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The central panel in Thorndyke Street, Belfast, reproduces a postcard from during the Home Rule debate: “Ulster to Britain: thou mayest find another daughter with a fairer face than mine, with a gayer voice and sweeter and a softer eye than mine; but thou canst not find another that will love thee half so well!” The Ulster Banner (a flag of Northern Ireland) is used to represent Ireland in the quartet of flags while the shamrock stands alongside daffodil, rose, and thistle. For the Anglo-Norman French around the crown’s coat of arms, see Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense.

One of fourteen panels in Thorndyke Street, east Belfast. For a list of entries for each panel, see East Belfast Historical And Cultural Society.

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Better The Grave Than Slavery

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“How is freedom measured? By the effort which it costs to retain freedom!” (See also How Is Freedom Measured? and Deserted! Well – I Can Stand Alone.) This anti-Home Rule mural is the fifth of fourteen panels in Thorndyke Street, east Belfast. The “Ulster Unionist Convention” is connected to the Ulster Defence Union. The mural copies a WWI propaganda postcard.

One of fourteen panels in Thorndyke Street, east Belfast. For a list of entries for each panel, see East Belfast Historical And Cultural Society.

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East Belfast Historical And Cultural Society

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In 2004 the East Belfast Historical And Cultural Society sponsored a series of 14 murals in Thorndyke Street charting Protestant history from Cromwell to Cluan Place.

This entry contains two wide shots. Individual panels, from left to right, can be seen in the following entries: (M includes the info plaques that were added later)

  • Covenant M
  • Lord Protector M | X
  • The City Is Saved M | X
  • Civil & Religious Liberty M | X
  • Better The Grave Than Slavery M | X
  • Their Sacrifice Our Freedom M | X
  • United Kingdom M | X
  • Hitler Attacks Belfast M | X
  • Defending The Community M | X
  • Unity Solidarity M | X
  • Their Loyalty Betrayed M | X
  • Out Of The Ashes New Life M | X
  • Britannia M | X
  • Commonwealth/Sponsors M | X

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History Is Written By The Winner

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The mask of “revisionism” is lifted from the “truth” of “Irish history”. The quote is here attributed to Miriam Daly of the IRSP (web), but it or something like it has been attributed to Napoleon, Göring, and Churchill.

The mural was originally painted “Aug ’96” by Ciaran McKernan, Brian O’Loan, and Miriam’s son Donal Daly. (An in-progress shot can be found on Sean Patrick Allen’s Facebook page.) The mural is now in poor condition owing to all the graffiti along the bottom.

Oakman Street, Beechmount, west Belfast

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