Photographs of Northern Ireland and the Conflict

Photographs of Northern Ireland and the Conflict

There are links below to photographs that show scenes of Northern Ireland and depictions of the conflict. The copyright of these photographs remains with the © photographers. Users may make a single copy for private study. Anyone wishing to reproduce the photographs commercially, or at a web site, will have to obtain the permission of the photographer and should first contact CAIN. See also the CAIN note on copyright.

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Photographers ... Places (by County and city) ... Subjects ... Events

Paul Crispin
Photographs of the British Army in Belfast during 1986. The photographer, Paul Crispin, was a soldier in the British Army and did a number of tours of duty in Northern Ireland and Germany.

Roland Iselin
Revisited (Troubled Land) 2018-2019
Roland undertook six trips to Northern Ireland to take photographs of urban and rural public spaces which contain political statements in the form of murals, memorials, graffiti, etc. Roland was following in the footsteps of photographer Paul Graham who published a series of photographs in his 1987 book 'Troubled Land: the Social Landscape of Northern Ireland.'

Dr Neil Jarman
Series of Photographs taken by Neil Jarman of Parades, Marches, Bands and Banners.

Barney McMonagle
Photographs taken in the Bogside area of Derry during 1968 and 1971. They include scenes of 'Free Derry', the 'No Go' area, where local people tried to keep the police and the British Army out.

Dr Jonathan McCormick
Photographs of political wall murals that form part of his Mural Directory.

Eamon Melaugh
The photographs include: street scenes; the British Army; Republican paramilitaries; civil rights protests; parades; riot scenes; 'Bloody Sunday'; and children and the conflict. The initial set of images consists of 350 photographs.

Dr Martin Melaugh
Photographs taken for use on CAIN (e.g., those under 'places' below).
Photographs of physical memorials to people killed.
Photographs of textiles on behalf of Conflict Textiles.
Compiled the collection - 'The Human Face of Conflict'.

Peter Moloney
Political Ephemera Collection: badges, banners, murals, postcards, posters, lapel stickers, etc.

Brendan Murphy
Photographs from the book:
Murphy, Brendan., and Kelters, Seamus. (2003). 'Eyewitness: Four Decades of Northern Life. Dublin: The O'Brien Press.

Frankie Quinn
Photographs of Belfast including the 'peacelines', Short Strand, and Interface areas.

Dr Bill Rolston
Photographs of political wall murals in Northern Ireland

William L. Rukeyser
Colour photographs of 'Bloody Sunday' in Derry (30 January 1972).

Elisabetta Viggiani
Series of 444 photographs of physical memorials in Belfast (2006)

Places

Belfast City

County Antrim

County Armagh

County Derry

County Down

County Fermanagh

County Tyrone

Derry City

See also: Black and white photographs of Derry 1968-1974 by Eamon Melaugh

'Battle of the Bogside' 12 - 14 August 1969
    n.a. (1969?) Battle of Bogside, [booklet of photographs].
'Bloody Sunday' 30 January 1972
    Photographs related to 'Bloody Sunday'
Bogside Artists
    Photographs of the murals painted by the Bogside Artists
British Army
    Photographs by Eamon Melaugh of the Army in Derry 1969-1974
    Photographs by Paul Crispin of the Army in Belfast 1986
Children
    Photographs by Eamon Melaugh
Civil Rights Campaign 1968 - 1978
    The booklet "We Shall Overcome" contains 24 black and white photographs.
'Free Derry' 1968 - 1971
    The extract from the book 'No Go, A Photographic Record of Free Derry' contains 12 black and white photographs.
Derry (1899 - 1999)
    The extract from the book '100 Years of Derry' contains 9 black and white photographs.
    Photographs of Derry 1968-1974 by Eamon Melaugh
The Human Face of Conflict
    Photographs of those killed (currently 2,154 images)
Internment 9 August 1971 - 5 December 1975
    The book 'Internment' contains 16 black and white photographs.
Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Derry 1970 - 1974
    Photographs by Eamon Melaugh
Memorials
    Photographs of physical memorials by Martin Melaugh (currently 1560 images)
    Information, and a series of 444 photographs, by Elisabetta Viggiani of physical memorials in Belfast (2006)
Parades, marches, bands and banners
    Photographs taken by Neil Jarman
    Photographs by Eamon Melaugh
    Photographs of the Apprentice Boys of Derry 'Lundy Parade', 1 December 2007
Peacelines
    Photographs by Frankie Quinn
Peace Bridge, Derry
    Photographs of the Peace Bridge
People's Democracy March 1 January 1969 - 4 January 1969
    The booklet 'Burntollet' contains 29 black and white photographs.
Political Posters
    The section on posters contains photographs of examples of political posters from the past 30 years
Political Wall Murals
    Extracts and photographs from a number of books on murals
Protests and Demonstrations
    Photographs by Eamon Melaugh
Referendum on 'The Agreement' 22 May 1998
    Government Referendum Poster, Belfast | Part of the 'Yes' Campaign, Belfast | Part of the 'Yes' Campaign, Belfast |
Riots
    Photographs by Eamon Melaugh
Symbols in Northern Ireland
The section on symbols contains photographs and other images

Examples of photographs, from the photographers listed at the top of this page, featured in the PhotoIreland Festival 2022 (7 July to 25 August 2022) in The Printworks, Dublin Castle, Dublin. (Photo on right shows the CAIN presentation in situ. See also: Copy of CAIN presentation [PDF; 8187KB].)

Photographs of a protest against the NI Troubles Legacy Bill, Derry, Tuesday 28 June 2022.

Photographs of the event to mark the Public Prosecution Service decision on prosecutions related to Bloody Sunday, Thursday 14 March 2019.

Photographs of the ('final') 2011 Bloody Sunday Commemoration March, Sunday 30 January 2011.

Photographs [PDF; 1711KB] of the march to Guildhall Square to hear the outcome of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, Tuesday 15 June 2010.

Photographs [PDF; 665KB] of the march to Guildhall Square to hear the outcome of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, held on Tuesday 15 June 2010. Photographs © Luke Kelleher and CAIN.

Photographs [PDF; 441KB] of the meeting between leaders of the main Protestant Churches and representatives of Bloody Sunday families, at the Bloody Sunday Monument, Wednesday 16 June 2010.

Photographs [PDF; 1124KB] of the 2008 Bloody Sunday Commemoration March, held on Sunday 3 February 2008.

Photographs [PDF; 195KB] of the 2008 Bloody Sunday Families Commemoration, Wednesday 30 January 2008.

Photographs of the Apprentice Boys of Derry 'Lundy Parade', 1 December 2007

UU ARK CAIN INCORE Events

Photographs taken at CAIN Seminar Series on Victims, Survivors and Commemoration, 2007-2010.

Photographs of INCORE Public Lecture, 'Commemoration and Conflict', 24 March 2011, and Roundtable, 25 March 2011.