N. Ireland Day 5: Streets of Belfast

Thought it would be a good idea to search for the famous Belfast murals that speak more than words about the political climate in Northern Ireland. The murals are symbols of the past and present, so the streets still stand divided. The violence may have stopped, but the emotions that have driven The Troubles are very much alive. Peace has been made, but walls still stand. I found most of the nationalist murals (pro-Ireland), depicting political prisoners, heroes who've died fighting for their cause, and global icons of a campaign against oppression. For them, there are no calls for peace if peace means giving up. On the unionist side (pro-England), murals depict peace, and a call for cooperation. To this day, Northern Ireland belongs to the U.K.