Here is another (see previously: Armagh For Sam) mural supporting Armagh’s senior football team, presumably in connection with its successful 2024 campaign, this time in Newry.
See also: The Core Of Armagh
Camlough Road, Newry
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These two Saoradh (web) boards are at the roundabout on Camlough Road, Newry. The one above shows a vintage mural from nearby Carnagat Road that goes back to (at least) 1994 – the version painted in 2000 can be seen in the Peter Moloney Collection.
The other board reads “Salute the men and women of violence”, among whom are the seven signatories to the 1916 Proclamation, the IRA of the Troubles era – illustrated by Colman Doyle’s famous ?1973? (staged) photograph of a female IRA volunteer with AR-18 – and the post-Agreement groups (such as the New IRA) – illustrated by a home-made RPG (shown in Resistance).
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“This Christmas, don’t forget the Palestinian children! Nollaıg shona daoıbh agus athbhlıan faoı mhaıse daoıbh! Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!” As the final image shows, this board is next to the Egyptian Arch in Newry, and is on public land. The DUP called for the board’s removal in January; Liz Kimmins, minister for Infrastructure, said that at the time that there were no plans to remove it (BBC), and a few weeks later (February 10th, the day of these photographs) it was still in situ, though an investigation by Newry, Mourne, and Down council is on-going.
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Frenchman Fréderíc Ozanam was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1997 for establishing the Society Of St Vincent De Paul in 1833, itself named after a French priest from the 1600s, who is quoted to the right of Ozanam’s portrait: “Fear not; calm will follow the storm, and perhaps soon.”
Painted by KVLR (web) in Mill Street, Newry, on the side-wall of the St Vincent’s charity shop.
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This memorial board to Gino Gallagher was mounted the day before the thirtieth anniversary of his death in 1996, possibly by former colleagues (Irish Times | Republican News). On the 31st, a colour party paraded to Gallagher’s grave in Milltown (youtube).
“Gino Gallagher, chief of staff, 30th anniversary, 30th January 1996. Irish National Liberation Army/INLA. “Finally, as we lay this volunteer and comrade into the soft green soil of his native land, remember him each time you gaze into the stars and see there etched across the sky the plough and the stars!””
There is an on-line archive of materials about Gallagher.
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This gorilla wearing a five-pointed crown – painted by Friz – is on the shutters of Urban Ink Tattooz (ig). For the other piece (to the right of the third image) see The Black Rose.
Donegall Road, St James’s, west Belfast
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Here are some painted junction boxes in CNR west Belfast:
– a creepy jester on Grosvenor Road (for the memorial garden in the background, see A Democratic Secular Socialist Republic.)
– an ape on Broadway, by Kate Whiteman (web)
– “GRMA” [“go raıbh maıth agat”] on Rockdale Street
– a faded appreciation of “Our heroes” in Ballymurphy Road (seen in 2022 in better shape)
For an index of boxes in CNR west Belfast, see Respect Our Community.
For the whole city, see the Visual History page on painted utility boxes.
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Dunloy Cuchullains (Fb) is a “GA & CC” [Gaelic athletic & camogie club] in Dunloy [Dún Lathaí], County Antrim. The club was founded in 1908 by Andy Dooey, Bob Black, Dan Boyle and Paddy McCamphill (NI Archive | GAA oral history). Home games are played at Páırc Mhıc Phıaraıs on Bridge Road. The club was Antrim senior football champions in 2025 (RTÉ).
The mural was painted for the club’s centenary in 2008 on the gable of Lilac Terrace in Tullaghans Road in the centre of the village. The central figure is inspired by Jim Fitzpatrick ‘Hurling Match’ (Visual History).
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Many of the Palestine Action hunger strikers have called off their strikes, most recently Heba Muraisi, who resumed eating on the 14th (of January) after 72 days (BBC).
Umer Khalid stopped taking solids on January 9th (Al Jazeera) reduced has now begun refusing water. His life-expectancy is measured in days, if he does not reverse course (Guardian | Amnesty).
This washed-out banner is on the Antrim Road, north Belfast, on the railings of the Waterworks.
Update: Khalid ended his thirst-strike after two days (Al Jazeera).
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“Macha – máthaır, bandıa, banríon, gaıs[c]íoch/mother, goddess, queen, warrior.” Armagh is named after Macha, who is shown here pregnant against knot-work of three interwoven horses. In one story about Macha, she wins a race against the horses of Connor, the king of Ulster, even though she is pregnant. The race caused her to give birth and she cursed the men of the Red Branch for nine generations, which would leave them all – except for Cú Chulaınn – unable to fight to the forces of Medb (Visual History).
“Artist: Sheila McGaffin – Samhaın 2025”. McGaffin was profiled in Armagh Jobs.
Above the Cuchulainn Bar in Dobbin Street, Armagh
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