Belfast Murals and Peace Walls Tour

Best tour ever as you travel the side streets with a guide who be in his 50s or more who lived every day surviving for his life. 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.

What's included:

• Pickup from Belfast city center (1 km radius from Belfast city hall)

Not included:

• Pickup from airports,train stations and cruise ship ports (surcharge to be paid on the day in cash only)

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours

Bobby Sands Mural

49 Falls Rd, Belfast, SY22 5HS

Heart land and birth place of the Provosional IRA Falls Road (from Irish túath na bhFál, meaning 'territory of the enclosures'[1]) is the main road through west Belfast, Northern Ireland, running from Divis Street in Belfast city centre to Andersonstown in the suburbs. Its name is synonymous with the republican community in the city, whilst the neighbouring Shankill Road is predominantly loyalist, separated from Falls Road by peace lines. The road is usually referred to as the Falls Road, rather than as Falls Road. It is known as the Faas Raa in Ulster-Scots

15 minutes

Peace Wall

15 Cupar Way, Belfast, BT13 2RX

The peace lines or peace walls are a series of separation barriers in Northern Ireland that separate predominantly Republican and Nationalist Catholic neighbourhoods from predominantly Loyalist and Unionist Protestant neighbourhoods. They have been built at urban interface areas in Belfast, Derry, Portadown and elsewhere. The stated purpose of the peace lines is to minimise inter-communal violence between Catholics (most of whom are nationalists who self-identify as Irish[1]) and Protestants (most of whom are unionists who self-identify as British[1]).
The peace lines range in length from a few hundred yards to over three miles (5 km). They may be made of iron, brick, and/or steel and are up to 25 feet (8 m) high.[2][3] Some have gates in them (sometimes staffed by police) that allow passage during daylight but are closed at night.

The majority of peace walls are located in Belfast, but they also exist in Derry, Portadown, and Lurgan

30 minutes

Clonard Martyrs Memorial Garden

Bombay St, Belfast, BT13 2RX

Created by the local community to remember the IRA volunteers and civilians who died on these side streets of this Republican area and will never be forgotten.

15 minutes

Shankill Road

Shankill Rd, , Belfast

The Shankill road dates back to 455AD and is classed as one of the oldest roads in Belfast.Its also the birth place of the UVF and UFF and is the heart of loyalism.You guide will explain the British history and the formation of Northern Ireland.

15 minutes

Divis

, , Belfast

Divis flats is notorious with The Troubles and seen many a gun battle in this area.Its at the start of mouth of The famous Republican Falls road.The tower block was occupied by the British Army from the 70s to 2007 the top 3 floors.

15 minutes

International Mural Wall Divis Street

A 501 Divis Street, Belfast, BT12 4AL

This huge wall has murals of different countries and their stories on injustice and highlighting to the world their plight for freedom Palestine Cuba etc.

15 minutes

Clonard Monastery

1A Clonard Gardens, Belfast, BT13 2RL

Unbelievable work of craftmanship created by italians and local men built over 100 years ago.The start of the secret peace talks between Gerry Adams sinn fein and John Hume SDLP.You can request your guide to stop and show you inside if you like.

10 minutes

Crumlin Road Gaol

53-55 Crumlin Road, , Belfast, BT14 6ST

Built in the 1800s this jail housed some of the famous prisoners during the The Troubles and seen many successful escapes.it also was hanging jail right into the 1960s.

Pass by without stopping