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Amateur World and European champion Michael Conlan fought – and won – his first professional fight on St. Patrick’s Day, 2017 in New York. Glen Molloy (Fb | Inst) brings his distinctive style to the pugilist’s portrait.

For the mural celebrating Conlan’s 2012 Olympic medal, see Green, White And Bronze.

Previously by Molloy: Jack Nicholson | Billy Casper | Shaun of the Dead/Leo DiCaprio/Bowie | Walken/Adam Ant/Harrison Ford | Prince/George Michael | Homeless … No Less | Blackjack Tattoo

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The Sacrifice Remains The Same

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Poppy Trail boards have been added below the 2013 Time Changes board commemorating the sacrifice of the 36th (Ulster) Division – in black-and-white on the left – and the Royal Irish Rifles – in colour on the right.

Previously from the Poppy Trail: Among The Fallen | Poppy Trail 1914 | Poppy Trail 1915 | Poppy Trail 1916 | HMS Hawke | XXXVI

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No RUC

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A vintage small board dating back to 1995, still visible in Abercorn Street, London-/Derry.

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Watch Your Back

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Two republican boards at the Eastway roundabout on the eastern side of Creggan estate. The upper board shows an IRA volunteer with RPG-luancher – “Welcome to Creggan. Watch your back on the way out.” – the other is an IRPWA board urging people to speak out against internment of republicans in Maghaberry, Portlaoise, and Hydebank.

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The Strawman

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Today is officially the last day to catch the Royal Ulster Academy Of Art’s Art In The City exhibition of paintings on wall around Belfast. Shown here is Neil Shawcross’s Willie James Hayes, The Strawman 1980 which is hanging in Gordon Street.

Previously: Dan Dowling’s Big Daddy’s Funeral

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Rubeys

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Work by Veronica Wallis as part of the Royal Ulster Academy Of Art’s Art In The City exhibition of work on walls around Belfast city centre. This one is in Hill Street.

Previously from the exhibition: Dan Dowling’s Big Daddy’s Funeral

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Big Daddy’s Funeral

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The Royal Ulster Academy Of Art’s Art In The City exhibition, which runs through October and November, puts (reproductions of) 12 works of art on the Belfast streets. The work shown above is Dan Dowling’s Big Daddy’s Funeral – the funeral is happening just left of the bus, outside St Patrick’s Cathedral in Donegall Street, which is where the painting itself can be found.

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The Children Of Lear

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Step-mother Aoıfe resents the bonds between her husband Lear and his children and their love for their lost mother and turns them into singing swans for 900 years, by the end of which time Christianity had come to Ireland. A monk heard their song and recognised them. At his touch, they are restored to human form. Being 900 years old, they die immediately but not before being baptised.

For another ‘baptised before death’ story, see the story of the mermaid Lí Ban in Sea-Born.

This is the third of three Celtic mythology boards in the Creggan/An Creagán area of London-/Derry. See previously: Tír Na nÓg and Cú Chulaınn.

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Lıú Lúnasa

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Lıú Lúnasa is an Irish language festival, held this year on 24-28 August. The mural above shows rocks taken from the wall separating Palestine and Israel being used to build a gaelscoıl (an Irish-language school). The mural was painted by Jımí Mac Fhlannchadha.

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I Am Proud To Be A Rebel

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The third panel of three new paintings outside Casement Park continues the quote in the second, both coming from the end of Casement’s speech during his trial on charges of treason against the UK. “It is only from the convict these things [i.e. human rights] are withheld, for crime committed and proven and Ireland, that has wronged no man, has injured no land, that has sought no dominion over others — Ireland is being treated today among the nations of the world as if she were a convicted criminal. If it be treason to fight against such an unnatural fate as this, then I am proud to be a rebel, and shall cling to my “rebellion” with the last drop of my blood.”

The speech was unsuccessful; Casement was hanged in Pentonville prison, England on Augst 3rd, 1916.

The same image of Casement being led away was also painted on the recently repainted International Wall.

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