Nationalism

2013-01-15 Nationality+

A mural on a low wall in east Belfast: The Ulster conflict is about nationality. This we shall maintain. UK.

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An Glas

The bus shelter at An Glas/The Green at the bottom of Short Strand is bedecked with an Ireland soccer flag and IRA graffiti.

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The Masses

2012-12-23 GoingToMass+

A pensioner on the way to St. Matthew’s in Bryson Street on the morning of Sunday, December 23rd, 2012.

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Holiday Union

2012-12-18 ProudToBe+

This house-front on the Shore Road is a mix of union flags and Christmas decorations. The centre-piece states that the resident is “Proud To Be British”.

The ASDA railings in the background were the site of the memorial to Billy Hunter.

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Quick Copy

2012-12-03 QuickCopy+

Here is a board bearing Carson’s image, on the Newtownards Road at Welland Street, opposite the junction with the Albertbridge Road, below a banner to East Belfast Protestant Boys. Carson also appears in a variety of other murals concerning the Ulster Covenant and the threat of Home Rule.

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Across The Line

2012-12-13 AcrossLineNorthumb+

Protests over the December 3rd vote not to fly the union jack every day at Belfast City Hall continued last night (2012-12-17 — video from BBC-NI | U.tv). The image above shows a flag flying on the loyalist side framed by the pedestrian gate on Northumberland Street. The image below shows one shot across the Cupar Way “peace” line, from Conway Street.

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Imagine

Another shot of Belfast city hall without a Union flag, reflected in a mirror on a stall in the Christmas market at the front of city hall.

In the shot below, the statue of Edward James Harland looks out over the market.

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And So This Is Christmas

2012-12-11 AndSoThisIs+

A flag-free Belfast city hall. For background information about the on-going protests at its removal, see Union Jack – Donegall Pass.

Despite the protests, this Armenian busker continues to play.

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