Belfast Gallery

Grafiti Wall, Belfast, 1973

?Graf?ti Wall?, Belfast, 1973 - Oil on board, by Ralph Lillford, 1973. Associated with Northern Ireland (1969-2007). During ?the Troubles?, Belfast street walls became a place for rival sectarian graf?ti, often painted layer upon layer. A form of psychological warfare which also demonstrated control of terrain, the slogans were often directed at the British Army, exhorting them to ?go home?, or else boasted of paramilitary loyalties, such as ?Provos Rule?. Periodically the Army would drive past these walls and throw paint bombs at the slogans. The soldier wears a fragmentation vest, commonly known as a flak jacket, over DPM (disruptive pattern material) jacket and trousers. He wears his visor up on his helmet and carries an anti-riot shield. Date: 1974

© The National Army Museum / Mary Evans Picture Library

Ireland Political Road Map

A detailed road map of the island of Ireland colour coded by county/district. The detailed map base consists of a comprehensive road network and all main towns as a backdrop with each county shaded in a different colour for ease of identification. In Ulster the county boundaries are marked and named to include the county changes that came into effect in April 2015. Major railway lines, ferry routes and rivers are also shown. City centre street insets are included for Dublin, Belfast and Cork. Information concerning physical features, population, surface area and currency is shown in an inset box

© Map Marketing Ltd 2019, Map derived from Collins Bartholomew Digital Data Collins Bartholomew Ltd 2020

UK, Northern Ireland, County Antrim, Carrickfergus, Carrickfergus Castle, 1177

UK, Northern Ireland, County Antrim, Carrickfergus, Carrickfergus Castle, 1177, Ireland's oldest Norman castle, dusk

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