The painting of wall murals in Belfast can be traced back to 1908 and by the time the Northern Ireland state was created in the 1920s, the tradition of mural painting was well established. These mostly depicted both the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 and the lifting of the Siege of Derry a year earlier but some also covered the sinking of the Titanic and the Battle of the Somme.

Over the last 30 years the walls of Belfast reflected the troubles which were on going with hooded gunmen from various paramilitary groups being the main subject of the street artists. In the pass few years of relative peace, we have seen a welcome turn away from paramilitary murals to those depicting the legacy of the Titanic, the Somme, World War 2 Victoria Cross winners, authors, the suffering of the recent troubles and of course our rich footballing history.

Montrose St South / Albertbridge Road. Commissioned by the East Belfast Historial and Cultural Society. http://www.ebhcs.co.uk/

Lord Street after our win over Spain!

Killyleagh, Co.Down.

Broadway / Donegal Road

Cappagh Gardens in the Cregagh estate.

Blythe Street / Sandy Row

City end of the Woodstock Road, old version of the mural below.