Here are four painted junction boxes in Main Street, Bangor, by Codo (ig), Féoıl (ig), RickyDrewAPiccy (ig), and Kate Broderick (web).
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Comedy And Tragedy
This pair of masks is outside Studio 1A in Hamilton Road, Bangor.
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Scrabo Flypast
The poppies in this new mural suggest WWI, but the “pants” over the wheels of the planes shown here as they pass Scrabo tower suggest a post-war plane (or a modern light aircraft).
Painted by Blaze FX with Housing Executive support in Abbot Drive, Newtownards, (Bowtown CDG Fb) replacing a gallery of five UVF boards.
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Blair “Paddy” Mayne
Robert Blair “Paddy” Mayne was a rugby player, boxer, golfer, and solicitor, and in WWII a commando and one of the first members of the SAS (Special Air Service), participating in raids behind enemy lines in Egypt and Libya, and later, as SAS commander, in France, Belgium and other countries. His many decorations include the DSO (four times), Croix De Guerre, and Legion D’Honneur. Mayne was born in Newtownards and returned there at the end of the war. (WP) The medal to the right is the Distinguished Service Order, with three bars.
Painted by Jossie Pops (web) in Disraeli St, Woodvale, west Belfast
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God Save The King
“The Lisbellaw community celebrates the coronation of his majesty King Charles III. God save the King.” Charles’s coronation was on May 6th, 2023, eight months after acceding to the throne upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. He turns 78 this year (2026).
This is a large printed board in the Brook Street, Lisbellaw, below the A4.
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The Golden Apples Of Lough Erne
In the myth of the Golden Apples Of Lough Erne (Yeats), Conn-Eda is given a seemingly impossible quest by his step-mother: to bring back three golden apples, a horse, and a hound in the possession of the king of the Fir Bolg, who lives in Lough Erne.
Little does he know that the horse that accompanies him on his adventures is the king’s brother, who has been bewitched, but who is released by self-sacrifice and Conn-Eda’s compassion, thus securing his success with the king. Conn-Eda returns riding the steed, leading the dog, and carrying the three golden apples from the king’s crystal tree.
This interpretation of Conn-Eda’s triumphant return is by Kevin McHugh (web), with support from Enniskillen BID (web), in Forthill Street, Enniskillen.
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Remind Me To Bring A Bit Of Rope Tomorrow
Samuel Beckett falls prey to the eternal optimism of the instragrammed mind. The quote – “Tomorrow everything will be better” –is from Act 1 of Waiting For Godot.
Street art by Karl Fenz (web) in Wellington Road, Enniskillen; Beckett attended Portora Royal public school (WP).
See also: I Can’t Go On. I’ll Go On.
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100 Years Of Northern Ireland
“Harmin celebrates 100 years of Northern Ireland”. Placard in Harmin Park, Glengormley, Newtownabbey
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Respect
“Service workers – Community – Environment – Diversity”. The “#GoodForNothing” campaign, launched in 2015 (youtube), aimed to change common perceptions of young people by highlighting their volunteer work.
The piece is by emic (web) working with pupils from Wheatfield Primary school (Alternatives).
Glenbryn Gardens, north Belfast
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Our Wee Town
These placards for two local flute-bands are on light-poles in Markethill: above, the Kilcluney Volunteers flute band (Fb), below, the Markethill Protestant Boys (Fb). The crossed rifles and RIR emblem, and the graveside mourner and poppies, are WWI imagery; Markethill men joined the second battalion of the Armagh brigade of the Ulster Volunteers and (in the Great War) the ninth battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers. (See also UVF 3rd Battalion Armagh in Tandragee).
Main Street, Markethill, Co Armagh
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