A mural in Shiels Street/Sráıd Uí Shıaıl on the side of the offices of the Suicide Awareness and Support Group (Facebook) – “Reaching out is a strength not a weakness”. The plaque to the right notes that the original (1891) home pitch of Belfast Celtic was near this spot. It was known as “Boghead”; in 1901 they moved to Celtic Park, known as “Paradise”. ( WP | belfastceltic.org)
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The right-most part of the Townsend St. Mickey Marley mural is painted on the security gate. The girl swinging on the rope seems to have inadvertently intruded from another world.
Wider shot below …
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X00781 X00783 thesignconi.com sign road closed, culturlann macadam o’fiach
This is one of the most famous murals in Belfast on account of its position overlooking the entrance of Mount Vernon and the M2 – the central gunman appears to be aiming right at you as you come down the off-ramp to the Shore Road. The original mural (T00138 | D00382) – which dates back to the ceasefire (1995) – was on a gable at the front of the estate but the entire block of houses was knocked down (c. 2000 – BelTel). It was later recreated (though without the words “3rd battalion” above “North Belfast) in the current more elevated position.
The other gunman-aiming-right-at-you mural is the UDU mural in the lower Shankill estate.
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Wide shot of the mural detailed yesterday of children’s street games and of Mickey Marley’s Roundabout, pulled by his horse Joey. Mickey Marley was so well-known that a song was written for him, which you can hear on youtube. Townsend St. Presbyterian church can be seen in the background and in the mural.
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Here is a detail from a fairly long mural depicting children’s street games and Mickey Marley’s Roundabout on a wall and security gate that are part of the Townsend Street “peace” line. More to come. (See also: Stroud St.)
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The industrial high-point of Belfast, according to this mural, would seem to be when people travelled on trams, cloth was woven by hand, and Titanic sat in dry dock. Only the Shorts-Bombardier aircraft confuses the nostalgia.
Bloomfield Ave, east Belfast.
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Seasonal greeting in support of Republican political prisoners – with candles at base – in Northumberland St. This is the centre part of a wider mural-board composite – left and right shots below.
The “Nollaıg shona” and board in the picture just above together replace the previous “human rights” mural; the area below the “doors” hoarding, where the phoenix now appears, was previously blank.
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X00779 X00778 X00780 remember cogús p.o.w’s at christmas nollaig shona support all republican this time doorways quality doors r.i.c. murder gang harrison nixon the beehive 1926 victims september 1920 vol. ned trodden sean gaynor sean mcfadden
A Union Flag flies together with an Israeli flag on O’Neill Road over the Rathcoole estate (which saw some rioting last week over the removal of the Union Flag from Belfast city hall) and a Red Hand Commando mural.
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Mural facing East Belfast Remembers in mouth of Derwent St. at Newtownards Road.
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X00757 we owe it to the future and the victims never to forget the past. the price of peace is eternal vigilance, east belfast historical and cultural society, 20th july 1982 hyde-park 4 soldiers, 7 horses killed, 31st july 1972 claudy 9 killed in car bomb attack on co. derry village, 17th february 1978 la mon house round-up death toll 12 3 married couples are feared to be among the victims among those picked up in the raids was gerry adams a leading member of pira, 27th/28th june 1970 murder in ballymacarrett 2 innocent protestant men were murdered 28 men, women children seriously injured, 5th january 1976 kingsmills massacre massive manhunt 10 innocent men murdered by republicans, 21st novemeber 1974 birmingham pub blasts kills 21 , the troubles, lest we forget
East Belfast Protestant Boys (Fb) mural “dedicated to Gareth Keys” with the statement “Our message is simple: where our music is welcome, we will play it loud; where our music is challenged, we will play it louder.”
In the old Hemp Street, nearly opposite Derwent St.
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X00756 X05267 our message is simple where our music is welcome we will play it loud where our music is challenged we will play it louder
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