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IN-DEPTH 3 HOUR POLITICAL MURAL HISTORY TOUR Every city has it’s shopping and coffee culture but Belfast city has a unique past after coming out of 30 years of conflict.Your guides are the original drivers who had to transport their communities through the bullets and bombs of THE TROUBLES and have their lives at risk every time they seat in their black cabs.
The North of Ireland has become famous for the murals painted in almost every area of the country . These pictures of IRA ,UVF murals are often flashed around the world on news bulletins or used as a backdrop when interviewing people. They often depict the history and political views of both traditions and are a way of marking territory. These wall paintings often look intimidating but they have become as much of a tourist attraction as many of the regular attractions within Belfast and beyond.
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Meeting and pickup
Hi Sorry we don’t pick up from any cruise ship as it’s several mile outside Belfast city centre. But we can collect you outside Belfast city hall front gates. We offer a free pick up 1km radius from city hall. The cruise ship shuttle bus leaves you outside Visit Belfast which is a cross the street from city hall. Please let us know if you like to be picked up city hall front gates. Thanks Lucy
We offer a free pick up point which would be Belfast city hall front gates beside information board. Any location can be pick up from as long its only 1km from Belfast city hall which is the centre of Belfast.ALL OTHER LOCATIONS WILL HAVE A CASH SURCHARGE ON THE DAY EXAMPLE ALL CRUISESHIPS £30
Itinerary
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1
The Divis Flats is at the start of the mouth of the notorious Falls road it where the riots of 1966 took place which lead to The Troubles.Occupied by the British Army right up to 2007.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2
This famous was has over 60 murals on it that always change with the world we live in Nelson Mandela.Urkraine,Palestine etc high lighting teres two sides to all stories.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3
Bombay street is the official birth of the Provisional Irish Republican Army and where born out of the ashes of 1969 when 1000s of people where displaced and burned out by the police and loyalist.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4
Bobby Sands MP IRA volunteer the most famous mural is the world is facing the library which once was a RIC and blacken tans station.You guide will talk you through the 1981 hunger strike.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5
Clonard Monastery hosted the secret peace talks between Gerry Adams and John Hume and was later discovered MI5 had the monastery bugged.Build over a 100 years ago by locals and italian the altar is made up of the local womens wedding rings.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6Peace Wall
These massive walls where first put up 1969 by the British army and still remain today throughout the city.Presidents ,stars and tourist write their quotes for peace.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Crumlin road gaol and court house has seen its fair share of IRA successful escapes and RPG attacks during the Troubles.Built in 1800s it was a hanging jail right up to the 1960s
Admission ticket free -
7Shankill Road
Shankill is split into lower and upper This famous road is one of the oldest in Belfast dating back to 445AD the bith place of the UVF and UFF.You guide will explain William of Orange to the present day and if close to July you will see one of the notorious bonfires.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
8
You will have the chance to take photos of loyalist murals along the Shankill depicting loyalism and British history
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
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Cancellation Policy
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- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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