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The murals of Belfast

  • 08-03-2014 10:39am
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    Was always interested in these so spent a few hours recently walking about up there. Belfast is mainly now at peace, especially when compared to the past. But there are still huge divisions that the murals illustrate starkly. Foolishly perhaps, I walked into Sandy Row to take a photo, and was asked what I was doing there by 2 middle aged unfriendly locals. I put on a foreign accent and said I was lost, I'm sure my southern accent would not have been welcomed there. Anyway here's a few snaps. Start with unionist/loyalist.

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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,353 ✭✭✭gebbel


    Nationalist/ republican:

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  • Registered Users Posts: 539 ✭✭✭Charlie George


    A trip to Derry is well worth it,better Murals there too.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,305 ✭✭✭131spanner


    Some incredible artwork there! I've been in Belfast twice now and I've yet to see the murals, dropped the ball big time!

    Derry is worth a visit if the Troubles interest you. To walk around the Bogside and stand where the Bloody Sunday victims died is incredible, breath-taking.

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  • Registered Users Posts: 5,410 ✭✭✭finbarrk


    Great pics gebbel. I stayed in the hotel beside the Sandy Row murial, the Days Hotel a few months ago. You can see the wall of it at the left. No problems at all. But I got a taxi to bring me up the Shankhill Road area for some of the pics that you got.


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