On Rugby Avenue in south Belfast, the new mural of Rory McIlroy. Commissioned by Declan Boyle/RentOurProperty.
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Whitewash
The ‘Welcome to Sandy Row’ mural is painted over, June 25th, 2012. The new King William mural was launched on July 4th. More pics of the painting-out, from the BBC. Video from UTV.
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Keep Your Coins, I Want Change
This is a version of Banksy’s famous stencil in Belfast.
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Street Art Is Dead
Banksy-style rat and a hooded face in Belfast.
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Inniskilling
The 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment Of Foot was raised in 1689 at Enniskillen to fight against James II in Ireland (WP). It was folded into the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in 1881, which in turn was made part of the Royal Irish Rangers in 1968, which in turn was merged with the UDR in 1992 to form the Royal Irish Regiment, whose flag is in the top right – though the colours are incorrect; there are no white bars and two red bars (WP). This RIR served in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
The flowers around the outside are perhaps orange lilies rather than English roses.
“T-Bay youth – support our troops”
Mackey Street, Tiger’s Bay, north Belfast.
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No Right In Ireland
“The British government has no right in Ireland, never had any right in Ireland, and never can have any right in Ireland.” (Last Statement, 1916)
“James Connolly 1868-1916 James Connolly was born in June 5th 1868. In 1810 he became organiser for the Irish Transport And General Workers Union in Belfast. In 1913 he co-founded the Irish Citizen Army. He was one of the signatories of the 1916 Proclamation and commanded HQ in the GPO during the 1916 Rising. He was executed by the British on May 12th 1916.”
“Nora Connolly O’Brien 1893-1981 Nora Connolly was the 2nd daughter of James Connolly. Nora was a member of Cumann Na mBan and the Gaelic League in Belfast. She played an organisational role in the ICA in the run up to the 1916 Rising. She was a trade unionist and remained so throughout her life.”
The mural was launched on May 3rd.
For the gallery above the mural, see On The Brink Of Sectarian Disaster.
Clondara St, west Belfast.
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Our Demands Most Moderate Are
The sixteen-year old Sınn Féın Trade Union Dept mural has been replaced (though the plaque remains in the top right-hand corner) with another mural featuring James Connolly but with a new quote, from his 1907 poem: “Our demands most moderate are/We only want the earth.” The Irish Worker headline reads “Belfast ITGWU organiser Connolly gets 905 votes municipal elections” referring to the municipal elections of 1913 – Connolly stood in the Dock Ward (SIPTU).
For the board above, see Women in Struggle.
Rockmount Street, Belfast.
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Cross & Wire
Crucifix on Northumberland Street interface dividing PUL and CNR west Belfast.
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The Dude Abides
According to IMDb, “the dude abides” is a reference to Ecclesiastes 1:4: “One generation passes away, and another generation comes, but the Earth abides forever.”
Graffiti art in Great Victoria Street, Belfast city centre.
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Always British
Cluan Place is a single street in east Belfast separated from (nationalist) Short Strand by a “peace” line. For a history of Cluan Place, see Out Of The Ashes. “5 people shot – houses burnt – houses bombed. 20 families intimidated out by Sinn Fein/IRA. Still loyalist. No surrender.”
The mural – to make the point that Northern Ireland is British – features an unusual combination of Union Flag and Ulster Banner.
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Extramural Activity 