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Memorial
ID No.: |
1214 |
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Memorial Title: |
Burns and Moley Memorial (Creggan) |
Commemorating: |
IRA members Brendan Burns and Brendan Moley who were killed in a premature explosion.
Information about person(s) commemorated |
Date of Incident: |
29 February 1988 |
Description: |
Memorial stone set into a specially constructed wall with a small area of landscaping around it. Also a flagpole. |
Inscription(s): |
Single inscription |
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Location
Address: |
Donaldson's Road, Creggan,
County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
BT35 ??? |
Location Guide: |
At the junction of Donaldson's Road and Ballyfannahan Road, just off the Newry Road (B30) on the north side of Creggan village. |
Map
Grid Ref: |
IH928168 |
X,Y
Co-ordinates: |
X: 292844, Y: 316761 |
Previous Location: |
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Nature: |
Paramilitary, Republican, IRA |
Physical Type: |
Memorial Stone, |
Physical Materials: |
Stone, Granite ? |
Setting: |
Road |
Access: |
Public Unrestricted |
Post Unveiling: |
The memorial was vanadalised in the early hours of Easter Tuesday moning in 2003. |
Commissioned
By: |
Republican Movement |
Artist(s): |
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Date
Unveiled: |
1998 ?? |
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First Viewed: |
06 March 2009 |
Last Viewed: |
06 March 2009 |
Photographs: |
4 |
Comments: |
The memorial appears to have been sited at the spot where the two men were killed. |
Compiler: |
Martin Melaugh; Sara McDowell |
