“Get the real story – local history from local people – take a black taxi tour – West Belfast Taxi Association – 40 years unbroken service”. The tours of “local” history are of course aimed at non-locals as part of the ‘dark tourism’ or ‘Troubles tourism’ boom.
Here is the Getty Images photo of British Army soldiers on the Falls Road in 1969, on which the mural is based.
International Wall, Divis, west Belfast
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“Suicide Awareness. It’s always too early to quit, live life to the full. A helping hand is near. Love your life, love your community” with the numbers for Lifeline and Suicide Awareness. By Divis Youth Project.
Albert Street, Divis, west Belfast
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“What if we all prayed?” The toll of the recession in Fivemiletown, Co. Fermanagh, is not only driving people to prayer, but driving people to drive people to prayer.
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“Copyright is for losers © TM – Banksy”. A “Banksy”, about Banksy, in Bundoran.
The statement on the left appears on the printer’s page inside the cover of Wall And Piece, but is immediately followed by “Against his better judgment, Banksy has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 …”!
For Banksy, see banksy.co.uk, WP.
Related: (the real) Banksy’s Olympics works, Hackney Welcomes the Olympics and Going For Mould.
See also: Belfast Banksy
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This is a new mural in support of the Basque country and in particular political prisoners, unveiled today as part of Féıle 202 in Beechmount, west Belfast. The designs to the left and the right are described in a comment below – thanks BasqueMurals.
Previous Basque mural on Divis St, lower Falls.
Below, a young traditional singer from the Basque country singing at the launch of the new mural.
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“Support the Maghaberry “Dirty Protest” 1981-2011″. Republican prisoners in Maghaberry began a dirty protest of throwing urine and excrement onto prison landings, as well as not washing or shaving, to protest forced strip searches (BBC).
See previously: Maghaberry Concentration Camp.
Beechmount Ave/Ascaill Ard Na bhFeá, west Belfast
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The big red sign usually says “Road Closed” but has been changed for the exhibition. On this day, however, the exhibition (which is a large satellite-image map of the area, on the ground) was not, in fact, open. The Flax St/Crumlin Road interface, Ardoyne, the day after the 2012 riot.
Below, taken later, a detail of the exhibition … a very small portion
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In the old style of calendar (prior to 1752), the Battle Of The Boyne took place on July 1st, the same date as the Battle Of The Somme (in the new style of calendar). It is reported that some soldiers from the 36th Division wore their Orange Order collarettes into battle. In the image above, which reproduces a painting by Carol Graham, they defend their trench from a German assault.
Carson signing the 1912 Covenant is the second of the pair.
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On Rugby Avenue in south Belfast, the new mural of Rory McIlroy. Commissioned by Declan Boyle/RentOurProperty.
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“From Sandy Row to the house of Windsor: happy diamond jubilee 1952-2012. God save the Queen.” Although the coronation was held in June 1953, Elizabeth acceded to the throne immediately upon the death of George VI, on February 6th, 1952.
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