th century, and Derry, the name used by nationalists and Republicans. The name of...
1983
Murals; Republicans; IRA; RUC; Bobby Sands
Republican graffiti, Glenfada Park flats/Rossville St, Derry, 1983. From left: 'Rt.Hon [Right Honourable - title given to British Members of Parliament] Booby Sands OC [Officer Commanding] MP[Member of Parliament] IRA'; 'Lizzy [Queen Elizabeth -...
1984
Murals; Republicans; Gaelic
Republican mural, Rosnareen Avenue, Andersonstown, 1984. Mural depicts chain of resistance past and present, from phoenix rising from ashes to figure top left with automatic rifle; 'An Slabhra Gan Bhrisead (The unbroken chain), We Owe It To Them......
1984
Murals; Republicans; Gaelic
Republican mural, Rosnareen Avenue, Andersonstown, 1984. Mural depicts chain of resistance past and present, from phoenix rising from ashes to figure top left with automatic rifle; 'An Slabhra Gan Bhrisead (The unbroken chain), We Owe It To Them......
1984
Murals; Loyalist
Loyalist mural, Percy Place, West Belfast, 1984. Mural depicts armed Loyalist paramilitary with Ulster flag standing against representation of Northern Ireland.
1984
Murals; Loyalist
Loyalist mural, Percy Place, West Belfast, 1984. Mural depicts armed Loyalist paramilitary with Ulster flag standing against representation of Northern Ireland.
1986
Murals; Republicans
Republican mural, Beechmount Avenue, West Belfast, 1986. Mural refers to British policy of using 'Supergrasses' against Irish Republican movement (1981-86); the legal tactic was largely discredited and failed in the long-term. 'Stop the Show...
