I posted a Bogside mural a couple of days ago. There are murals in Belfast too. Here's one on the unionist side.
Violence has been renounced by the major power groups in Ireland, but there is still a stubborn grudge at the interface between unionist and nationalist communities. The desire for peace is evident but some grievances will continue to fester.
This is what is known as a Peace Wall.
Here's the other side of the wall (the attractive wire cage back veranda predates the high wire fence recently erected above the solid wall).
On to more pleasant subjects. Monasterboice was a late 5th century Christian settlement. Most of it is in ruins now, but the celtic crosses have survived particularly well against the elements. (I list this as more pleasant only because we didn't hear any of the stories of brutality and political strife that no doubt occurred back in the 5th century. Perhaps we should naively assume that the celtic cross with its merging of Christian and Pagan mythologies was a symbol of tolerance... Okay. Joke time over now.)
We're back in Dublin now. Hope to do a literary pub crawl tomorrow before we fly to Gatwick.
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