“South East Antrim Brigade UFF. In proud memory of Brig. John “Grugg” Gregg and all fallen comrades. 4th Batt. A B C Coys. Lest we forget.” Gregg is known for the attempted killing of Gerry Adams and for being killed on the orders of Johnny Adair, which led to the expulsion of Adair’s company from the lower Shankill (WP).
Orkney Drive, Ballykeel 2, Ballymena. Seen previously in 2010: M05987.
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“Ballykeel 1 celebrates the coronation of King Charles III.” The United Kingdom crowns a new monarch today, May 6th, 2023, in the form of Charles III; he acceded to the throne on September 8th, 2022, upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II (see The People’s Queen Is Dead | Now Is The Time To Kneel | Loyal Servants). The ceremony will include a pledge of allegiance that those in attendance and those watching may (voluntarily) make (BBC). The leaders of Australia and New Zealand are among those expected to make the pledge (Reuters); Michelle O’Neill and Alex Maskey of Sinn Féin will be in attendance (BBC).
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Two poems of WWI in Ballykeel 2, Ballymena: above, “We are the Dead. Short days ago/We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,/Loved and were loved, and now we lie/In Flanders fields.” from ‘In Flanders Fields’ by John McCrae.
Below: “They shall not grow old/As we that are left grow old/Age shall not weary them/Nor the years condemn/At the going down of the sun/And in the morning/We will remember them.” from ‘For The Fallen’ by Laurence Binyon.
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“Through adversity to the stars” – the in WWII the Belfast Telegraph conducted a campaign to raise money for spitfire aircraft. 17 were purchased with the roughly 89 thousand pounds raised, and each of them was named for a city or area of Northern Ireland, including one named for Ballymena, which is the site of this new mural recalling the effort. (BelTel | NIWorld)
The plaques to Jimmy Aberdeen on the right-hand side of the second image date back to the previous mural, which is included last below; previously on the wall were Fight To A Finish and, before that, I Can Stand Alone.
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Cú Chulainn is revered as a living god who might watch over children and their pets, homes, food, and toys in these devotional panels in Dunclug, Ballymena. As the info board says, “It was prophesied that his great deeds would give him everlasting fame.” Cú Chulainn has his own Visual History page.
Dunclug Park, Ballymena.
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“My conscience is captive to the Word of God. To go against conscience is neither right nor safe. I cannot and I will not recant. Here I stand; I can do no other.” Luther’s last name has fallen off the wall above the main board in Waveney/Doury Road – the installation is about a decade old and replaced a South East Antrim UDA emblem (see Keresapa). Luther’s signature was also painted into the strained glass window of an old Martin Luther mural in the lower Shankill – see Here I Stand I Can Do No Other.
Martin Luther, Father of the Protestant Reformation, 1483-1546. “For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness – Romans 10:10”
Camberwell Way, Ballymena
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“Martin Luther was a German priest and theologian, a man of faith and conscience he protested against the corrupt man-made teachings within the Roman Catholic Church and questioned the authority of both Pope and priests. Luther’s writings inspired the Protestant Reformation and helped establish the Protestant Church worldwide. Luther refused to retract his writing at the demand of the Pope. Luther’s call to the people was to return to the teachings of Jesus Christ, to protest and reform away from man made teaching back to the authority of Biblical truth. SOLA FIDE – FAITH ALONE was Luther’s call to the common man, that by faith alone we access salvation. FAITH ALONE in CHRIST ALONE. Martin Luther stood for truth, one voice that helped create freedom, inspiring countless millions to seek and find redemption. When the heart is right one voice can make a difference, we can never underestimate the power of truth in the heart, in the mind, and it’s [sic] effect within our community. We must continue to maintain this freedom.”
Ballykeel 2 remembers 1690, VE Day (75th anniversary in 2020 – see also north Belfast | Caw, Londonderry), and (from 2018) the Somme 1916.
Crebilly Road, Ballymena
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“In glorious memory” of King William III of Orange, crossing the Boyne to defeat King James II and secure Ireland for England. North Street, Ballymena.
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