Republican graffiti, Beechmount Avenue, West Belfast, 1983. Republican graffiti, Beechmount Avenue, West Belfast, 1983. 'RUC Are Black Bastards'; this is not a racial insult, 'Black' here refers to the Royal Black Perceptory, a Protestant...
1983
Graffiti; Non-Aligned
Graffiti, Unity Flats, Belfast City Centre, 1983. Centre-left, background, 'Celtic' (Celtic Football Club in Glasgow is the team which Northern Irish Catholics traditionally follow); local graffiti.
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
Memorial; Nationalist; Bloody Sunday
Nationalist memorial to Bloody Sunday, Rossville St., Derry, 1983. Memorial to the 14 civilians killed by British Paratroopers in Derry, 30th January 1972. Top, dove of peace, 'NICRA [Nothern Ireland Civil Rights Association]1974'; 'Their Epitaph...
1984
Murals; Loyalist; UVF
Loyalist mural, Percy Place, West Belfast, 1984. Mural depicts Ulster Volunteer Force Volunteer with Ulster and UVF flags; UVF crest - Red hand of Ulster, 'For God and Ulster' to left and right; Loyalist slogans - above 'This is Loyalist West...
1984
Murals; Loyalist; UVF
Loyalist mural, Percy Place, West Belfast, 1984. Mural depicts Ulster Volunteer Force Volunteer with Ulster and UVF flags; UVF crest - Red hand of Ulster, 'For God and Ulster' to left and right; Loyalist slogans - above 'This is Loyalist West...
1984
Murals; Loyalist; UVF
Loyalist mural, Percy Place, West Belfast, 1984. Mural depicts Ulster Volunteer Force Volunteer with Ulster and UVF flags; UVF crest - Red hand of Ulster, 'For God and Ulster' to left and right; Loyalist slogans - above 'This is Loyalist West...
1984
Murals; Loyalist; 1690
Loyalist mural, Hopewell Crescent, 1984. Mural depicts, top, Masonic Star with Red Hand Ulster, 1690; centre, British Crown over Bible, draped by Northern Ireland flag and Union Jack; underneath, 'The Throne is Established Through Righteousness'...
1986
Murals; Republicans
Murals, Republican, Berwick Rd/Paráid An Ardghleanna, Ardoyne, North Belfast, 1986. Detail of mural: painted in colours of Irish Tricolour, 'As Long as ireland is Unfree The Only Attitude for irishmen and Women is an Attitude of Revolt' (quote...
1986
Murals; Republicans; Easter 1916
Murals, Republican, Berwick Rd/Paráid An Ardghleanna, Ardoyne, North Belfast, 1986. Mural commemorates 70th anniversary of Easter Rebellion, 1916. Top '1916 Easter 1986', prison cell with prisoner/Hunger Striker centre and two representations of...
1987
Murals; Nationalist; Gaelic mythology
Nationalist mural, Springhill Avenue, Ballymurphy, West Belfast, 1987. Mural depicts King Nuadha, mythological King of the Tuatha Dé Danann; Gaelic inscription reads: 'Is é seo Nuadha Rí Tuatha Dé Danann' (This is Nuadha, King of the Tuatha...
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...
1987
Murals; Loyalist; UVF
Loyalist mural, Percy Place, West Belfast, 1987. Mural depicts Ulster Volunteer Force Volunteer with Ulster and UVF flags; UVF crest - Red hand of Ulster, 'For God and Ulster' to left and right; Loyalist slogans - above 'This is Loyalist West...
1987
Murals; Loyalist; UVF
Loyalist mural, Percy Place, West Belfast, 1987. Mural depicts Ulster Volunteer Force Volunteer with Ulster and UVF flags; UVF crest - Red hand of Ulster, 'For God and Ulster' to left and right; Loyalist slogans - above 'This is Loyalist West...
1988
Murals; Loyalist; Siege of Derry; UDA; UDF; LPA; UFF
Loyalist mural, Shankill Road, West Belfast, 1988. Mural represents 'Shutting the Gates of Derry' against Catholic forces by the Protestant Apprentice Boys in 1689. Symbol above mural - 'First Ulster Defence Association', above Crown and date 1688;...
1988
Memorial; Plaque; Republicans
Republican memorial, plaque, Sinn Féin Office, Berwick Rd, Ardoyne, 1988. Memorial to Republican volunteers, Gaelic Cross, 'It is not those who can inflict the most, but those who can endure the most shall win' (Terence McSwiney, Republican Hunger...
1988
Murals; Loyalist; Siege of Derry; UDA; UDF; LPA; UFF
Loyalist mural, Shankill Road, West Belfast, 1988. Mural represents 'Shutting the Gates of Derry' against Catholic forces by the Protestant Apprentice Boys in 1689. Text above mural - 'West Belfast UDA, C Company'; above image: 'First Ulster...
1989
Murals; Republicans; Graffiti; IRA
Republican graffiti, New Lodge Road, New Lodge, Belfast, 1989. Graffiti 'IRA NLR (New Lodge Road) Tour '89' (underneath is old graffiti - 'You are Now in Provo Land'); IRA 'Tour' refers to IRA attacks in Europe in 1989.
1989
Murals; Republicans; Graffiti; IRA
Republican graffiti, New Lodge Road, New Lodge, Belfast, 1989. Graffiti 'IRA NLR (New Lodge Road) Tour '89' (underneath is old graffiti - 'You are Now in Provo Land'); IRA 'Tour' refers to IRA attacks in Europe in 1989.
1989
Murals; Republicans; Graffiti; IRA
Republican graffiti, Springhill Avenue, Ballymurphy, West Belfast, 1989. 'PIRA Fuck Mo.J C'Ville Celtic FC'. Provisional IRA; graffti against Maurice Johnson, Catholic who signed for Glasgow Rangers F.C., traditionally a Protestant club, after...
