Past and present also came together touring Belfast ship yard where enormous oil rigs are built in drydocks that once housed boats like the Titanic.
Monday, 19 May 2014
Second day in Belfast was spent cabing through areas of Belfast most effected by the 'troubles' in the 80s. The driver was 9 at the time and vividly described the violence then and the continuation today of the seretarian tension as evidenced by 50 foot walls still being built, wall murals, marches and towering annual bonfires.
Past and present also came together touring Belfast ship yard where enormous oil rigs are built in drydocks that once housed boats like the Titanic.
Past and present also came together touring Belfast ship yard where enormous oil rigs are built in drydocks that once housed boats like the Titanic.
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Thanks for all the great pics I'm supprised to hear they are still building walls. Who are they trying to keep in or out?
ReplyDeleteEssentially we are talking about turf wars and the walls serve to protect and maintain the status quo. Any attempt by the government to end wall building, huge bonfire burning, and I'm talking about tire piles 30 feet high, or street parades is met by violence in the street.
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