Non-aligned graffiti, Gortfin St., Falls, West Belfast. As part of the clean-up campaign of war-related political graffiti, walls were re-painted or whitewashed. This provided nice clean walls for local kids and others. 'Free to do as your told'...
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, Lenadoon Avenue, Andersonstown, West Belfast, 1981. Quotation from poem by Patrick Galvin, 'Letter to a British soldier on Irish soil': 'When you came to this land/You said you came to understand/Soldier we're tired of your...
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, Lenadoon Avenue, Andersonstown, West Belfast, 1981. Mural addressed to British soldiers - 'Soldier, do you think that you have got away with the murders of our political prisoner's (sic) and innocent children on the street's...
1981
Murals; Republicans
Republican mural, Lenadoon Avenue, Andersonstown, West Belfast, 1981. Quotation from poem by Patrick Galvin, 'Letter to a British soldier on Irish soil': 'When you came to this land/You said you came to understand/Soldier we're tired of your...
1988
Murals; Republicans; Sinn Féin; Mandela; Political Links
Republican mural, Falls Road/Ross Road, West Belfast, 1988. Mural depicts Nelson Mandela, with ANC colours and Irish Tricolour as background. 'Mandela Happy Birthday Comrade Father of - Freedom - The Future Belongs to You!'. Painted by Sinn Féin...
1988
Murals; Republicans; Sinn Féin; Mandela; Political Links
Republican mural, Falls Road/Ross Road, West Belfast, 1988. Mural depicts Nelson Mandela, with ANC colours and Irish Tricolour as background. 'Mandela Happy Birthday Comrade Father of - Freedom - The Future Belongs to You!'. Painted by Sinn Féin...
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; British Army
Republican graffiti, Lenadoon Avenue, Suffolk, West Belfast, 1989. Originally painted in 1981. Extract from Patrick Galvin's poem, 'Letter to a British Soldier on Irish Soil'; 'When you came to this land/You said you came to understand/Soldier...
1989
Murals; Nationalist; Republicans; Derry
Republican mural, Bogside, Derry, 1989.Free Derry was the name given to the area of Derry City which declared itself beyond the pale of British rule following the Battle of the Bogside of August 12-August 14, 1969. The famous slogan "You are now...
1989
Murals; Nationalist; Republicans; Derry
Republican mural, Bogside, Derry, 1989.Free Derry was the name given to the area of Derry City which declared itself beyond the pale of British rule following the Battle of the Bogside of August 12-August 14, 1969. The famous slogan "You are now...
1992
2006
Republicans; Murals
Republican mural, Ballymurphy Rd., Ballymurphy, 1992. Ireland-Mexico solidarity mural with member of Oglaigh na hEireann, James Connolly, and Emiliano Zapata (Mexican revolutionary). "You can kill the revolutionary, but not the revolution". Mural...
1997
Murals; Republicans; Prisoners
Republican mural, New Lodge Road, New Lodge, Belfast, 1997. Mural commemorating various prison campaigns by the Republican movement through historical iconic images. Central image, hands cuffed together wrapped in barbed wire (invokes one of the...
1997
Murals; Republicans; Prisoners
Republican mural, New Lodge Road, New Lodge, Belfast, 1997. Mural commemorating various prison campaigns by the Republican movement through historical iconic images. Detail depicts a prisoner on the Blanket learning Irish by writing onthe wall of...
1999
Memorial; Pat Finucane; Republicans; Nationalist; Rights; Gaelic language; Street Signs; Collusion;
Republican memorial, Beechmount Drive, Beechmount, West Belfast. Memorial to Pat Finucane, lawyer, assassinated by Loyalist paramilitaries 1989; allegations of Security Force collusion in the murder. Portrait of Finucane; 'Pat Finucane 1949 - 1989....
1999
Memorial; Pat Finucane; Republicans; Nationalist; Rights; Street Signs; Collusion;
Republican memorial, Beechmount Drive, Beechmount, West Belfast. Memorial to Pat Finucane, lawyer, assassinated by Loyalist paramilitaries 1989; allegations of Security Force collusion in the murder. Portrait of Finucane; 'Pat Finucane 1949 - 1989....
1999
Memorial; Pat Finucane; Republicans; Nationalist; Rights; Street Signs; Collusion;
Republican memorial, Beechmount Drive, Beechmount, West Belfast. Memorial to Pat Finucane, lawyer, assassinated by Loyalist paramilitaries 1989; allegations of Security Force collusion in the murder. Portrait of Finucane; 'Pat Finucane 1949 - 1989....
2000
Murals; Republicans; Non-Aligned; Drugs; Community Politics
Nationalist/non-aligned mural, Beechmount Avenue, Falls, West Belfast, 2000. Anti- drug (glue- sniffing) campaign; 'The Result of Solvent Abuse can be Grave!' Mural shows church and graveyard with headstones, each headstone carries messageabout...
