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Memorial
ID No.: |
418 |
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Memorial Title: |
Republican Mural (Mountpottinger Road) |
Commemorating: |
Those Republicans from the Short Strand area who were killed in the conflict.
Information about person(s) commemorated |
Date of Incident: |
January |
Description: |
Mural containing protraits of Republicans from Short Strand who were killed in the conflict. Also contains depictions of the flags of the four provinces of Ireland. Portraits were painted on shaped wooden panels and then attached to the wall. |
Inscription(s): |
Inscription in Irish, plus the forenames (only) of the people commemorated. |
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Location
Address: |
Mountpottinger Road, Short Strand, Ballymacarrett, Belfast East,
County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
BT5 4L?? |
Location Guide: |
Close to the junction of Mountpottinger Road and Mountpottinger Link. |
Map
Grid Ref: |
IJ352742 |
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Co-ordinates: |
X: 335154, Y: 374225 |
Previous Location: |
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Nature: |
Civilian, and Paramilitary |
Physical Type: |
Mural |
Physical Materials: |
Paint, Wood |
Setting: |
Street |
Access: |
Private Restricted (access locked at time of visit) |
Post Unveiling: |
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Commissioned
By: |
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Artist(s): |
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Date
Unveiled: |
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First Viewed: |
28 January 2009 |
Last Viewed: |
28 January 2009 |
Photographs: |
1 |
Comments: |
The portraits only contain the forenames of the person killed so it was not possible to include the information from Sutton's Index of Deaths.
A close examination of the mural indicates that there may have been an additional four portraits on the mural. |
Compiler: |
Martin Melaugh |
