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No Right In Ireland

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“The British government has no right in Ireland, never had any right in Ireland, and never can have any right in Ireland.” (Last Statement, 1916)

“James Connolly 1868-1916 James Connolly was born in June 5th 1868. In 1810 he became organiser for the Irish Transport And General Workers Union in Belfast. In 1913 he co-founded the Irish Citizen Army. He was one of the signatories of the 1916 Proclamation and commanded HQ in the GPO during the 1916 Rising. He was executed by the British on May 12th 1916.”

“Nora Connolly O’Brien 1893-1981 Nora Connolly was the 2nd daughter of James Connolly. Nora was a member of Cumann Na mBan and the Gaelic League in Belfast. She played an organisational role in the ICA in the run up to the 1916 Rising. She was a trade unionist and remained so throughout her life.”

The mural was launched on May 3rd.

For the gallery above the mural, see On The Brink Of Sectarian Disaster.

Clondara St, Belfast

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Our Demands Most Moderate Are

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The sixteen-year old Sinn Féin Trade Union Dept mural has been replaced (though the plaque remains in the top right-hand corner) with another mural featuring James Connolly but with a new quote, from his 1907 poem: “Our demands most moderate are/We only want the earth.” The Irish Worker headline reads “Belfast ITGWU organiser Connolly gets 905 votes municipal elections” referring to the municipal elections of 1913 – Connolly stood in the Dock Ward (SIPTU).

For the board above, see Women in Struggle.

Rockmount Street, Belfast.

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Belfast Dockers And Carters Strike 1907

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This is a wide shot of the ‘dockers and carters’ mural in Northumberland Street, seen previously (in 2007) in two pieces. To the left is RIC Murder Gang; to the right is IRSP POWs.

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Women In Struggle

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“Generations shall remember them and call them blessed.” This is a 2009 repaint of a 2002 mural. It continues to feature Máire Drumm, Mairéad Farrell and (in the centre) Countess Markievicz outside the GPO, but “Sinn Féin” has disappeared from behind Drumm and there is now only one binlid banger.

The mural is above the Sinn Féin Trade Union Department mural.

Rockmount Street, Belfast.

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One Big Union

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2011 image of the ITGWU/OBU mural previously seen in 2007. The medallions show portraits of Larkin, Connolly, and Carney.

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