Republican mural, Beechmount Avenue, Beechmount, West Belfast, 1981. The conveyor belt of justice; long mural - Republican representation of British justice system; mural continues with prisoner being loaded onto conveyor belt of justice - first...
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; Bobby Sands; Hunger strikes
Republican mural, Shaws Road, West Belfast, 1981. Left of mural: slogan protesting death of Bobby Sands, first Hunger Striker to die. 'The Right Honourable Bobby Sands Esq MP Murdered by his Fellow Members of H[er].M[ajesty's].Govt'; Bobby Sands...
1981
Murals; Republicans; Hunger strikes
Republican mural, Rockmount Street, Falls Road, West Belfast, 1981. Hunger Strike mural depicting H-Block, Maze prison, with Hunger Striker praying with Rosary; to left, Virgin Mary.
1981
Murals; Republicans; Hunger strikes
Republican mural, Rockmount Street, Falls Road, West Belfast, 1981. Hunger Strike mural depicting H-Block, Maze prison, with Hunger Striker praying with Rosary; to left, Virgin Mary.
1981
Murals; Republicans
Republican mural, Beechmount Avenue, Beechmount, West Belfast, 1981. The conveyor belt of justice; long mural - Republican representation of British justice system; mural continues with prisoner facing Diplock - no jury - courts, ends with the...
1981
Murals; Republicans; H-Blocks; Hunger strikes
Republican mural, Andersonstown Road, West Belfast, 1981. Left: the lark in barbed wire ('The Lark and the Freedom Fighter' is the title of a collection of Bobby Sands' writings from prison), surrounded by emblems of four ancient provinces of...
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
Republican mural, Clonard Street, Lower falls, West Belfast, 1981. Mural depicts lark caught in barbed wire - image taken from Bobby Sands' collection of prison writings, The Lark and the freedom Fighter'. On right, Ireland, also trapped in barbed...
1981
Murals; Republicans; Hunger strikes
Republican mural, Rockmount Street, Falls Road, West Belfast, 1981. Hunger Strike mural depicting H-Block, Maze prison, with Hunger Striker praying with Rosary; to left, Virgin Mary.
1981
Murals; Republicans; Bobby Sands
Republican mural, Shaws Road, West Belfast, 1981.Mural protesting death of Bobby Sands, first Hunger Striker to die. 'The Lark and the Freedom Fighter' (title of collection of Sands' writings from prison). Quotation from text: 'I have the spirit of...
1981
Murals; Republicans; Hunger strikers
Republican mural, Springfield Rd., West Belfast, 1981. Mural painted on advertising hoarding, depicts Hunger Striker - H (H-Blocks) A - (Armagh Women's Prison); 'Victory. To. The. Blanketmen. POWs'. Names of the fist four Hunger Strikers who died...
1981
Murals; Republicans; Hunger strikers
Republican mural, Springfield Rd., West Belfast, 1981. Mural painted on advertising hoarding, depicts Hunger Striker - H (H-Blocks) A - (Armagh Women's Prison); 'Victory. To. The. Blanketmen. POWs'.
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...
Murals; Republicans; H-Blocks; Prisons; Margaret Thatcher
Republican mural, Rockmore Road/Falls Road, West Belfast, 1982. Mural depicts Republican Blanketman on the H-Blocks, Maze Prison protest for Political Status. 'Break Thatcher's Back Status Now' ; to left and right, barbed wire and irish Tricolour;...
1982
Murals; Republicans; H-Blocks; Prisons; Margaret Thatcher
Republican mural, Rockmore Road/Falls Road, West Belfast, 1982. Mural depicts Republican Blanketman on the H-Blocks, Maze Prison protest for Political Status. 'Break Thatcher's Back Status Now' ; to left and right, barbed wire and irish Tricolour;...
Republican graffiti, Westland St., Derry, 1982. 'Political Status Now', 'Smash H-Blocks' refers to Republican prison campaign. 'All the Queens Horses and all the Queen's Men Couldn't Catch the I.R.A. in London Again'. Graffiti refers to IRA bomb...
1983
Murals; Republicans; IRA; Hunger strikes
Republican mural, Westland St, Derry, 1983. Top: 'Irish Republican Army Rule Derry'; bottom left 'No Greater Love Hath a Man than He Lays Down His Life for His Friends' (quote from St. John's Gospel, John 15:13; remark attributed to Bobby Sands in...
