Ben Walsh presents a structured practical activity for teaching pupils about Northern Ireland through the use of murals. The activity can be carried out in Year 9 as part of a study on the twentieth-century world, or as part of a GCSE course. He stresses the importance of an informed approach on two fronts. Pupils must understand the events that the murals depict. They must also understand how subsequent developments have caused these events to be interpreted in particular ways. Ben Walsh argues that the ability to understand and interpret such powerful visual images is vital if our young people are to develop critical, informed views of current and past conflicts.