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Life in Belfast as represented on its walls – Murals, Graffiti, Street Art

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Always Remember

2021-03-142021-03-16Extramural ActivityLeave a comment

Sandy Row Marching Band Supplies (Fb) has this Somme commemoration flag in a number of variations (“South Belfast”, “Loyal Carrick”, etc). Perhaps the “West Belfast” version has sold out, as this “North Belfast” flag is actually flying along Cupar Way…

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Belfast, Belfast - west, PUL

A Journey Through Space And Time

2022-09-042022-09-04Extramural ActivityLeave a comment

The title says “Bloomfield [Bangor] 1973-2018” but the images are all of the Shankill in Belfast: (top, from left) the Changing Faces installation on the Cupar Way “peace” line, coal being delivered by horse and cart, the Original Belfast mural,…

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Bangor, board, PUL

New Levels, Same Devils

2022-06-022022-08-20Extramural ActivityLeave a comment

Here is a selection of recent graffiti art on the Cupar Way “peace” line – images by (in order) Lobster Robin (web), HAZ (ig), Wee Nuls (ig), Niall.Ol (ig), Carl Kenz (ig), Emic (ig), Web and Kayos, and Bustart (ig).…

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Belfast, Belfast - west, mural, PUL

Racism Energy

2022-05-032022-05-02Extramural ActivityLeave a comment

Here is a selection of graffiti art/wild-style writing from Belfast, including (above) “Racism is small dick energy” on the Cupar Way “peace” line and “Warehouse” in Warehouse Lane. Click and click again to enlarge (to 1200 x 900)Copyright © 2022…

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Belfast, Belfast - west, City Centre, mural

New Development

2022-04-242022-04-25Extramural ActivityLeave a comment

When Cupar Way was constructed (circa 1984) it was a joining stretch of road put in place where the houses along Ashmore Street had been, and joined up (part of) Cupar Street and the old First Street; the new road…

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Belfast, City Centre

Tsuru

2022-01-122022-01-12Extramural ActivityLeave a comment

“Tsuru” is the Japanese for “crane”, which a symbol for peace, and it appears here on the Cupar Way “peace” line in west Belfast. The QR code is for an iPhone and Android app about peace building in Belfast and…

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Belfast, Belfast - west, PUL, stencil

Crowded Together

2021-09-122022-02-15Extramural ActivityLeave a comment

Work by Codo (ig) on the Cupar Way “peace” line. Click and click again to enlarge (to 998 x 900)Copyright © 2021 Extramural ActivityCamera Settings: f1.8, 1/268, ISO 20, full size 3352 x 2794X08478 [X08479] Chris McQuiggan

Belfast, Belfast - west, mural, PUL

Belfast Graffiti Art

2020-12-152022-05-17Extramural ActivityLeave a comment

Here’s a year-end gallery of the graffiti art and wild-style writing that didn’t make it into an individual post. Artists include SCAN, NOTA, JAKOV, MASH. Belfast city centre and Cupar Way “peace” line. See also HAS, ROMPS, NOYS. Click and…

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Belfast, Belfast - west, City Centre, graffiti/writing

Plum Position

2020-12-042020-12-04Extramural ActivityLeave a comment

The Cupar Way “peace” line, home to graffiti-art/wild-style writing and patronising slogans from around the world, is also home to a single Troubles-related memorial plaque, to Plum Smith (one | two) of the UVF/RHC and subsequently the PUP, which thus…

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Belfast, Belfast - west, graffiti/writing, plaque, PUL, UVF/RHC/YCV

Lady Shani

2020-09-252020-09-25Extramural ActivityLeave a comment

Lady Shani is a masked Mexican wrestler, fighting for AAA (“triple-A”) promoters, and two-time Reina De Reinas in 2017 and 2018. In August 2018, she defeated long-time rival Faby Apache, who had to shave off her hair as a forfeit.…

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Belfast, Belfast - west, international, mural, PUL
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