Murals of Conflict, Patterns of Peace

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Murals of Conflict, Patterns of Peace

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A Gallery of pictures depicting the murals associated with the conflict era known as "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland.

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This is a promotional video for the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. It features images of public art, created by Irish artists, that depict peace. Two community members are included in the narrative dialogue, along with commentary by officials.

Miriam Daly Mural
This is a photograph of a street-side mural on Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The mural depicts a woman, labeled truth, holding a mask labeled revisionism. Below the woman sits a large book labeled "Irish History." The Mural has a large…

The Women of 1916
This is a photograph of a Republican Mural on Falls Road Belfast. The mural portrays armed IRA women, as depicted in a book by R. Tailon entitled "The Women of 1916"

Women were an integral part of the struggles in Northern Ireland. Although the…

Dockers & Carters
Photograph of a Falls Road Mural, Belfast.
Description accompanying the press release of the 100 year anniversary of this incident reads:
"A 40 foot mural, dedicated to the memory of Charles Mullan and Margaret Lennon, who were killed when the…

Falls Road
This digital photograph captures the image of two murals. The most visible of the murals is a Nationalist/non-aligned political message, "Bill of Rights." The rights listed are basic human rights such as housing and education.

Eiri Amach Na Casca
A mural painted in remembrance of the Easter Rising of 1916. "Eiri Amach Na Casca" appears in the writing above the picture of young soldier brandishing a rifle. The translation of "Eiri Amach Na Casca" is roughly 'Irish Easter Rising" of…

Since 1972 seventeen people killed – including 8 children
This photograph captures the image of Republican Mural on Falls Road, Belfast. The mural, painted in 2000, is a painted reprint of a 1980 political poster utilized in an anti-rubber bullets campaign. The poster depicted seventeen victims of rubber…

Bobby Sands Mural
Photograph of Bobby Sands Mural. Painted in 1998, this mural depicts the smiling image, often considered iconic of IRA leader Bobby Sands. Sands led the hunger strike while imprisoned in the H block of Long Kesh Prison. The smiling pose is based…

Painting from the Same Palette
"Painting from the Same Palette," is a mural in the series of the same name by artists Danny Devenny and Mark Ervine. Devenny is a prominent Republican, former IRA prisoner and Catholic muralist. Ervine is also a well-known artist, and son of the…

Guernica
Pablo Picasso's "Guernica" is reinvisioned by Republican muralist Danny Devenny and Loyalist muralist Mark Ervine. Ervine is the son of the late Unionist politician David Ervine. Devenny is a former member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and…
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