At Home And On The Mainland

03109 2015-10-11 The Great War+

The memorial garden in Mount Vernon, which previously had and Ulster Volunteers mural and UVF stone has undergone a major redevelopment this year with a new “cut-out” mural to the 36th (Ulster) Division and memorial plaques to six UVF members who died between 1974 and 2000, including (in the second image) Joe Shaw, who was shot by the UDA during the 1974-1975 feud. (For details of the killings and its aftermath, see this Balaclava Street article.) See the final image, below, for the plaque on the outside wall of the garden listing all six members.

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03108 2015-10-11 Joe Shaw+

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X03109 X03108 X03110 [X09891] X09892 X09893 X09898 X09897 X09896 X09895 Joe Shaw 18-5-1974 Samuel Frame 13-3-1976 Jackie Irvine 16-3-1989 Colin Caldwell 28-11-1991 Bertie Rice 31-10-2000 Mark Quail 1-11-2000 murdered in the service of ulster we salute also all volunteers at home and on the mainland who served with dignity and pride 3rd battalion north belfast ulster volunteer force lest we forget ulster defence association the great war soldiers marching profile we will remember them 1914-1918

Pandora’s Jar

03033 2015-09-22 Starfighter CNB15 Pandora jar+

L.A. artist StarFighterA (Chirstina Angelina) was in Belfast for CNB15 and painted this three-headed, four-storey, piece of street art on the side-wall of the Irish News’s offices in Donegall St. A full shot and another close-up are below.

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Dove Hunting

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Sınn Féın leader Gerry Adams said of the (Provisional) IRA in 1995 “They haven’t gone away, you know” (youtube). The dove of peace is shot down (presumably by IRA weapons) at the junction of Northumberland and Beverly Streets in PUL west Belfast.

03106 2015-10-09 Doves Haven't Gone Away+

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No Irish

03102 2015-10-05 Boyds No Irish+

Tourists from France, Japan, Israel, Germany, Italy, China, Spain and Croatia are welcomed to Boyd’s shop in the Lower Shankill estate.

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X03102 X03117 newsagents confectionery groceries hot drinks sandwiches greeting cards Welcome bienvenue yokoso shalom wilkommen benvenuto huan ying bienvenido dobrodosli

Cameron-Free Pork

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“Our pork is 100% David Cameron free”. This chalk-board outside a butchers in Glengormley makes reference to the allegation that David Cameron came into intimate contact with a dead pig while at Oxford. Although the allegation hasn’t been substantiated, the affair has taken on a life of its own and is known as “piggate“.

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The Grens

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A tarpaulin celebrating the North Down Grenadiers (Fb) flute band has been added above the Red Hand Commando panels on the front of this house in Bangor’s Whitehill neighbourhood. (Compare the image above to M06398.) The emblems of both groups are very similar, featuring a red hand with wings. As well as the RHC emblem on the front gate, there is also a stone on the left dedicated to D. Company volunteers.

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X02787 Audentes fortuna iuvat – fortune favors the brave at the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them in memory of our fallen volunteers north down brigade D. Company lest we forget red hand wings star

Replicant Tears

03057 2015-09-23 Novice CNB15 Tears+

Work by Dublin-based artist Novice (Jess Tobin (Fb)) for CNB15 in Belfast city centre. Like ADW’s Born To Create mural, it was graffitied soon after being painted – see the final image, below.

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03083 2015-10-03 Idle Taggin Novice+

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I Don’t Like Mondays

02831 2015-08-25 BallymoorFC+

On Saturday mornings Brandywell Celtic play in the premier division of the Northwest league, while on Sunday mornings Brandywell Harps and Ballymoor FC play in the Senior league. Brandywell Swifts played in the Astroleague. Also included are the Oakleaf Amateur Boxing Club (Fb) and the Long Tower Judo Club.

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Hopewell Razed

The lower Shankill gable with the infamous UDU mural, with the gunman pointing at the viewer, has been razed. (Irish News article on what it calls the ‘Belfast Mona Lisa’.)

Compare this image with the one in Hopewell Gallery.

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J’inventais La Couleur Des Voyelles!

03058 2015-09-23 MarcaMix CNB15 Pipes+

Dublin-based South African street artist MarcaMix (pictured below) was in Belfast for CNB15 in September and painted this colourful mural in Garfield Street. The circular swirl was originally larger and looked like a sun, so I see steam rising off icy fields. Or a chemistry experiment gone gloriously wrong. Other interpretations are welcome in the comments!

Previously: For CNB14 with KinMx: Rocket Cowgirl

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