City Hall, Murals, Black Taxis, and Titanic Hotel Dinner


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April 28th 2023
Published: May 5th 2023
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Started in earnest the next morning (Friday) with an illustrated talk on Conflict and Murals in Northern Ireland by Bill Rolston. Very good speaker. Helped clarify a number of terms and groups for most of us. Main point: Ireland was conquered and colonized beginning in 1152 with the Anglo Normans. They built castles in eastern Ireland (the Castles of Ireland series on Netflix did a good job of thi... Read Full Entry



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Across the street

from the "Peace" wall is the protestant side--see the blue metal fence along the edge?
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Bobby Sands

The first of the hunger strikers to die. This is painted on the side of Sinn Fein headquarters.



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