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Memorial
ID No.: |
1208 |
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Memorial Title: |
Raymond McCreesh Memorial (Camlough) |
Commemorating: |
IRA Hunger Striker Raymond McCreesh; also the other Republican Hunger Strikers who died in 1981.
Information about person(s) commemorated |
Date of Incident: |
21 May 1981 |
Description: |
Large memorial comprised of a Celtic cross, a large memorial stone, on a three step plinth, within a medium sized memorial garden, enclosed with a wooden fence and two metal gates. The garden also includes ten small memorial stones bearing the names of the ten Republican Hunger Strikers. |
Inscription(s): |
Main inscription in Irish, also names of ten Hunger Strikers. |
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Location
Address: |
Newry Road (A25), Camlough,
County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
BT35 |
Location Guide: |
On the eastern edge of Camlough Village, approximately 500 metres from the centre of the village. |
Map
Grid Ref: |
IJ042271 |
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Co-ordinates: |
X: 304224, Y: 327074 |
Previous Location: |
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Nature: |
Paramilitary, Republican, IRA, INLA |
Physical Type: |
Memorial Garden |
Physical Materials: |
Stone Granite; Hard Landscaping; plants; Metal Iron |
Setting: |
Street |
Access: |
Public Unrestricted (gates unlocked) |
Post Unveiling: |
The memorial has been damaged and repaired in the past. The chip missing from the step was left as a reminder of the last attack on the memorial. |
Commissioned
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Date
Unveiled: |
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First Viewed: |
25 March 2009 |
Last Viewed: |
25 March 2009 |
Photographs: |
10 |
Comments: |
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Compiler: |
Martin Melaugh |
