Belfast murals for us all to see.
During the 1970s and 80s Belfast was like a war-zone. Shootings
and bombings were a normal occurrence, and a part of life in
west Belfast. Belfast's troubled history has seen many tragedies
and atrocities. These atrocities are illustrated in the many
murals dotted all over Belfast, painted on the sides of houses.
These massive paintings are today a major Belfast
attraction for tourists. In the past, however, they were a way
for the residents of Belfast's troubled areas to get their
points across, or make a plea or demand that the rest of world
could see through the power of the media. Now these paintings
have been brought to the internet. A new site Gransha Taxis has
uploaded photos of these paintings for us all to see.
You can see murals from both sides of the political divide. Some
of the murals are commemorations of something that has happened
in the past, or a memorial of people that have been killed.
There are 4 main sections of murals on the sites:
murals from 4 of the hardest hit areas of Belfast - 3
nationalist areas: The Falls Road, the Republican backbone of west Belfast;
Ballymurphy/Whiterock, west Belfast's
Republican heart; and A
rdoyne, the Republican stronghold of north Belfast, and 1
unionist area:
The Shankill, the loyalist stronghold in west Belfast.
The main page of the Belfast
murals section of this site also show pictures of the famous
Belfast peace wall. This wall is over 20 feet high, and
stretches for miles, separating unionists and nationalists in
west Belfast. If you're interested in Irish history
or the troubles of the north of Ireland then these pictures are
a must see.