• International Mural Wall Divis Street - Experience unique destinations not typically offered by other tour operators, including exclusive access to Private Museums and Collections. Journey to the Falls Road, where a knowledgeable guide will provide insights into the longest conflict in Modern European History. The tour, presented from the Irish Republican perspective, covers the evolution of the conflict for Republicans up to the present day, including the current peace process and political analysis. Since the Conflict/Troubles began in 1969, Peace Walls have divided Nationalist and Loyalist communities throughout Northern Ireland, with the largest cutting through Belfast. Discover the origins of the conflict and view the renowned politically charged murals painted by former prisoners (POWs).

• Peace Wall - The peace lines or peace walls are a series of separation barriers in Northern Ireland that divide predominantly Republican and Nationalist Catholic neighborhoods from predominantly Loyalist and Unionist Protestant neighborhoods.

Visit both sides of the Peace Wall to understand its purpose and leave your own message of peace. Witness firsthand the ongoing division between the two communities.

• Shankill Road - Explore the Loyalist Shankill Road, the heartland of Ulster Loyalism, still influenced by various Loyalist paramilitaries such as the UDA/UFF and UVF. Capture images of the murals depicting these organizations and learn about the development and evolution of Loyalism and its role during the conflict.

• Clonard Martyrs - Address: Bombay Street, Clonard.

Commemorating: Fallen Volunteers of “C” Company, 2nd Battalion, Belfast Brigade, Oglaigh na hEireann. Civilian casualties from the Greater Clonard area. Deceased Republican prisoners from the Greater Clonard area 1916-1970.

Commissioned by: Greater Clonard Ex-Prisoners’ Association.

Date unveiled: 20 August 2000

Notes: Plaques in memory of all Republican prisoners from the area who have died since 1916 were unveiled on 11 March 2001. An annual commemorative march is held around 11th March. The first peace walls were erected in 1969 following sectarian riots in Belfast, with Nationalist areas, particularly Bombay Street, suffering significant damage. Visit the Clonard Martyrs Memorial Garden, featuring black iron gates with a black and red rising iron phoenix, symbolizing “Out of the Ashes Arose The Provisionals.” This period marks the inception of the Provisional Irish Republican Army. Signs at the main entrance read: “Clonard Martyrs Memorial Garden” and “Gairdin Cuimneacain Mairtiris Cluain Ard.” The garden is divided into three separate yards. The central yard features a black and white Celtic cross with the inscription “Clonard Martyrs i gcuimhme na mairbh dilis.” A granite plaque behind it depicts a male and female Volunteer with bowed heads, inscribed with: “i measc laocra na ngaedeal go rab siad go ndeana dia trocaire ar a n-anamaca.” Two panels are framed within a Celtic design with the shields of the four provinces of Ireland at each corner. The left panel lists the “Clonard Martyrs C Coy 2nd Battalion Belfast Brigade Oglaigh na hEireann Roll of Honour” and remembers civilians from the Clonard area killed by Crown forces and loyalist groups. The right panel lists civilians murdered by loyalists and British forces during the conflict. The right yard features a series of plaques on the boundary walls, listing names from various periods. Benches along the walls are dedicated to individuals such as Seamus (Shay) Sullivan, Frank Moyna, Lily, Sam, and Tony Lewis. A small golden plaque near the gate reads: “This gate was donated by the Roddy McCorley Club.” The stone pavement depicts a Celtic cross. The left yard features a plaque dedicated to the people of Greater Clonard who resisted British occupation, acknowledging their sacrifices. Benches are dedicated to individuals like Renee & Marie Rosbotham, Alex Comerford, and Helena Kelly. A small golden plaque near the gate reads: “This gate was donated by the Michael Dwyers G.A.C. (1798)” and another plaque is dedicated to Maura Meehan. The walls, initially a temporary measure, effectively separated Republicans and Loyalists, leading to their permanence. Over time, the walls extended and increased in number. While most were built during the early Troubles, about one-third appeared after the 1994 IRA ceasefire.

One of the most notable peace walls separates the Loyalist Shankill Road and the Irish Republican Falls Road. Tensions between these streets date back to the 1800s, with the Troubles escalating violence. The peace wall, a solution to this conflict, stretches 800 meters (2,624.6 feet) as a formidable multi-level concrete structure.

• Milltown Cemetery - Visit the Republican Plot in Milltown Cemetery, where Republican Patriots are interred. Among them is Robert (Bobby) Gerard Sands, a Provisional Irish Republican Army member who died on hunger strike at HM Prison Maze after being sentenced for firearms possession. He led the 1981 hunger strike, protesting the removal of Special Category Status, and was an elected MP at the time of his death after 66 days of hunger strike.

