King William III, in wig and orange sash, urges his horse into the Boyne. With orange lilies in the corners. Bonds Place, London-/Derry
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Month: March 1989
What We Have We Hold
The shield of the city of Londonderry takes centre spot between two Union flags and two red hands. Kennedy Place, London-/Derry
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Sans Peur
1989 version of a mural seen last year, with emblems and slogans of the UFF, UDA, UDF, and LPA. Kennedy Place, London-/Derry
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Oppose Censorship – Springhill
A Cormac cartoon protesting against British censorship of Sinn Féin muralised by Mo Chara Kelly. Richard May ran (unsuccessfully) for election to Belfast City Council in 1989. Springhill Avenue.
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Oppose Censorship – Whiterock
Cormac’s four-panel cartoon – showing a tricoloured head preaching peace after removing a Union jack gag – was painted twice by Mo Chara. This one is on the Whiterock Road, Belfast.
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Fight Back
A British paratrooper (with distinctive red beret) is hit by a falling box of ballots with Sinn Féin getting the top four preferences. Another Cormac cartoon painted as a mural by Mo Chara. For the yard wall, see Arms At The Ready. Whiterock Road, Springfield Road, Belfast.
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Arms At The Ready
A masked volunteer with armalite on Springfield Road, Belfast.
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So I Always Looked The Other Way
A cartoon by ‘Cormac‘ (Brian Moore) is turned into a mural on Belfast’s Whiterock Road by Mo Chara Kelly. The mural satirizes the ad below urging people to call the confidential telephone to report terrorist activity. Instead, the protagonist can no longer ignore the violence of the British Army and calls the Sinn Féin office.
1 When the Brits were having a go … “Who cares?” I thought.
2 And when something really rough happened I just trained harder to forget it … “Anything for a quiet life, see.”
3 But where’s it got me? What have these brave lads in khaki done for me? Soldier: “We’re not here to do things for you; we’re here to do things to you.”
4 RUC commander: “Hey, don’t forget us. We’ve done our share of wrecking homes, harassing people. We’ve murdered and tortured and …”
5 And when I saw their kind of justice I thought “There’s got to be something better than this.” Judge: You may think I’m a corrupt Orange bigot. But I know that I’m a very well paid corrupt Orange bigot! And the only justice you’re going to get is British justice.”
6 So I made up my mind. I wanted these thugs off our backs. “Is it any wonder that the British tourist is the most despised person on earth?”
7 You see I want a decent future, and it’s not going to happen while these “heros” are the dirty work of British imperialism. And it’s not going to happen if you’re waiting for someonse else to do something.
8 622112. “Hallo? Is that the Sinn Féin office?”
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RPG
If you know the location of this Belfast mural showing republican volunteer aiming an RPG launcher against a background of phoenix, tricolour, (and probably a starry plough), please let us know.
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Remember The Gibraltar Martyrs
A colourful array of flags – Tricolour, Ulster, Sunburst – bedeck a Celtic cross memorialising the Gibraltar Three. Unity Place, Belfast
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