The Covenant and Somme boards originally on the corner of Barrington Gardens before demolition (see July 1st) have been mounted together on a metal frame inside the security gates.
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“Born in Moltke Street, Belfast, on 29 March 1935. A child singer who became one of the most popular stars in the 1950s. Her first single reached the Top 3 in 1954 followed by her No 1 hit ‘Softly, Softly’. In 1955 she had five singles in the Top 20 at the same time, an extraordinary record that lasted until the emergence of Madonna in the 1980s. She had her own television show, starred many times at the London Palladium including a Royal Command Performance. She toured worldwide and was performing up to her death on 17th December, 1996” ‘Softly, softly, come to me/Touch my lips so tenderly/Softly, softly, turn the key/And open up my heart.’ (youtube).
Maldon Street, south Belfast
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Two images from the Markets, one from the Jim Hargey Community Centre in Market Street, and the other from the old Markets Creche in Cromac Street.
“Dílıs go bás” [faithful unto death]
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In 2008 and 2009 artist Raymond Henshaw completed a series of cultural murals about the Markets area of Belfast. This one showcases the people of the Markets. The others are: Portraits | Social History | Sport & Culture | Bars | Industry
Two of the images – bottom right and two spots above it – show a street party to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the death of Robert Emmet in 1953. For a mural from that occasion (in Ardoyne) see Visual History 02.
Lower Stanfield St, Markets, south Belfast
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Dollar bills spew from the exhaust pipes of bulldozers driven by cigar-smoking financiers as they bear down on a chain of protesters in this Amnesty International board at the corner of Northumberland and Beverley Streets.
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X00923 end forced evictions, demand dignity, justice, hope, homes, rights, security, join amnesty and take action for human rights worldwide http://www.amnesty.org.uk/join
Fourteen Union jacks stencilled on the wall just above the (upper/Shankill Road side) security gates on Northumberland St.
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A flyer on the Falls Road, with illustration by Brazilian artist Carlos Latuff (one | two), announcing a march commemorating Bloody Sunday, which occurred on January 30th, 1972 (WP). Bernadette (Devlin) McAliskey was (from 1969 onward) a spokesperson for nationalists in Derry and was present in 1972.
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X00925 bloodysundaymarch.org speaker civil rights march, 27th jan 2013, assemble creggan shops 2.30pm
Sport and politics intersect in this mural at the junction of Broadway and Donegall Avenue in south Belfast. Northern Irish flags provide a backdrop for the shields of Linfield football club and the Northern Ireland football association.
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X00926 proud supporters LFC irish football association
They say (some) shows on TV these days are good for you, because they are so complex in structure and signification. The citizens of Belfast are well up to the task, one suspects, as they get plenty of practice just walking down the street (in this case, the Newtownards Road): the Union flag is the most familiar signifier of the group, the fake storefronts (more) might take a moment to process (and make life difficult for bloggers differentiating between murals and street scenes), and one can then attempt to unscramble the meaning of adipose tissue (a.k.a. fat) of a bare-chested man spreading over his “cancer”-banded underwear. The store to the right of (the fake) Marie’s is coincidentally called “Body Language”! See image below ….
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In an alley running between the backs of houses off Lord Street, the paint-ghost of a child ‘keeper tends goal. Wide shot below …
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Extramural Activity 