“In loving memory of all our fallen comrades from A Coy, B Coy, C Coy, 2nd Batt UFF West Belfast Brigade. Murdered by the enemies of Ulster.” UDA Lieutenant-Colonel McCullough was killed by the INLA on October 16th, 1981, outside his home in Denmark Street (out of frame to the right), on information supplied by fellow UDA member James Craig, who feared that McCullough would expose his embezzling of UDA funds.
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“Meet our need – not developers greed”, “Local needs ignored over profit”, “Regeneration not gentification [sic]”, “We need social housing not yuppy apartments” (not shown). Graffiti on the hoarding around the (proposed) construction site on the lower Shankill Road.
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“Andrew Jackson was the 7th President of the USA and the first of Ulster-Scots descent, his family emigrated from Carrickfergus to North Carolina in 1765. After leading the army to victory in the Battle Of New Orleans in 1815 Jackson became a national hero and became known as “Old Hickory” after the tough wood of the native American tree. His “common man” credentials earned Jackson a massive popular vote and swept him into the Presidency for two consecutive terms (1829-1837).” He also hated the British, owned slaves, and signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which led to the infamous “Trail of Tears” (Irish Times).
See also the Visual History page on Ulster-Scots murals.
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“In loving memory of military commander Stevie ‘Top Gun’ McKeag – sleeping where no shadows fall. Born 1970, died 2000.” McKeag’s portrait (now a head-and-shoulders shot rather than just the face – see M03803) is on a board at the centre of a mural of flags – UFF, Ulster Banner, St Andrew’s Saltire, and UDA .
A previous McKeag mural (on Shankill Parade) had been re-imaged in 2004 (into a Cuchulainn mural). This one was painted in 2006 across the green in Hopewell Crescent.
Lower Shankill, west Belfast.
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This lower Shankill mural commemorates prisoners kept in Long Kesh and the H-Blocks during the Troubles (and prior to the Agreement).
Previously, the left flank bore the letters UDA and the right flank UFF, with LPOW at the bottom of each.
Hopewell Crescent, lower Shankill, west Belfast
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“Kill all taigs [Catholics]”. C-18 is ‘Combat 18’, a neo-Nazi movement in the UK, hence the swastika.
Glenvale Street, west Belfast.
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These are images of three sides of the electrical sub-station beside Boundary Way (at the bottom of the lower Shankill estate) – the fourth side is up against the hoarding around the construction site. Divis tower is the distance.
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Spotted in the lower Shankill estate: a gaping gorilla dressed in Orange Order collarette carrying a Union flag.
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Soldiers from the 36th (Ulster) Division go over the top at the battle of the Somme on July 1st, 1916. Glenvale Park, Glynn.
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Sean Savage, Maıréad Farrell, and Dan McCann were “Executed by the British SAS 6th March 1988.”
“Oh! Cold March winds that pierce the dark/You cry in aged tones/For souls of folk you’ve brought to God/But still you bear the moans//Oh! Weeping winds, this lonely night/My mother’s heart is sore/Oh! Lord of all, breathe freedom’s breath/That she may weep no more! – Bobby Sands Weeping Winds“
Replaces the painted board seen in 2001.
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Extramural Activity 