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Belfast Sights

Falls Road Republican Murals

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Lonely Planet review for Falls Road Republican Murals

The first republican murals appeared in 1981, when the hunger strike at the Maze prison saw the emergence of dozens of murals supporting the hunger strikers. In later years republican muralists broadened their scope to cover wider political issues, Irish legends and historical events. After the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, the murals came to demand police reform and the protection of nationalists from sectarian attacks.

Common images seen in republican murals include the phoenix rising from the flames (symbolising Ireland reborn from the flames of the 1916 Easter Rising), the face of hunger striker Bobby Sands, and scenes and figures from Irish mythology. Common slogans include 'Free Ireland', the Irish Gaelic 'Éirí Amach na Cásca 1916' (The Easter Rising of 1916) and 'Tíocfaídh Ár Lá' ('Our Day Will Come').

All along the Falls Rd you'll see republican murals, as well as memorials in honour of people who have died during the conflict.

 

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    Joel did a fantastic black cab tour of The Falls & Shankill

    sunshineandrain recommends this,

    This is undoubtedly one of the best tours I have ever experienced with Joel being the best guide ever. His warmth, friendliness, professionalism and passion for the subject meant we had a thrilling, often touching, always thought-provoking ride. A definite "must" for any visitor to Belfast. Almost too much to see on one trip so a repeat visit is definitely recommended. Can't praise Joel and his team of catholic and protestant enough for a balanced, educational, emotional tour.We contacted Pat as listed in Lonely Planet and we had a guide at are hotel within 10 minutes Great service.
    The main way to contact Joel is http://www.belfastblacktaxitours.com
    e.mail belfasttaxitours@live.co.uk phone 07964734862

    Good for: Belfast murals, Falls road, shankill road, belfast cab tours, belfast black cab tours, belfast mural taxi tours

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    Great tour with Pat from the original taxi tours

    rogerscupcakes recommends this,

    We had a excellent tour with Pat from Belfast original taxi tours which is officially published by Lonely planet in Irelands edition.
    contact http://www.belfasttaxitours.net taxitours@live.co.uk or 07751565359
    You wont be disappointed we promise
    a wonderful and insightful tour around the murals in both the Protestant and Catholic sides. lots of insight into the murals, and even a chance to glimpse and chat with one of the artists whom our Pat recognized.

    how balanced was it? at the end, my wife thought that the Pat was Catholic, and I thought he was Protestant

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    AN AMAZING HISTORY

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    DEFINATELY A MUST SEE ATTRACTION,
    DONT LEAVE WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THE CONFLICT THAT RAGED THERE
    TEX,..KEEP ER LIT

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    BEST THING EVER

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    A moving,sad yet enlightening 2 hours,thankyou for the unique insight,..leo virginia,OZ

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    EXCELLENT

    johnny1982 recommends this,

    we had a great time with joe, he explained in great detail what the murals meant, falls road republican murals and belfast mural tours i would recomend to any1 wishing to see the murals, it was a pleasure being in joes company and wonderful to see those wonderful murals. so people if you are ever in belfast and want to see the murals please give joe a phonecall and dont waste your cash on bus tours. get the experiance 1st hand with joe what a wonderful time you all will have, thank you joe it was a pleasure......... john from newcastle

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    HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

    ambercluckie recommends this,

    DONT GO TO BELFAST WITHOUT SEEING THE FAMOUS MURALS
    SIMPLY BRILLIANT

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    FIRST CLASS EDUCATION

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    This is a must when in the city,our hotel fixed us up with joe,( they told us he is one of the most popular and authentic taxi tours). his knowledge and friendly demeanor put you at ease straight away, by the end of our 2 hours, it felt like we were saying goodbye to an old friend, recommended.
    dougie,shirley xx

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    A MUST IF IN BELFAST

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    No doubt a compulsive experience if you want to hear the history,theres many taxi tours to choose from, i recommend the taxi ,the large bus cannot get into the smaller streets within the neighbourhoods, travelling on my own, i shared with 2 others which reduced the individual price..,£30.00 per tour for apprx. 2 hours, so it only cost me £10.00, excellent value, excellent guide, check out..GUIDEDTAXITOURS.COM 07428744370
    ALEXIS.

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    like travelling through time

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    have to agree, just done this and its absolutely mesmerizing, joes skill of telling the stories puts you right back in to the era, its so real,i think the fact he lives local and has grown up through the troubles adds to this as he is very passionate and genuine in his speak, belfast mural tours all the way,
    thanks joe, it was a pleasue having you as our guide
    MEGAN AND DARREN XX

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    Exactly what we were looking for

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    Went to Belfast to view the sights and take a look at the famous murals,we werent disappointed, joe gave us more than a tour,it was a personal journey through the troubles and he brought us along with him each step of the way,this you will not get in books,BRILLIANT!! look up joe at Belfast murals,he describes them so well they seem to come to life

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    A unique way to understand the history

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    An amazing and insightful way to hear and understand the conflict of Belfast,we booked at Belfastmuraltours.com, and our guide Joe was very knowledgable and relayed the incredible stories of these murals so professionaly,listening to his first hand accounts was both eyeopening and emotional,best tour we have ever been on, also visted shankill rd murals and Titanic shipyard, what a day and great value for money, GERD, TRISH, LIMERICK

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    a very informative, spellbinding tour

    oldyeller recommends this,

    we booked a taxi cab around these murals(shankill road as well). wasnt too sure what to expect,but was really knocked off my feet with some of the stories our guide told us about the murals,a great insight into the past that you couldnt get just by reading a book, a real personal touch,both funny and emotional,we booked at belfastmuraltours.webs.com, our guide was great,he even picked us up at the port and took us to our hotel.highly recommend this.

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