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1. mni00034 mni00034 Murals; Republicans; Children; Mother Ireland Republican mural Lower Falls Road, 2004. Representation of Mother Ireland figure embracing children of different races, against backdrop of West Belfast and local children. 'Cherish the children'. Image painted by the 'Teens for justice summer school 2004', sponsored by the RFJ (Relatives for Justice Campaign).
2. mni00234 mni00234 Murals; Republicans; 1969; Margaret Thatcher; Hunger strikes; Emblems Republican mural, Clowney Street, Beechmount Avenue, West Belfast, 2004. One of the oldest surviving murals, it was first painted in 1981. 'The people arose in 69, they will do it again at any time'; 'Maggie Thatcher think again, don't let our brave men die in vain'. Reference to beginning of Troubles in 1969 and Hunger Strike 1981. Phoenix representing Irish Republican Movement; Emblems are those of the four ancient provinces of Ireland; from left Ulster, Connacht, Munster, Leinster.
3. mni00241 mni00241 Graffiti; Street Signs; Republicans Republican graffiti and street signs, Fallswater St, Falls Road, West Belfast, 2004. '?IRA' - not stated but presumably intended to be ironic reference to P (Provisional) IRA, questioning Republican authenticity of (P)IRA compared to Continuity IRA. Easter Lily and IRA sign. Public drinking of alcohol is banned in this area.
4. mni00247 mni00247 Street Signs; Republicans Republican street signs nailed to telegraph pole, Iveagh Parade, Falls Road, West Belfast, 2004. 'IR(A missing); Brits Out, Not Sell Out. Join RSF'. Republican Sinn Féin broke with Sinn Féin in 1986 on the question of abstentionism and continues to reject SF policies.
5. mni00245 mni00245 Street Advertisements; Gaelic; Irish language; Irish Nationalist Street Advertisements in Gaelic/Irish language, Iveagh Parade,Falls Road, West Belfast, 2004. One of the more unexpected results of the Troubles has been the revival of an Gaeilge/the Irish Language in Northern Ireland, particularly West Belfast.
6. mni00246 mni00246 Graffiti; Murals; Republicans; Palestine; Israel Republican mural and graffiti, Iveagh Parade, Falls Road, West Belfast 2004. 'Continuity IRA' graffiti: Continuity IRA was formed as a breakaway paramilitary group from the IRA after Republican Sinn Féin broke with Sinn Féin in 1986 on the question of abstentionism; CIRA became active after the ceasefire in 1994. Pro-Palestinian Mural, demanding 'Free Palestine' and 'Boycott Israeli Goods', with Palestinian national colours and map of Israel and the occupied territories.
7. mni00022 mni00022 Murals; Loyalist; Ulster Young Militants; Emblems; Banners; Flags Loyalist Arch, North Queen Street, Belfast, 2000. Ulster Young Militants emblem - tiger with rifles, centre (area is Tigers Bay) along with flags of Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland; far left, Ulster Volunteer Force insignia; far right, Ulster Defence Association insignia, including rifles, tiger (area is Tigers Bay); six flags flying above banner, including Union Jack, Scotland and Ulster flags.
8. mni00195 mni00195 Street Arch; Loyalist; Flags; Emblems Loyalist Street Arch, Shankill Road, 2004. Depiction of Battle of Somme, First World War, 1st July 1916, '36th Ulster Division'. To left, emblem of Ulster Volunteer Force, 'For God and Ulster', with list of WW1 battles; to right, emblem of Young Citizen Volunteers. Above, Bible and Crown, 'One Faith, One Crown'; UVF flag, Ulster flag, Union Jack, YCV flag. Below, Union Jack bunting for 12th July celebrations.
9. mni00192 mni00192 Murals; Loyalist; Edward Carson; Anti-home rule actions; Battle of the Somme Loyalist mural, Shankill Road, 2004. Depiction of various scenes from 1912-1916; ; Edward Carson, lead signatory, the Ulster Covenant, 1912; gun running ship, 'Clyde Valley', 1914; UVF volunteers 1914; Battle of the Somme, 36th Ulster Division, 1916.
