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Ballymurphy Massacre August 1971

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The painting (by Rıstead Ó Murchú) on the board shows the killing (from the direction of Springmartin) of Father Hugh Mullan in waste ground near Springfield Park. It was previously on the Whiterock Road but has now been moved onto the Springfield Road to join the murals calling for justice. (Out of frame to the right are more panels, including one about the children left behind and one of locals protesting.)

“Ballymurphy Massacre – August 1971 – We demand the truth” with portraits of the 11 dead – Quinn, Mullan, Connolly, Teggart, Philips, Murphy, McCarthy, Doherty, Laverty, Corr, McKerr.

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Óglach Joe McDonnell

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“IRA Hunger Striker Óglach Joe McDonnell 1951-1981.” McDonnell was the fifth striker to die, on July 8th, after 61 days.

Shaws Road, west Belfast

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Say No 2 Drug Dealers

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“Say no to drug dealers. Drug dealers don’t care where the money comes from. Do you?”

Berwick Road, Ardoyne, north Belfast.

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Liam MacCarthy Cup

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“Councillor Liam MacCarthy, Ireland’s forgotten son. Gael, patriot. Winners of the All-Ireland hurling championship are awarded a trophy named after MacCarthy.

This is an unusual mural in terms of form: it is a mix of mural and board and the knot-work border does not go around the top, so that the hurley players extend the painting and not do not break the frame of the painting.

International wall, Divis St. To the right of the Cuba 50 mural.

(Replaced in 2012 by Never Actually Existed)

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Same Story, Same Bigotry

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Londoner Stephen Lawrence was murdered by stabbing in 1993 and, although arrests were made, no charges were brought. A 1998 public inquiry found that the Metropolitan Police Service was “institutionally racist”. In 2012, two of the original suspects were found guilty of the murder (WP). Catholic Robert Hamill was beaten to death by loyalists in Portadown in 1997 while police in an RUC land-rover looked on (WP).

Brompton Park, Ardoyne, north Belfast. The same board (in slightly different colours) appeared in Artana Street, south Belfast.

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Collusion!

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“A web of double agents, death squads and deceit” involving PSNI, RUC, Special Branch, RHC, UFF, MI5 MI6, LVF, UDA, UDR, UVF. The web begins at the door of 10 Downing Street. On the side wall of the Sınn Féın office on the Andersonstown Road.

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Caoımhín Mac Brádaıgh

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“Óglach Coımhín Mac Brádaıgh a fuaır bás agus é ag cosaınt a phobaıl.” [Volunteer Coimhín Mac Brádaigh, who died while defending his community.] Mac Brádaıgh was killed pursuing loyalist gunman Michael Stone, who was attacking the funeral of the Gibraltar 3, in Milltown Cemetery, on March 16th, 1988, twenty years before the board above was erected on the Andersonstown Road. After a short time it was moved to South Link.

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Hunger Strikers

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Frank Stagg and Michael Gaughan are included alongside the deceased 1981 hunger strikers in a gallery of portraits that has been updated annually since (at least) 2006. The large panel shows blanket-men Hugh Rooney and Freddie Toal, and Bobby Sands, the first to die in 1981.

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Colin Area Remembers

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“Everyone tells me I’m a feminist. All I know is that I’m just as good as others, and that especially means men. I am definitely a socialist and I’m definitely a Republican. I believe in a united socialist country, definitely socialist. Capitalism can offer our people nothing and yet that’s the main interest of the British in Ireland – Oglach [sic] Maıréad Farrell.” Farrell was one of the Gibraltar 3 (along with Sean Savage and Dan McCann), killed by SAS soldiers in 1988. Painted by Rısteard Ó Murchú.

Jasmine Corner, Twinbrook

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Remember The Milltown Martyrs

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John Murray, Caoımhín Mac Brádaıgh/Kevin Brady and Thomas McErlean were killed by Michael Stone as they pursued him in Milltown Cemetery after he had attacked the funeral of the Gibraltar 3 on March 16th, 1988.

Springfield Road/Monagh Road, west Belfast.

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