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A close second is the collection of Irish republican and international-themed murals which are located at what is known as 'The International Wall', also in Belfast. In Derry, Free Derry Corner , where the slogan "You Are Now Entering Free Derry" was painted in 1969 shortly after the Battle of the Bogside , is prominent.
Three-quarters of Belfast's estimated 97 peace lines and related structures (such as gates and closed roads) are in the north and west of the city. [4] These are also the poorer and more disadvantaged areas of Belfast. 67% of deaths during the sectarian violence occurred within 500 metres (550 yd) of one of these "interface structures". [5]
A republican mural in Belfast during the mid-1990s bidding "safe home" (Slán Abhaile) to British troops. Security normalisation was one of the key points of the Good Friday Agreement. After the ceasefires, talks began between the main political parties in Northern Ireland to establish political agreement.
A mural by artist Ciaran Gallagher in Belfast is updated to reflect Prime Minister Liz Truss' current political troubles.Source: PA
This mural is located on the gable wall of a maisonnette on the junction of Lecky Road and Westland Street, close to Free Derry Corner. [13] The mural was originally unveiled on Wednesday 1 September 1999, and depicts Annette in her school uniform with an encircled, blue butterfly to the above right of her head.
The mural is located on Harrow Street in the Holylands, Belfast, and is one of a number of new murals popping up in the area. Local resident Brid Ruddy said she is very happy with the impact the ...
The Bogside Artists first began working together in 1993 to document the events surrounding the Northern Ireland Troubles.With supplies donated from local residents, they painted several murals on the walls of buildings in Rossville Street, commemorating the Northern Ireland civil rights movement, the Battle of the Bogside, and Bloody Sunday in which British Army paratroopers opened fire on ...
Actor and director Kenneth Branagh tells Stephen what he experienced as a child growing up in Belfast, Ireland as sectarian violence literally tore his street apart and changed his life forever.