Murals of Belfast

Danny Devenney painted many of the most evocative murals of Belfast. Throughout the politely-termed �The Troubles,� between the late 1960′s and 1998, both sides (Nationalist Catholics and Unionist Protestants) painted large murals on buildings, particularly in residential areas on houses at the end of terraced rows. They acted as beacons, declaring allegiances from one area to the next, but also created a sense of belonging and identity. Today they are tourist attractions, and all inject color into neighborhoods, and make Belfast a living outdoor art museum.