“IRA” daubed on exterior of the Springfield Road barracks. (See also: Martin Corey board.)
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Summer 2012 @ Mountainview Tavern
Summer 2012 saw a number of major events, including Euro2012, the Olympics, Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee, and planning by the Unionist Centenary Committee – all featured on a promotional board over the Cambrai Street courtyard of the Mountainview Tavern.
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Léana An Dúin CLG
Léana An Dúin/Lenadoon Avenue has a new GAA sports mural painted by Michael Doherty.
The mural is located in the heart of the community, surrounded by dense housing and at the local shops where there is a taxi rank and bus stop.
Wide shot of the complete mural below …
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X00696 X00695 cooper’s pharmacy, ag cuıdıú leıs an phobal
Do Your Worst
The stencil seems to be the weapon of choice of Éırígí at present. Many varieties flourish in Lenadoon.
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X00693 eirigi.org, we defy you do your worst, BAJ4080
Fenced In
This large Martin Corey board is on a fence that runs round Springfield Road police station.
Previously: Martin Corey stencils, with links to background information.
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X00676 end british internment of irish citizens release martin corey now
We The People
A colourful mural on Sráıd Brighton (Brighton Street, Falls at Broadway) from the organization Pobal.
“ar scáth a chéıle” is a shortened version of “Is ar scáth a chéıle a mhaıreann na daoıne”: it is in each other’s shadow (or, as here?, umbr(ell)a) that the people exist; figuratively “no man is an island” or as Dimitry put it in Dostoevsky’s The Brother Karamazov, “we are all responsible for all”.
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X00681 conflict resolution services, 217 falls rd, belfast, ag abhcóıdeacht ar son na gaeılge, pobal: advocacy for the irish language, forbaırt pobaıl, community development, taıghde, research, faıreachán, monitoring, straıtéıs, strategy, cearta & ceılıúıradh, rights and revelry, ealaíon, arts, reachtaíoch, legislation
O Ye Gates
In Belfast, the gates (in the so-called “peace” lines) open up to admit various earthly pleasures and pains, as well as the king of glory. The New Life City Church at the lower gates on Northumberland Street.
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X00680 Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and the king of glory shall come in – Psalm 24.7, Pedestrians look right, c.r.f., ice cream
Isn’t Working
Two pieces from the recently seeded, though still enclosed, site of the old Andersonstown police station, both commenting on austerity measures prompted by the current recession. On Oct. 9th, 2012 the Assembly passed the first stage of a welfare bill (instigated by London) which will cut benefits significantly (BBC). SF and the SDLP opposed the measure. In the background of the shot below various SF boards can be seen.
The meme “____ Isn’t Working” in the placard below originates with this classic Labour Isn’t Working poster from 1978.
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X00679 X00675 slash stormont not services, capitalism doesn’t work, stormont isn’t working, http://www.eirigi.org
Imagine
This long board for “International Peace Day – 21st September” sits between the security gates on Northumberland Street (Visual History) and bridges images of the Shankill (on the left) and images of the Falls (on the right) with sunflowers and a quote from Martin Luther King (and a mosaic of additional photos): “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality [tied in a single garment of destiny]. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly” (Letter From A Birmingham Jail. As always with murals of this type, all of the photographs are of the two areas in yesteryear – no mention of the Troubles. Organised by Springboard Opportunities (web), with support from the Shankill history group, the Gaeltacht Quarter, and the Ireland Funds.
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Regeneration Plot
Here, in sequence, are eleven boards in a series celebrating workers and industrialists in Belfast, arrayed along a regeneration plot (a.k.a. waste ground) on the front of the main Shankill Rd, sponsored by many bodies. For more information, see Daniela Balmaverde’s page on the project.
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X00620 X00816 X00817 X00815 X00814 X00809 X00818 X00819 X00820 X00813 X00621 created as part of belfast city council’s 2012 titanic project by shankill area social history group, greater shankill alternatives, impact training and artist daniela balmaverde. this project would not have been possible without the support and participation of the local community. thomas andrews (1873-1912) originally from ardara, comber, at the time of the tragedy Thomas was domiciled in windsor avenue, off the lisburn road belfast. Managing director of harland & wolff.
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