City/Town

Union Jack – Donegall Pass

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2012-12-07 UnionJackDonPass+

The Union Flag is, how shall we say, “all the rage” these days. (Background from BBC-NI. Here is youtube video of the famous “No Surrender” scream. Gallery of images from protests on Dec 3rd | Dec 8th from U.Tv. Lots of coverage on Slugger O’Toole.) This one is flying over a ‘Give Way’ sign in Donegall Pass.

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Castlereagh Street Shipyard Workers

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2012-12-06 CastlereaghStDetail+

A board at the top of Castlereagh Street listing residents of the street who worked in 1911 on the Titanic and Olympic. With plane-breaking lifeboats and sponsorship from Belfast City Council (see Daniela Balmaverde’s page on the project), the Department for Social Development and the Titanic Foundation.

Wide show below ….

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X00763 X00764 X05206 boiler maker plater iron turner shipyard marine engineer draughtsman smith fitter helper, carpenter apprentice joiner moulder chief harbour board clear storekeeper’s office, ropemaker, labourer, leighton cunningham, william horsly, william nelson, francis gregson, james taylor, robert keenan, john miller, joseph atkinson, john porter, william boyd, thomas finney, joseph walker, joseph simpson, sidney ham, archibald hutchinson, andrew mulgrew, james brown, robert dobson, robert simpson, john mccurley, william roy, charles cameron, john m. murray, john lapidge, william horsly (again?), thomas maitland, thomas valentine, alexander mccallum, thomas henderson, george moody, ?jack? kennedy, william wise, edward thomson, william henry ?adison?, bartholemew ivory, john campbell, james miller

We Will Take The Matter Into Our Own Hands

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2012-12-04 CarsonQuote+

“We in Ulster will tolerate no Sinn Féin but we tell you this – that if, having offered you our help, you are yourselves unable to protect us from the machinations of Sinn Féin, and you won’t take our help; we tell you, we will take the matter into our own hands …. ” A quote from Sir Edward Carson (probably, 12th of July, 1920 rather than 1912 – Treason Felony | RTÉ) replaces the previous “free men” quote (see M03378); the poppies between the emblems in the main panel are also new, as is the plinth the hooded gunmen are standing on, which reads “1912 East Belfast Ulster Volunteer Force” (also, “1981 Gareth Keys 2008″). In other words, the mural has been softened (slightly) by adding historical elements.

Castlereagh Road, opposite Ravensdale Street.

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