Murals; Republicans; Commemoration; Hunger strikes; Bobby Sands
Republican mural, Falls Road, West Belfast, 2001. Commemoration of ten Hunger Strikers who died in 1981; portraits of the men over representation of H-Block and Celtic symbol, poem by Bobby Sands: 'All things must come to pass as one/So hope should...
2002
Murals; Republicans; Emblems; Flags; Political Links
Republican mural Lower Falls Road, 2002, expressing solidarity with Castilla Nación, a Nationalist movement in the Castille area of Spain. 'Castilla Nación, Fuera Fascistas de Castilla'. Castillian emblem, symbols rejecting the Guardia Civil,...
2001
Murals; Republicans; Commemoration; Hunger strikes; Bobby Sands
Republican mural, Falls Road, West Belfast, 2001. Commemoration of ten Hunger Strikers who died in 1981; detail: portraits of the men over representation of H-Block and Celtic symbol, poem by Bobby Sands: 'All things must come to pass as one/So...
1999
Murals; Republicans; Famine
Republican Mural, Whiterock Road, Ballymurphy, 1999. Mural depicts the Famine which took place between 1845-9, in the year of the 150th Anniversary. Figure of woman with child begging at top, to the left and right children scavenging in the fields...
1996
Memorial; Plaque; Republicans; IRA
Memorial plaque, Ballymurphy Crescent, Ballymurphy, West Belfast, 1996 (originally unveiled by Gerry Adams 12th may 1985). Memorial depicts two IRA Volunteers, female and male, to left and right of plaque. Top of plaque reads: 'This monument was...
1987
Murals; Republicans; IRA; Commemoration; Loughall
Republican mural, Springhill Avenue, Ballymurphy, West Belfast, 1987. Mural depicts rural settin, four crests of the provinces of Ireland; place name Lochgcal (Loughall) over Celtic Cross inscribed with 'Óglaigh na hÉireannl' (IRA); around the...
1987
Murals; Republicans; Sinn Féin; Censorship
Republican mural, Springhill Avenue/Springfield Road, Ballymurphy, West Belfast, 1989. Map of Ireland, with Sinn Féin symbol; 'Britain Ignores the Force of Argument Censored'; in 1988 the British Government banned British news organisations from...
1981
Murals; Republicans; IRA
Republican mural, Brompton Park, Ardoyne, North Belfast, 1981. 'The Final Salute'. Mural depicts three IRA Volunteers firing salute over coffin draped in Tricolour.
Republican mural, Lenadoon Walk, Suffolk, West Belfast, 1988. Prisoner over Maze Prison, inscription reads: 'Chifidh muid éirí na Gealaí' (We shall see the rising of the moon) - reference to the 1798 rebellion.
1989
Murals; Republicans; Peace Slogan
Republican mural, Andersonstown Road, West Belfast, 1989. 'Give Peace a Chance Troops Out'. Mural painted over another mural with Republican phoenix rising from the ashes. Posters for Troops Out March - anniversary of Internment march, and Féile...
Republican mural, Lenadoon Walk, Suffolk, West Belfast, 1988. Prisoner over Maze Prison, inscription reads: 'Chifidh muid éirí na Gealaí' (We shall see the rising of the moon) - reference to the 1798 rebellion.
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; 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...
2002
Murals; Unionist; Loyalist; Commemoration; Queen Elizabeth II
Unionist/Loyalist mural commemorating 50th anniversary of the Accession of Queen Elizabeth the Second to the British throne, Spier's Place, West Belfast. Portrait of Queen and various symbols of the countries of the Union (rose - England, thistle -...
2002
Murals; Loyalist; Commemoration; Ulster Volunteer Force
Loyalist mural at Canmore Street/Shankill Road, West Belfast. Mural represents 90 years of history of UVF from its origins in the anti-Home Rule agitation of 1912 to its role in 2002 as paramilitary and, through its links to the Progressive...
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...
2002
Murals; Republicans; Commemoration; Emblems
Republican mural, Amcomri Street, West Belfast, 2002, commemorating IRA volunteers and republican activists. Volunteers: Stan CarberryTara McGoldric, Frankie Dodds, Sean (Sta) Bailey, Tony Campbell, Albert Kavanagh, Paul Marlowe, Paul (Basil) Fox....
2003
Graffiti; Republicans
Republican graffiti, Fallswater St, Falls Road, West Belfast, 2003. Graffiti misspelled and abandoned; 'Conit' - presumably Continuity IRA; Republican slogan, 'Tiocfaidh Ár Lá' (Our Day Will Come), coined by Bobby Sands, painted over.
1983
Murals; Republicans; Fianna Éireann; Sinn Féin
Republican mural, Westland St., Derry, 1983. Recruitment mural for Fianna [na h]Éireann - youth wing of IRA. Posters below from election posters from 1983 British General Election showing Social Democratic and Labour Party MP John Hume (rival...
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...
