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Title
mni00081
Creator
Crowley, Tony
Publication Information
Claremont Colleges Library
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Murals of Northern Ireland
Rights Information
Physical rights are retained by the photographer, Tony Crowley. Copyright is retained by the photographer, Tony Crowley.
Description
Republican mural, Springhill Avenue, Ballymurphy, West Belfast, 1987. Mural depicts rural setting, four crests of the provinces of Ireland; place name Lochgcal (Loughgall) over Celtic Cross inscribed with 'Óglaigh na hÉireannl' (IRA); around the cross, IRA Volunteers, beneath the cross, inscription reads: 'i ndíl cuimhn de' (in dear memory of) followed by names of IRA Volunteers: Óglach (Volunteer) Eoin Ó Ceallaigh, Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh, Gearoid Ó Ceallachain, Seamas Laighneach, Deaglan Mac Airt. Seamas Ó Donnaille, Pádraig Mac Cearnaigh, Antaine Ó Garmaile; underneath names: 'An ochtar óglach de oglaigh na h-Éireann dúunmharú ag lochgal ar an ochtú lá Bealtaine 1987' (the eight IRA Volunteers murdered at Loughgall on the 8th May 1987). Mural commemorates IRA Volunteers killed in SAS (British Army Special Air Squadron - Special Forces) ambush of IRA attempt to blow Loughgall police station, Armagh, 8/5/1987.
Republican
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
mni00081.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mni/id/321
Language
English
Subject
Mural painting and decoration
Republican
Irish Republican Army
Memorials
Loughgall (Northern Ireland)
Time Period
1987
Source
Scanned from original photograph
Relation
Murals of Northern Ireland Collection https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/mni

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