Month: Sep 2003

History Is Written By The Winner

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The quote is here attributed to Miriam Daly of the IRSP (web), but it or something like it has been attributed to Napoleon, Göring, and Churchill.

The mural was originally painted 1996 by Ciaran McKernan, Brian O’Loan, and Miriam’s son Donal Daly (you can see an in-progress shot by Sean Patrick Allen on his Facebook page) and is now in poor condition owing to all the graffiti along the bottom.

Oakman Street, Beechmount, west Belfast

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Launch Of Robert Emmet Board

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“Let no man write my epitaph until my country takes her place among the nations of the world.” These images are from the launch of a board to Robert Emmet, a Protestant and republican (WP) on Havana Way, Ard Eoın/Ardoyne.

Emmet to hang! The launch included a re-enactment of Emmet’s execution on 20th September 1803.

A mural to Emmet was one of the very few CNR mural painted before the Troubles, in 1953 for the sesquicentennial – see Visual History 02.

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Shove Ur Dove

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“No peace”, “INLA”, and “KAH” [Kill all Huns/Protestants] but also “KAI” [Kill All Irish] covered over on the right – republican graffiti in a mixed area, the junction of Cavehill Road and North Circular Road in north Belfast.

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