“In God We Trust” on a wall jutting out/continuing on from the main “peace” line, in The Fountain, Londonderry.
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Direct Line
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The Village Songbird
“Born in Moltke Street, Belfast, on 29 March 1935. A child singer who became one of the most popular stars in the 1950s. Her first single reached the Top 3 in 1954 followed by her No 1 hit ‘Softly, Softly’. In 1955 she had five singles in the Top 20 at the same time, an extraordinary record that lasted until the emergence of Madonna in the 1980s. She had her own television show, starred many times at the London Palladium including a Royal Command Performance. She toured worldwide and was performing up to her death on 17th December, 1996” ‘Softly, softly, come to me/Touch my lips so tenderly/Softly, softly, turn the key/And open up my heart.’ (youtube).
Maldon Street, south Belfast
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Ionad Séamus Uí hEarchaıdh
Two images from the Markets, one from the Jim Hargey Community Centre in Market Street, and the other from the old Markets Creche in Cromac Street.
“Dílıs go bás” [faithful unto death]
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Centre For Learning & Development
On closer inspection, one can see images relating to WWI, the UDA, the William King Flute Band, and various arms of the military such as the Paras and B Specials adorning the Cathedral Youth & Community Centre/Centre For Learning & Development in The Fountain, London-/Derry/Doire. The close-up below shows a plaque in honour of David Warke, who founded the club in 1972 (Yellow Tom); the profile is perhaps also of Warke.
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Knock Out
A commercial mural in Dún Geımhın/Dungiven promoting McCloskey’s newsagents and the Irish News by association with Derry (Gaelic) footballers (and a hurler in the background) and local boxers John Duddy (from Derry) and Paul McCloskey (WP) who was born in Dungiven (and is presumably related to the shop owners??).
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X00928 newspaper of the year, john duddy on the up, paul mccloskey hits top form paddy heaney against the breeze tuesday
Kevin Lynch
Mural to Kevin Lynch (WP) in Dún Geımhın/Dungiven. Lynch died after 71 days on hunger strike – the longest-surviving striker – in Long Kesh/the Maze prison.
The four black-and-white squares show (top left) Mary Nelis, Kathleen Deeny and Theresa Deery, protesting the arrests of their sons; (bottom left) the memorial to Lynch in nearby Park, where has was born; (top right) blanketmen Hugh Rooney and Freddie Toal; (bottom right) Lynch’s gravestone in Dungiven.
Along the bottom are the emblems of Kevin Lynch Memorial flute band (Fb), Kevin Lynch’s hurling club (“mısneach ‘s dílseacht”), and St Dympna’s football club, Luton (Fb).
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X02866 X00927 kevin lynch 1956 1981 i’ll wear no convicts uniform nor meekly serve my time that Britain might brand Ireland’s fight 800 years of crime memorial flute band mısneach is dílseacht st. dympna’s gaelic football club my sister brother son is not a criminal
The Scotch-Irish Of My Native Virginia
“If defeated everywhere else I will make my final stand for liberty with the Scotch-Irish (Ulster-Scots) of my native Virginia.”
George Washington commanded the Continental Army during the revolution and served as the first president of the United States, beginning in 1789. His ancestry was English and the quote is undocumented, the closest being this statement from McKinley.
The note in the corner reads, “History records that almost half of Washington’s army were Ulster-Scots”; the basis for this claim might be General (Charles?) Lee’s report that “half the rebel Continental Army were from Ireland.” (See Chapter 2 of Bagenal, The American Irish And Their Influence on Irish Politics.)
Ebrington Street Lower, Waterside, Londonderry
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For Club And Country
Sport and politics intersect in this mural at the junction of Broadway and Donegall Avenue in south Belfast. Northern Irish flags provide a backdrop for the shields of Linfield football club and the Northern Ireland football association.
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X00926 proud supporters LFC irish football association
Blue
A mural by artist Deirdre Robb (of Creative Exchange Artists) in Tower Street/Newtownards Road of flax plants, somewhat reminiscent of van Gogh’s Irises. (Leave a comment if you detect another inspiration.) The official title is “Urban Meadows” (Robb).
The painting is on a tarp or canvas that is not firmly affixed to the wall, which allows the painting to move in the wind. The wall and the “pocket park” are on the site of the former RHC mural.
7 min. video of Deirdre talking about the pieces in her exhibit ‘Blue’
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Where Ulstermen Shop
Union flags and a full range of Covenant clothing are available from the Union Jack Souvenir Shop on the Lower Newtownards Road.
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