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Arkansas ’57 – Ardoyne ’01

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This Ardoyne mural connects the Holy Cross blockade (WP | Scannal RTÉ) to desegregation in the U.S.A. in the wake of Brown v. Board Of Education (WP).

The left panel is a rendition of an iconic image of Hazel Bryan hectoring Elizabeth Eckford, one of the Little Rock Nine (WP), in Little Rock, Arkansas.

In the central panel, red sweaters on b&w background might be a reference to Schindler’s List.

The right panel is a reproduction of a photograph of the terrified Eirinn Flood on her way to Holy Cross (Belfast Media).

This mural was later (2009) imitated on the International Wall, Divis Street.

Estoril Park, Ardoyne, north Belfast

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Copyright © 2004 Cathal Woods
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Collusion Is Not An Illusion

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“Collusion is not an illusion, it is state murder.” “10 people from Ardoyne were murdered with weapons imported by the British government from South Africa by their agent Brian Nelson in January 1988 until 1994. The consignment of weapons smuggled in by Nelson: 200 AK47 rifles, 90 Browning 9mm pistols, 500 grenades, 30,000 rounds of ammunition, 1 dozen RPG7 rocket launchers and warheads.”

Ardoyne Avenue, north Belfast.

See also another ‘collusion is not an illusion’ mural, on the Whiterock. 

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Copyright © 2004 Ronan Woods
X00040 collusion is not an illusion, it is state murder, 10 people from ardoyne were murdered by weapons imported by the british government from south africa by their agent brian nelson in january 1988 until 1994, the consignment of weapons smuggled in by nelson 200 AK47 rifles 90 browning 9mm pistols 500 grenades 30,000 rounds of ammunition 1 dozen rpg7 rocket launchers and warheads

Launch Of Robert Emmet Board

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“Let no man write my epitaph until my country takes her place among the nations of the world.” These images are from the launch of a board to Robert Emmet, a Protestant and republican (WP) on Havana Way, Ard Eoın/Ardoyne.

Emmet to hang! The launch included a re-enactment of Emmet’s execution on 20th September 1803.

A mural to Emmet was one of the very few CNR mural painted before the Troubles, in 1953 for the sesquicentennial – see Visual History 02.

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Copyright © 2003 Seosamh Mac Coılle
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Shove Ur Dove

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“No peace”, “INLA”, and “KAH” [Kill all Huns/Protestants] but also “KAI” [Kill All Irish] covered over on the right – republican graffiti in a mixed area, the junction of Cavehill Road and North Circular Road in north Belfast.

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Copyright © 2003 Seosamh Mac Coılle
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