Street art by Leighoops (ig) at the entrance to Artcetera off Rosemary Street.
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Space Bug
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The Maidens
The Maidens was originally a pair of lighthouses built on a pair of rocky islets (also called the Maidens) about 9 km from Ballygally, first made operational in 1729. One tower was abandoned in 1903 and the remaining tower was automated in 1977 (WP).
“Audrey Kyle is a watercolour artist from Islandmagee and draws inspiration from the area’s rich maritime history and beautiful scenery. Her painting shows one of the Maidens Lighthouses off the coast of Islandmagee, along with a Schooner and the Princess Victoria. This is to demonstrate maritime history both old and new. One of the local stories related to the Maidens is from 1830s when the Assistant Keeper of one lighthouse fell in love with daughter of the keeper of the other. He would visit his love by boat, until the girl’s father found out and he forbade them to meet. The story ends with the couple eloping to Carrickfergus on the mainland.”
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Tsuru
“Tsuru” is the Japanese for “crane”, which a symbol for peace, and it appears here on the Cupar Way “peace” line in west Belfast. The QR code is for an iPhone and Android app about peace building in Belfast and Hiroshima. You can learn how to make an origami crane here.
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Eternally Loved
In 2009-2010-2011 the giant rock in Tír Na nÓg (Springhill Park) bore a celtic spiral pattern – see the final image, below. As these images show, it has now been repurposed as a memorial site to two local children.
This is, we believe, the first appearance of TikTok as a social media reference.
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I Love Lasagne
Here are just nine pieces of tags/writing in Belfast – seven in the city centre, mostly from TMN [The Most Nasty] krew, and two from east Belfast
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A Bird’s Eye View
Buildings go up, buildings come down, buildings go up again. And in the meantime, gulls and taggers leave their marks.
Previously: The Verticality Of The Divine
Between Donegall Street and Little Donegall Street, Belfast city centre.
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Sailing On A Strange Boat
Valerie Armstrong died in July 2016 after being knocked down by a teen on a scrambler motorbike while walking in Colin Glen (BBC). The memorial plaque is on a disused dinghy at Mila’s Lake, near where she was struck.
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When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
London-based artist Fanakapan (ig) specialises in what he calls “balloon graff”. For his trip to HTN2021 he painted shamrock smiley faces. Kent Street car park, Belfast.
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Extramural Activity 