Graves
The National Graves Association, Belfast, primarily maintains Milltown Cemetery. The graves under its care include three main republican plots and those of IRA volunteers killed during the 1920s and the Northern Campaign in the 1940s. These graves are marked with the Red Hand. The New Republican Plot contains the remains of 77 IRA Volunteers, including Óglach Mairéad Farrell.

• Falls Road - Explore the Republican Heartland and learn about the Irish Republican Army’s 30-year Guerilla War against the British. Visit the 2nd Battalion IRA Garden of Remembrance, also known as D Company or “The Dogs.”

Discover the “Battle of the Falls” from 1970 and the Falls Road Massacre of 1920. Other sights include photographs of 12 of the 22 Hunger Strikers.

• Irish Republican History Museum - Gain insights into the struggle against British Occupation and Resistance over the last 800 years in Ireland. The guide is an Irish History Specialist. Meet Ex-Prisoners of War who will share their experiences of the Conflict.

Museum Only Opens 10-2 Tuesday -Saturday.
If Closed, the tour will continue around Ballymurphy.

• Bobby Sands Mural - Visit and photograph the iconic mural of IRA Volunteer and Republican Hunger Striker Bobby Sands. Learn about the Blanket and Dirty Protests that led to the 1981 Hunger Strikes.

• Clonard Monastery - Clonard Monastery and The Troubles
  Clonard has been at the forefront of the troubles that erupted in Belfast in 1969. The monastery is located at an Interface area between the mainly Catholic Falls Road district and the mainly Protestant Shankill Road district. At the rear of the monastery were Bombay Street and Cupar Street, leading to the Shankill Road. On 14 August 1969, loyalist mobs from the Shankill Road launched attacks on Catholic-owned houses in these streets. Residents were forced to flee, and many homes, including all of Bombay Street, were destroyed.

The priests from Clonard were actively involved from the outset in safeguarding local residents.
Two of Northern Ireland’s most significant clergy who worked for peace, Frs. Alec Reid and Gerry Reynolds, lived here.
Clonard Monastery is a Catholic church and monastery, located off the Falls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, home to a community of the Redemptorists religious order.

• Garden of Remembrance - D Company 2nd Battalion Belfast Brigade I.R.A. Garden of Remembrance
  The Belfast Brigade of the Provisional IRA was the largest of the organization’s command areas, based in Belfast. Founded in 1969, along with the Provisional IRA, it was historically organized into three battalions: the First Battalion in the Andersonstown/Lenadoon/Twinbrook area of Southwest Belfast; the Second Battalion in the Falls Road/Clonard/Ballymurphy district of West Belfast; and the Third Battalion in nationalist enclaves in the north (Ardoyne, New Lodge, Ligoniel), south (the Markets, Lower Ormeau), and east (Short Strand) of the city.

• Divis Tower - The Famous Divis Tower overlooks The Falls Republican Stronghold, where the British Army maintained a Snipers Nest and Spy Post until 2005.
  See the Names and Murals of the First Two Victims of the Troubles.

• Ballymurphy Road - View the Murals to An Gorta Mor, drive through the Streets of Republican Ballymurphy, and admire the Amazing Murals dedicated to Local Volunteers, including Jim Bryson and his “Big Louie” Machine Gun, which he used to intimidate the British Army.

• Divis - Observe the Welcome Wall and the Heartland of the Irish Republican Army.

• Peace Wall - Drive by and witness the Largest Peace Wall in Belfast.

• Private, air-conditioned transportation
• Up-close views of Peace Walls, Gates and political murals
• Visit to Bobby Sands’ final resting place
• Exclusive insights from a local guide
• Personalized service with a customizable itinerary
• Stress-free navigation and hotel round-trip transfer
• Opportunity to leave your mark on the Peace Wall
• Interactive experience with historical artifacts

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This tour comes highly recommended by universities worldwide and is extremely popular among those interested in political conflict studies. It stands out by focusing on Irish Republicanism, led by a professional guide with exceptional insight into the conflict and Irish history. The guides are former POWs, members of Sinn Féin, and Irish Republican political activists, fully prepared to provide a comprehensive analysis of the conflict from an Irish Republican viewpoint, covering events from 1969 to the present, as well as the last 852 years of British occupation. From 1968 to 2005, the Provisional Irish Republican Army carried out an armed campaign primarily in Northern Ireland (the occupied six counties), England, and Europe, aiming to end British rule in Northern Ireland and establish a united Ireland. Participants will visit areas typically inaccessible to ordinary tourists, including exclusive access to a private museum, graveyard, and murals.

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