Giant lettering by RACE (RASER) and AKEN from TMN crew (The Most Nasty) above the writing on the Cupar Way “peace” line.
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TMN Cru!
Belfast west
Our Struggle Continues
Óglach Charlie Hughes was O.C. of PIRA D Company (“the dogs”) in west Belfast. He was killed in March 1971 as part of the feud between the OIRA and the Provisionals. PIRA volunteers, including Charlie and cousin Brendan Hughes (“The Dark”), had burned down OIRA drinking den The Burning Embers, across from Charlie’s house on Balkan Street, and were moving on to The Cracked Cup on Leeson Street, but were met with gunfire. Hughes was killed later that night, after a ceasefire had been agreed, by a single shot (WP | a 2002 account by The Dark). The mural replaces the small ‘1921’ tarp (see Do Not Touch).
The other figure shown is Palestinian skyjacker Leila Khaled (see also Oppression Breeds Resistance).
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Build Homes Now
The evolution of the #BuildHomesNow mural on Northumberland Street continues with a list of sites that PPR (Participation & the Practice of Rights tw | web) thinks suitable for building homes: Monagh, the Gasworks, Mackies, Sirocco, Belfast Harbour. Previous versions: June 2016 | January 2017.
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Smash The Wall Of Separation
More “patronising slogans” from the Cupar Way “peace” line. The artist was realistic enough to draw a security camera in the top left corner, keeping a eye on the people with peace and love balloons.
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Front & Sides
The two derelict houses at the top of the Springfield Road have had a make-over, with a paint-job and fake windows showing curtains and lamps. As can be seen in the two images below, the sides remain the same, with the Ballymurphy Massacre on one side and the Mass Graves Of Ireland mural on the other. Here’s a “before” view on Google Maps.
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Hi
FGB (Francois Got Buffed web | tw) sends greetings to all of the tourists who stop by the Cupar Way “peace” line.
Update 2020-06: Added below the art (which is now covered in graffiti): No matter how small you are, you can make a difference.
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Irish Republican History Museum
The Irish Republican History Museum in Conway Mill board has returned to the so-called “International Wall” after the 1916 commemorative murals. The board is new (though it conveys the same information as before) and the painting of the cell has been given some details.
The museum is named for Eileen Hickey, a Provisional IRA member who served time in Armagh prison (An Phoblacht obituary), a cell of which is depicted in the image above. Hickey’s portrait is included in a mural opposite the museum.
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Turf Lodge
Idır Na Móınéır Agus An Slıabh
“Between The Meadows And The Mountain” is a new work by Jodi Coyne (with help from the students at Coláıste Feırste) covering the Brian O’Doherty sculpture “Teanga – Aıslıng An Phobaıl“. The work depicts the four seasons and is covered in an Irish-English dictionary of terms related to nature (third image). Forbaırt Feırste have images of the launch.
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Global Commodity
This mural of two children in chains being led by an officer in riot gear is another ‘1000 Words’ work and a companion piece to Chuckle Babies/No Walls on the other side of the Imagine mural between the security gates on Northumberland Street. See also see also Fearfully And Wonderfully Made.
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Extramural Activity 