Peace line, Conway St., Clonard, West Belfast. This (in an earlier format) was one of the earliest Peace lines - originally constructed in 1969.
1983
Murals; Republicans; Gaelic
Republican mural, shaws Road, West Belfast, 1983. Gaelic: 'Ní Bheidh Síocháin Ann Gan Saoirse' (There will be no Peace without Freedom).
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...
1987
Murals; Republicans; Sinn Féin
Republican mural, Springfield Road/New Barnsley Parade, Ballymurphy, West Belfast, 1987. Sinn Féin mural 1987 General Election; 'Freedom, Justice, Peace' on Irish Tricolour; representation of dove/lark caught in barbed wire. Local graffiti.
1989
2010
Peace Line
Peace line, Springfield Rd., West Belfast.
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...
1989
Murals; Republicans; Censorship
Republican mural, Whiterock Road, Ballymurphy, West Belfast, 1989. Mural motif taken from Paris '68; Irish Republican gagged by Britain; when gage removed talks peace. In 1988 the British Government banned British news organisations from...
1989
Murals; Republicans; Censorship
Republican mural, Whiterock Road, Ballymurphy, West Belfast, 1989. Mural motif taken from Paris '68; Irish Republican gagged by Britain; when gage removed talks peace. In 1988 the British Government banned British news organisations from...
1989
Murals; Republicans; Sinn Féin; Censorship
Republican mural, Springhill Avenue, Ballymurphy, West Belfast, 1989. Local election mural; motif taken from Paris '68; Irish Republican gagged by Britain; when gag removed talks peace. In 1988 the British Government banned British news...
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...
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
Graffiti; Loyalist; Peace Line
Loyalist graffiti, Peace Line, Lower Shankill, West Belfast, 1989. 'UVF' - Ulster Volunteer Force; 'FTP' - Fuck the Pope; 'Fuck Taigs' - Taig is derogatory reference to Catholic; 'Fuck IRA UDA Rules UVF'. The Peace Lines are mostly made of brick...
1989
Murals; Republicans
Republican murals, Springhill Avenue, Ballymurphy, West Belfast, 1989. Series of murals on left; peace line to right; Irish Tricolours flying above houses.
1990
Murals; Republicans; Commemoration; IRA Volunteers
Republican mural, Beechmount Avenue/Falls Road, West Belfast, 1990. Detail: 'Roll of Honour A Coy 2nd Batt Bel Brig (A Company 2nd Battalion Belfast Brigade) Oglaigh na hEireann (Volunteers of Ireland - IRA), Stan Carberry, Frankie Dodds, Paul...
1996
2010
Loyalist; Murals
Loyalist mural, Harvey Court/ Templemore Ave., East Belfast, 1996. 'Consolidate the Peace. Release East Belfast’s Loyalist Prisoners'; Shackled red hands; LPA and UDA insignia; Maze prison watchtower and wall. Originally painted 1966, re-painted...
2000
2008
Republicans; Memorial; Peace Line
Republican memorial, Bombay Street, Falls, West Belfast. Detail: Gates, Celtic cross against Roll of Honour of local IRA Volunteers and civilians killed in the conflict. Portraits of local IRA volunteers above. Irish Tricolour and Peace line.
2002
Murals; Republicans; Children; Rights
Republican Mural, Falls Road, 2002. Mural dedicated to the rights of the child: 'Whoever we are, wherever we live, these rights belong to all children under the sun and the moon and the stars, whether we live in cities or towns or villages or in...
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...
