Republican graffiti, Falls Road, West Belfast, 1980. Graffiti refers to first 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. 'God Save Ireland',...
1980
Graffiti; Republicans; H-Blocks; Hunger strikes
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...
2002
Murals; Loyalist; Commemoration; Oliver Cromwell
Loyalist mural, Shankill Parade, West Belfast, 2002. Mural commemorates life of Oliver Cromwell, 'Born 1599, Died 1658, Lieutenant General, Lord Protector of the Protestant Faith'. Cromwell is a Protestant hero for his role as staunch defender of...
2002
Murals; Loyalist; Commemoration; Oliver Cromwell
Loyalist mural, Shankill Parade, West Belfast, 2002. Mural commemorates life of Oliver Cromwell. Detail shows side panel (left): 'Catholicism is more than a religion. It is a Political Power therefore I’m led to believe there will be no peace in...
1989
Murals; Republicans; Prisons; Hunger strikes
Republican Mural, Beechmount Avenue, West Belfast, 1989. Mural sets out 'The Five Just Demands' of the prison protest which led to the Blanket Protest and ultimately the Hunger Strike of 1981. '1. The Right to Wear their Own Clothes. 2. The Right...
2000
Murals; Unionist; Loyalist; King William of Orange; King James; Battle of the Boyne; 1690
Unionist/Loyalist mural, Shankill Parade, Lower Shankill, West Belfast, 2000. Mural depicts scene at Battle of Boyne, 1690, victory for Protestant forces led by King William of Orange over King James. King William III on white horse crossing the...
Unionist/Loyalist mural, North Boundary Street, Lower Shankill, West Belfast. Mural represents the first disputed march at Drumcree (Orange Lodge July 12th march along Garvaghy Road from Drumcree to Portadown was opposed by local nationalist...
2009
2010
Republicans; Murals
Republican mural, Divis Street, West Belfast. Advertisement for Coiste (Irish Republican Prisoners Organisation) political tours of West Belfast. The image on the mural refers to an incident in which Ian Paisley led an attack on a Sinn Fein office...
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