The ‘Civil and religious liberty for all’ mural in Cambrai street was ‘in progress’ for a long time. These images are from October 20th (first two) and November 7th (last two), 2011. The mural, showing parades, bonfires, and Northern Ireland football, would eventually be completed in 2012 – see M08228.
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William Frederick McFadzean of the 14th (Young Citizens) battalion Royal Irish Rifles, was awarded the Victoria Cross for throwing himself on a box of grenades that had fallen into the trench during the Battle Of The Somme, July 1st, 1916. The figure on the left is Edward Carson. The close-up below shows a “Sydenham roll of honour to those who gave their lives in the Great War and to those who haven’t been traced but are known unto God.”
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Celtic design and various designs featuring the GAA and especially hurling, on Bóthar Chaitríona in the St. James area. The piece above was replaced by a stencil of Che Guevara and the main panel by a Cliftonville-Celtic mural, in 2013.
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Ulster hero Cú Chulaınn and Queen Maeve of Connacht, on Jamaica Road, Ardoyne, still without its third panel.
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Saturday 25th June (Whiterock night) Young Conway Volunteers Presents a loyalist cabaret evening and disco, featuring various bands, Ulster Rangers Supporters Club, Shankill Road.” The flute band is associated with the local , with murals to both the flute band There are murals on either side of Conway Street at Conway Walk to both the YCVFB (featuring Thomas and Noel Kinner) and the associated 5th platoon (UVF).
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“MOD deny our troops a well deserved homecoming parade. We as a community need to stand together as one and show our support for those who have sacrificed their lives and served this Country. Please show your support for these brave servicemen and women at Belfast City Hall on Sunday May 22nd 2011. Everyone will be meeting at 12 noon at the Shankill Memorial Gardens and walking to Belfast City Hall. If you care be there.”
For a little background, see this BBC article.
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The Ballybeen bonfire on Drumadoon Drive takes shape, with nine days to go. Tyres are stacked on pallets.
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A new Fáılte Feırste Thıar mural is being painted below Divis tower that will serve as a transition from the city centre to (CNR) west Belfast.
Below, an even earlier shot of the work in progress from 2011-05-27.
For the completed mural, see the entry at Peter Moloney Collection – Murals.
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The lion rampant outside Larne Branch (founded 1963 Fb) of the Glasgow Rangers FC supporters club, with a shamrock included.
Greenland Drive, Larne.
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“Only by remembering these men, and others like them, can we ever repay their memory.” Nine Victoria Cross recipients from the 36th (Ulster) Division in World War I are honoured in this board on the Shankill at the Co-Op (which was previously across the road in Crimea Street).
The nine are (from 1917 and 1918) E[dmund] De Wind, E[rnest] Seaman, C[ecil] L[eonard] Knox, N[orman] Harvey, (from 1916) G[eoffrey] St. G[eorge] S[hillington] Cather, W[illiam] F[rederick] McFadzean, E[ric] N[orman] F[rankland] Bell, R[obert] Quigg, and J[ames] S[amuel] Emerson.
The illustrations come from Cyril Falls’s book The History Of The 36th (Ulster) Division (from Project Gutenberg).
The poem In Flanders’ Fields is by Canadian John McCrea.
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