Saoırse Mhuıntır Na hÉıreann

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A D Company “dogs” (Belfast Brigage IRA) emblem has been added to the Falls Commemoration Committee mural on Divis Street’s “International” wall, below the quote from Bobby Sands, March 17th, 1981. (Compare to the image from August of 2021: The Desire For Freedom.)

“They won’t break me because the desire for freedom of the Irish people is in my heart. The day will dawn when all the people of Ireland will have the desire for freedom to show. It is then that we will see the rising of the moon.” – Bobby Sands. Originally in Irish: “Ní bhrısfıdh sıad mé mar tá an fonn saoırse, agus saoırse mhuıntır na hÉıreann, ı mo chroí. Tıocfaıdh lá éıgın nuaır a bheıdh an fonn saoırse seo le taıspeáınt ag daoıne go léır na hÉıreann. Ansın tchífıdh [chífıdh] muıd éırí na gealaí.”

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The Flax And The Lily

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The orange lily and the (pale blue) flax flower take their place around the Ulster Banner alongside the English rose and Scottish thistle, and the Irish shamrock is retained even in the presence of the lily. The flax is perhaps included because we are in the Factory area of Larne, near the site of a (former) linen mill. The Welsh daffodil is excluded. The detail above is part of a wider board “Boyne Square celebrates 100 years of Northern Ireland”; the flanking emblems of the Boyne Defenders (LOL 1297), Rangers Supporters club (Larne Branch) – which also uses the shamrock – Boyne Square Bonfire Forum, and Larne & District Great War Society and included below; the emblems of three flute bands can be seen in Norman Anderson and The Gunrunners.

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Sunny Side Up

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Fried eggs from Rob Hilken (ig) for HTN2021 in Union Street, between pieces by Shona Hardie’s up-do and KinMx’s star sleeper.

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Attention

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Dublin artist and illustrator Novice (Jess Tobin ig) was in Belfast for HTN2021.

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G’Day

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Danni Simpson (ig) paints a lot of Norn Irish sayings in her work (see e.g. her Norn Irn adult colouring book) but decided to return to her native Australian for her contribution to HTN2021.

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The Hunt For Colour

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Here is illustrator and artist ER Bekk (Rebekah McBride ig) channelling Dali and Basquiat for HTN2021 in Kent Street, Belfast. The speech bubble was left empty on purpose; “DH” later filled it in with “There is a rat in the kitchen”.

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