10. mni00193 mni00193 Murals; Loyalist; Gunrunning Loyalist mural, Spiers Place, Shankhill Road, West Belfast, 2004. Depiction of gunrunning scene, UVF roadblock at Donaghadee, 1914, when Ulster Loyalists prepared to fight against Home Rule legislation; 'Preparing to bear arms 1914, Prepared to bear arms 2004'.
11. mni00248 mni00248 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.
12. mni00211 mni00211 Graffiti; Loyalist; Johnny Adair Loyalist graffiti, lower Shankill Road, 2003; former head of UDA/UFF 'C' Company, Johnny Adair, was threatened and forced out of Northern Ireland as a result of an internal feud in the loyalist paramilitary organisation in February 2003; 'Your Days Are Numbered Pimp Adiar' (sic).
13. mni00180 mni00180 Murals; Loyalist; Sinn Féin; Peace Process; Gerry Adams; Stormont Loyalist mural, Boundary Street, Shankill, West Belfast, 2003, representations of Sinn Féin duplicity. Detail: Gerry Adams, on road from Stormont Buildings, man of war, man of peace; 'Guns from Florida, Florida - Ireland', IRA gun-smugglng from Florida, 2000; 'Castlereagh Break In' at Police HQ NI, Castlereagh, 2002.
14. mni00179 mni00179 Murals; Loyalist; Sinn Féin; Peace Process; Gerry Adams; Stormont Loyalist mural, Boundary Street, Shankill, West Belfast, 2003, representations of Sinn Féin duplicity. Detail: Gerry Adams, on road from Stormont Buildings, man of war, man of peace; IRA 'Trraining FARC Rebels', Columbia, 2001; 'Spy Ring at Stormont', 2002 (charges dropped in 2005 as main accused later revealed to have been British spy against Sinn Féin).
15. mni00207 mni00207 Murals; Loyalist; Gerry Adams Loyalist mural, Boundary Street, Shankill, West Belfast, 2003, representations of Sinn Féin duplicity. Detail: Gerry Adams, on road from Stormont Buildings, man of war, man of peace.
16. mni00174 mni00174 Murals; Loyalist; Sinn Féin; Peace Process Loyalist mural, Boundary Street, Shankill, West Belfast, 2003, representations of Sinn Féin duplicity; detail, 'This is the Sinn Féin Commitment to the Peace Process'.
17. mni00030 mni00030 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, Monarchy and the Spanish flag, over Republican slogan 'Tiocfaidh Ár Lá'; two flag-bearers with Irish and Castillian flags; painted by Juventudes Castellanas Revolucionarias.
18. mni00031 mni00031 Murals; Republicans; Palestine Republican mural, Lower Falls Road, 2002, expressing solidarity with Palestinians. Scene from Occupied Territories, with Israeli soldier and Palestinian woman. 'Palestine...The largest concentration camp in the world!!! 3.3 million innocent people tortured, denied their… freedom!' Arabic inscription, this and adjoining mural, ?translation of Republican slogan, 'Tiocfaidh ár Lá' (our Day Will Come).
19. mni00033 mni00033 Murals; Republicans; Taxis Republican mural advertising West Belfast Taxi Tours, Falls Road, West Belfast, 2002. Depiction of various Republican murals in the background; taxi has tourist taking photos. Phone numbers to arrange the tours, including weekends; for organised groups there is a fax number. 'Gabhal an Chaisleain' (Pick up at Castle Street). During the troubles the Black Taxi services were both more reliable and more frequent than the Belfast City buses, largely because the latter were liable to disruption; the service,...
20. mni00222 mni00222 Murals; Nationalist; Football; Celtic Football Club Nationalist mural, Violet Street, Cavendish Street, West Belfast, 2002. Emblem of Celtic Football Club, with three players (from left Chris Sutton, Henrik Larssen, ?Neil Lennon) and manager, Martin O'Neill. Irish nationalists and republicans traditionally support Celtic, Glasgow rivals in the Scottish Premiership of Rangers (supported by Loyalists).
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