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Guerrillas by Seamus Deane

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Seamus Deane’s beautiful poem probably derives from the experience of a child in the port city of Derry, encountering the foreign sailors and witnessing the city’s response to them.

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An agreement to set up an Independent International Commission on Decommissioning is signed by the B

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Arise O Great Zimbabwe

Arise O Great Zimbabwe was created using a unique style of painting known as Photorealism. A cow can be seen to the right of the painting casually observing its surroundings. In the background a military helicopter is flying low over the hills, a common sight during the Troubles. In the foreground a man stands next to a graffitied wall holding a KFC box.

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