This is the scene at the junction of Wellwood Street and Sandy Row. On the northern side, a sofa and pallets have been dumped against the remaining half of the UVF mural (see C01427 for the whole thing), while on the southern side, the hoardings on the corner have been covered in UFF flags and “Kill all taigs” graffiti. The site behind them would remain vacant until 2014.
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Here is a complete set of the nine panels on Blythe Street, five from the Charter Youth Club, four from the Sandy Row Womans Group. The Womans Group/Women’s Group panels were featured in more detail in Mr Saturday Night and Those Days Are Gone.
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The sporting heroes range from boxers in the Sandy Row Boxing Club to Linfield and Northern Ireland football players.
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The schools of Sandy Row (in the third image) are Blythefield Primary (featured in the other images), Mabel Street School, National School, Linfield Junior Public Elementary School, and Workman’s School.
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The career – both domestic (Manchester United) and international (Northern Ireland) – of soccer icon George Best is on display in this Sandy Row mural.
Blythe Street, south Belfast.
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“In glorious memory” of King William III of Orange, crossing the Boyne to defeat King James II and secure Ireland for England. North Street, Ballymena.
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“Whoever we are, wherever we live, these rights belong to all children under the sun and the moon and the stars, whether we live in cities or towns or villages or in the mountains or valleys or deserts or forests or jungles. Anywhere and everywhere in the big wide world these are the rights of every child.” No war, poverty, or spoils. Signposts mark the way to Ofer Prison Camp in the West Bank and Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Islandbawn Street, Belfast.
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Here are four pieces of street art by Pablo Caamina, Filth (web), and Dr Lakra x2 (ekosystem): a ratty cat, ?a cloud?, a skeleton kneeling in its own discarded flesh, and a sweating head. The yellow on the far end is part of a piece by Blu – brains falling out of an open head (ekosystem).
The building is now (part of) the site for the MAC, between Hector Street and Edward Street, Belfast; the building on the right is in Exchange Street.
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“All Taigs keep out” – sectarian graffiti on Clough Castle.
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Ulster typically says “no” (going back to 1985, at least) but this Ballysillan Road graffitist is not so sure.
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