Memory Lane

“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” Work to clean up and beautify Devlin’s Lane in Whiteabbey began in 2020, with the large butterfly mural shown above (Belfast Live); 15 (16?) boards showing local history were put in place in August 2021 (NIWorld | Belfast Live). The text on the ‘White Abbey’ panel comes directly from WP.

The project was organised by Whiteabbey Residents’ Association, with funding from Translink – the alley (official name, Abbeyville Place) runs to Whiteabbey train station.

The ‘Justice4Noah’ and ‘Your best is good enough’ panels seem to have a different origin.

The panels are presented here from north to south, beginning with the western side:

The wall then switches to the eastern side of the alley:

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