Carson inspects the Ulster Volunteers at Glencairn (the grounds are also mentioned in this mural). The date is June 14th, 1914: guns have been smuggled in, but Britain has not yet declared war (August 4th).
The is the middle of three murals concerning unionism at the time of the (third) Home Rule bill and First World War. The first depicts the signing of the Covenant; the third depicts women farmers protecting their lands.
The first also contains a wide shot of all three and the surrounding area.
The photograph on which the mural is based in the Mary Evans collection. See e.g. this copy at the Express.
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