“The Young Gun’s” – Ulster Young Militants fist between two columns of hearts in Fane Street, below Tates Avenue, south Belfast.
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The Young Guns
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What About Our Wee Country
Highlights from Northern Ireland’s (football team) history on the footbridge from Windsor Avenue to Windsor Park (stadium). “N. Ireland v England 1947″,”Michael Hughes v Germany 1992”, and “George Best v Gordon Banks”. By Blaze FX.
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A Message For Foxy
A message for Foxy in the Markets area of south Belfast: “Foxy remember your [sic] only a lorry driver and don’t forget it”.
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Charter Youth Club/Sandy Row Womans Group
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 [sic].
Blythe Street, Sandy Row, south Belfast
Update (2014): 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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Sandy Row Sporting Heroes
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
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.
Blythe Street, Sandy Row, south Belfast
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A New Look For Us
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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George Best 1946-2005
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, Sandy Row, south Belfast
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Robert Dougan
South Belfast UDA commander Robert Dougan killed by the IRA on February 10th, 1998 while sitting in a car outside Balmoral Textiles in Dunmurry, two months before the Good Friday Agreement was signed. “Murdered by the enemies 10th Feburary [sic] 1998. In memory of our fallen comrade – gone but not forgotten. Quis separabit.”
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