Press Release Summary = Belfast's troubled past has always been illustrated on the
streets by murals on the walls. Now those murals can be seen on the web.
Press Release Body = 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 ( http://www.gransha-taxi.co.uk ) 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 (
http://www.gransha-taxi.co.uk/Belfast_murals_Falls_road.htm ), the Republican
backbone of west Belfast; Ballymurphy/Whiterock (
http://www.gransha-taxi.co.uk/Belfast_murals_Ballymurphy_Whiterock.htm ), west
Belfast's Republican heart; and Ardoyne (
http://www.gransha-taxi.co.uk/Belfast_murals_Ardoyne.htm ), the Republican
stronghold of north Belfast, and 1 unionist area: The Shankill
(http://www.gransha-taxi.co.uk/Belfast_murals_Shankill.htm ), the loyalist
stronghold in west Belfast.
The main page of the Belfast murals section of this site (
http://www.gransha-taxi.co.uk/Belfast_murals.htm ) 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.
Web Site = http://www.gransha-taxi.co.uk
Contact Details = About the author
Written by Michael Hanna
GranshaTaxis@hotmail.co.uk
2012
