The flag of the Orange Order includes the Cross Of St George’s and the purple star of William III, Prince Of Orange. On the lower part of the wall are a variety of the organisation’s symbols.
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A mural depicting William’s conquest of Ireland, including the Crossing Of The Boyne (on the left) and the Siege Of Derry (on the right), was originally painted by Bobby Jackson (Senior) in the 1940s. In 1993, the wall on which the mural was painted was decaying and threatened by redevelopment (and having already been moved once, in the 1970s) and so it was destroyed and replaced, with a plaque in its side reading “The Bobby Jackson Memorial”. A new, very similar, mural was painted (?by Jackson Sr and/or Jackson Jr?) on boards in 1995 and is placed on the wall during the marching season. The Fountain, Londonderry.
The Bobby Jackson mural has its own Visual History page.
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The large sign for The People’s Gallery (seen previously) moves across Rossville Street and is augmented with a panel showing the 12 murals in the series.
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These three pieces of UDA/UFF/UYM and West Bank Loyalists/West Bank Loyalist Youth graffiti are in London Street, Londonderry.
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A woman looks skyward into her own streaming hair that is in the colours of the Palestinian flag. The mural is on the wall of the Free Derry Museum in Glenfada Park, Derry.
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The dove/lark on a fist (seen in 2007) is missing from the crossbar of hunger strikers memorial in Rossville Street, Derry.
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“I ndil chumhne – In proud and loving memory of Volunteers Dan McCann, Mairead Farrell, Sean Savage, Oglaigh na hEireann who were executed by British Crown forces in Gibraltar 6th March, 1988.” The three were killed in Gibraltar by the SAS in what was known as “Operation Flavius”. The European Court Of Human Rights found that the use of force was unlawful. (WP)
“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 wind 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”. Hawthorn Street, Belfast.
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The Fountain bonfire for 2008 includes a Tricolour and Celtic flags, and a Sinn Féin electoral poster. There’s also a junior bonfire. See also: 2007’s bonfire.
For the mural in the background, see British Ulster Alliance.
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