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A New Look For Us

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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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Robert Dougan

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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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Flesh

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Here are four pieces of street art by Pablo Caamina, Filth (web), and Dr Lakra x2 (ekosystem): a ratty cat, ?a cloud?, a skeleton kneeling in its own discarded flesh, and a sweating head. The yellow on the far end is part of a piece by Blu – brains falling out of an open head (ekosystem).

The building is now (part of) the site for the MAC, between Hector Street and Edward Street, Belfast; the building on the right is in Exchange Street.

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Ceol Gan Teoraınn

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“Ceol gan teoraınn” – “unlimited music” or “music without boundaries”. Belfast’s Sean Maguire (also McGuire) (1927-2005) was an All-Ireland fiddle champion and world-wide ambassador for traditional music (WP). The Short Strand artist’s signature can be seen in the bottom corner.

Iveagh Parade, middle Falls, west Belfast

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Support The Prisoner

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In 2004 neither the first nor the last spots on the International Wall had been formally painted. The last spot, shown here, contained a variety of pieces (which can be seen in close-up at Peter Moloney’s site): a Fıanna Éıreann recruitment board (with internet address!); an IRPWA board calling for political status; “Support the prisoner”, formerly “Support the prisoner candidate” Tommy Crossan; an ETA mural; a mural in support of the Turkish hunger strikers.

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Castilla Nacion/Països Catalans

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These two murals on the International Wall, Divis Street, urge freedom for Castile and Catalonia (and Ireland).

On the left, “Fuera fascistas de Castilla” (Out, fascists of Castile!) The protester on the right is waving the flag of the Castilian Left, a political party working for recognition of the Castle region of Spain, roughly the north-central portion of the country, including Madrid (WP).

On the right are the flags of Catalonia and Ireland. The ‘Catalan Countries’ include (in Spain) Catalonia, parts of Valencia, and the Balearic islands, Andorra, and (in France) the Roussillon region.

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Operation Iraqi Liberation

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This two-panel mural on the International Wall on Divis Street protests the US occupation of Iraq.

On the left, George W. Bush sucks down Iraqi oil (and black bubbles with dollar-signs come out of his ears). On the right, Iraq lies in rubble and bones, conquered by a tattered US flag. (According to the artists – see final image – the frame on the right reproduces/is based on a magazine cover during the Viet Nam war.) The “British Support Hook” is has been added in the strip in the middle between the main panels.

Originally, the given reason for “Operation Iraqi Freedom” (not “liberation” as that would have yielded “OIL”) was the hunt for “weapons of mass destruction” but that search was suspended in January.

The mural to the left is Cherish The Children; to the right is Castilla Nacion.

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