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      Police Station, Crossmaglen 

      "Yikes!  What an eyesore!"  I exclaimed when I saw this thing for the first time.  You're asking yourself, "So what is that thing?" Believe it or not, this is a Northern Irish police station!  Not exactly you're friendly neighborhood police storefront--but, of course, RUC is not exactly your friendly neighborhood police force.   

      RUC mural, South Armagh 

      This roadside mural concisely states the problem with the RUC along with a good solution!
      Smile! You're on Candid Camera!
       
      If British citizens wonder why their taxes are so high, they should visit South Armagh and see where their hard-earned money goes.  The otherwise lovely countryside is spoiled by  tall watchtowers like this, taking pictures of sheep, fields of barley, rolling meadows, and curious tourists like me!
       
      Roadside mural, South Armagh
       
      "My Brother is not a Criminal," states this poignant roadside memorial.  The ten crosses are for the ten men who died on hungerstrike in 1981 over the right to be considered Prisoners of War instead of ordinary criminals.