The mural features “North Belfast dockers, millworkers, shipyard workers [from] Titanic town 1912”.
Along the bottom are the names of various Belfast pubs and other businesses: The Waterloo, The Terminus, The Sportsmans Arms, The White Hart, The Bowling Green, The City Arms, The Orpheus – York Street, Railway Bar – Canning Street [image from 1970], The Edinburgh Castle [the boat of the Union-Castle line, launched 1910, built at H&W?], York Street Mill, The Gibralter [sic] Bar [whose then-owner was killed in 1972], Ye Old Castle [a bar (and restaurant?) bombed in 1971], The White Lion. Please leave a comment if you can add any information about these place-names.
A close-up of the info plaque at the top right can be found below. The piece was painted by Jim Russell from Glasgow.
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)’s collection of photographs of Belfast, 1912-1914 (some actually from 1911 and 1915) contains various shots of the area.
There are always cars parked in front of the mural, which is at the blind end of St. Vincent Street, next to Crusaders’ football ground. But finally we have captured it entire, automobile-free, in an extra-large (3854 pixels wide) image.
Previously: Titanic Town – South Belfast
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Copyright © 2013 Seosamh Mac Coılle
X00686 X01139 X00687 gibraltar north belfast dockers millworkers shipyard workers titanic town 1912, this mural was developed under belfast city council’s titanic community engagement project, with support from the titanic foundation. thanks go to jim crothers and the hubb community resources center
Extramural Activity 
The Edinburgh Castle was a bar on York Street owned by Larry Murphy. It was lost in the troubles in Aug 1970. Check out this link
Does anybody remember the barmaid who worked at the Edinburgh Castle for many years through the 60’s? I think her name was Ann.
I gritted my teeth and felt so mad
Yet in my heart I felt so sad
For on a night of bitter shame
The pub I loved was set aflame
I winter days round the fire we sat
Having a debate or a chat
Billy Goudy, God rest his soul
Always seen there was no shortage of coal
Whoever burned that dear old place
He’s put our city in disgrace
One day I hope they will extend their hand
And live in peace with their follow man
Alas the dear old Edinburgh gone
But in my heart it will linger on
Your Protestant friends will miss you Larry
But sadly all we can say is “sorry”
the Edinburgh castle was YORK ROAD not York street