“Crucified” and “risen” in a pair on the back of Dundonald Methodist Church in Inchmarnoch Drive.
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In-Between Days
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Only Human
“‘The day has passed for patching up the capitalist system; it must go. [… We reject the firebrand of capitalist warfare and offer you the olive leaf of brotherhood and justice to and for all.]’ – James Connolly” [in 1910’s Labour, Nationality And Religion, part 6]
Lasaır Dhearg (web) paste-up at the Grosvenor Road entrance to the Royal, to coincide with the general strike of January 18th that included dieticians, physiotherapists, radiographers, midwives, and nurses (BBC).
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Festival Of Colours
Here are three of the murals painted in Botanic Gardens for the Belfast mela – an Artsekta (web) project – which includes a festival of colours or “holi”.
See also: What I Have Witnessed In Botanic Gardens.
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Beacon Of Hope
This is the mental health mural painted by artist Carly Wright (web) and Sam McAleese (of Coven Tattoo) on the outside of Ballykeel 1 (Ballymena Guardian), below a 4th battalion South East Antrim UDA board with the emblem of the 1893 Ulster Defence Union (seen in mural size in Carrickfergus). (For the previous “UDA” version see M05983.)
Wright and McAleese later did a piece in Belfast for HTN2023.
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Feasacht Agus Tacaíocht
This painting on the shutters of the Falls Road Suicide Awareness & Support Group/Grúpa Feasachta Agus Tacaíochta Ar Fhéınbháıs (web | Fb) is the same as the mural painted in Cavendish Square by Visual Waste (see Reaching Out Is A Strength) and a companion to emic’s Lifeboat From Despair around the corner in Shiels Street.
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Courage To Fly
“What good are wings without the courage to fly[?]” Inpsirational art aimed at young people at the entrance to Holy Family Youth Centre (Fb) on the Limestone Road, north Belfast. The upper piece includes the flags of India (upside down), Ireland, England, Turkey, Poland (with crest), and the Philippines.
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Outside The Box
Be Kind To Your Mind
The new ‘Listening Ear’ murals on the interior garden wall of the Dunanney Centre, Rathcoole, were launched at the start of November by David Healy and Roy McGivern of Linfield FC (Fb). The mental-health messages – “be kind to your mind”, “we are here to listen”, “mental health is a priority”, “#youmattertous” – join the existing ‘community garden’ mural (above) and there’s also a panel of blackboard paint for kids to write and draw on.
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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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The Hub
Castlemara Community Centre (Fb) got some new artwork to go with their signage from 2021 (Housing Executive). It’s mostly what you would expect for a kids’ centre – Mario and SpongeBob with anti-drugs and anti-bullying messages — but then there’s also the unfortunate black-and-orange logo on the right, suggesting a very different kind of hub – PornHub – “and chill”.
Initially discussed by r/nothernireland.
Prince Andrew Way, Carrickfergus.
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