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‘Irishmen Avenge Irish Dead’, Londonderry, 1972–1975

© the artist. Image credit: National Army Museum

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The soldier standing to the left is from the Royal Welch Fusiliers and wears a fragmentation vest, or flak jacket, and carries a riot shield and a manpack radio. Against the dark wall his shiny cap badge could provide a target for terrorist snipers, and so these were replaced by ‘subdued’ (black) badges. To the right of the soldier is a sangar, a military observation post, of the type installed at strategic points in and around the city. They were originally improvised constructions of corrugated iron, wood, mesh, sacking and camouflage material which could be put up almost anywhere, to provide cover for soldiers on street look-out duty.

Although the derelict house with the message 'You Are Now Entering Free Derry' refers to a specific location, the Easter lily and its slogan, from which the picture takes its title, were taken from separate graffiti in the area.

National Army Museum

London

Title

‘Irishmen Avenge Irish Dead’, Londonderry, 1972–1975

Date

1975

Medium

oil on board

Measurements

H 124.4 x W 149.2 cm (E)

Accession number

NAM. 1989-08-33

Acquisition method

gift from the artist, 1989

Work type

Painting

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