Bobby Sands Mural

Visit the International Wall to explore murals depicting Belfast's conflict. Opportunity to photograph murals that reflect the Troubles and their impact on the city’s street art. View artwork from both Nationalist and Loyalist communities, including the Peace Wall, while traveling comfortably by private transport.

10 min

Peace Wall

Stop to see and photograph the Peace Wall, which still separates Belfast today. Visitors may write their name and a message of hope on the wall, joining notable signatories such as US President Bill Clinton and the Dalai Lama.

10 min

Clonard Monastery

View the Clonard Monastery situated centrally within no-man’s land, highlighting its unique position during the conflict.

Clonard Martyrs Memorial Garden

Visit the IRA C Company Clonard Martyrs Memorial Garden on Bombay Street. Learn about the conflict’s origins in 1969. The site commemorates fallen IRA volunteers, civilian casualties, and deceased Republican prisoners from 1916 to 1970. The garden was unveiled on 20 August 2000, with additional plaques added on 11 March 2001. An annual march occurs around 11 March.

5 min

International Mural Wall Divis Street

View politically charged murals representing Northern Ireland’s past and present divisions. Belfast and Derry have nearly 2,000 documented murals since the 1970s. In 2014, The Belfast Mural Guide noted about 300 quality murals in Belfast alone. These murals reflect community values and history, including themes like the 1981 hunger strike, international solidarity, and events such as the Ballymurphy Massacre and McGurk's Bar bombing. Loyalist murals often honor paramilitary groups and historical battles.

10 min

Shankill Road

See murals representing Loyalist groups UDA and UVF, including the King William of Orange mural, also known as King Billy. Photo opportunities available.

10 min

Shankill Road

View the location of the Bayardo Bar attack on 13 August 1975 in Belfast. The Provisional IRA unit led by Brendan McFarlane bombed and shot at the pub in the Shankill area, targeting members of the UVF. The attack killed four Protestant civilians and one UVF member, injuring over fifty others.

10 min

Republican Murals on Hunger Strike

See murals in Irish republican areas focusing on the 1981 hunger strike, especially those depicting hunger strike leader IRA Volunteer Bobby Sands.

10 min

St Peter's Cathedral

Visit Saint Peter's Cathedral in the Divis Street area of Falls Road. This Roman Catholic cathedral is the episcopal seat of the Bishop of Down and Connor. Construction began in the 1860s. The cathedral houses St Peter's Schola Cantorum choir.

Peace Lines Barriers

View the peace lines, separation barriers in Northern Ireland that divide mainly Catholic Nationalist and Protestant Unionist neighborhoods. Found in Belfast, Derry, Portadown, and Lurgan, these walls range from a few hundred yards to over three miles (5 km) in length, made of iron, brick, or steel, and up to 25 feet (8 m) high. Some have gates open during the day but closed at night, sometimes staffed by police.

5 min

Clonard Martyrs Memorial Garden

Stop at a memorial commemorating fallen volunteers of IRA C Company, 2nd Battalion, Belfast Brigade, civilian casualties, and deceased Republican prisoners from the Greater Clonard area between 1916 and 1970.

10 min

Loyalist Armed Murals

Photograph murals depicting armed Loyalist themes.

5 min

Bobby Sands Mural

Visit and photograph the mural of Bobby Sands, leader of the 1981 IRA hunger strike.

10 min

Bayardo Memorial Garden

Visit the Bayardo Memorial Garden located on the Loyalist side.

5 min

IRA Belfast Brigade Garden

Visit and photograph the Garden of Remembrance dedicated to the IRA Belfast Brigade D Company.

10 min

Bobby Sands Mural

See the Welcome Wall and Divis Tower, where the British Army operated a sniper’s nest. This location is central to the IRA's territory.

5 min

Falls Road Library

Visit the heartland of the IRA on the Falls Road, a well-known Irish Republican Catholic Nationalist area.

5 min