The thirty year conflict in Northern
Ireland, commonly referred to as the Troubles, has been the
focus of considerable scholarly attention. Yet, the role of
political Irish art and its relation to the conflict has
rarely been highlighted. Painting the Irish Conflict
presents the first comprehensive investigation of the life
and work of Gerard Mo chara Kelly, one of the most
well-known Irish political mural painters. During the 1980s
and 1990s, Kellys Irish Nationalist murals served as
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