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IRA Memorial (Cromore Gardens)

Information on memorial
Memorial ID No.:
248
Memorial Title:
IRA Memorial (Cromore Gardens)
Commemorating:
25 IRA members from the Creggan. In particular Volunteers of the 2nd Battalion Derry Brigade Oglaigh Na hEireann. Of the 25 people listed on the memorial stones, 7 do not appear in Sutton's Index of Deaths.
Information about person(s) commemorated
Date of Incident:
March
Description:
Memorial garden surrounded on four sides by wooden fence and metal gates; within which is a raised circular stone enclosure and two flagepoles; in the enclosure are three large stone slabs with inscriptions.
Inscription(s):
Three inscriptions on three separate stone slabs.
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Location Address:
Cromore Gardens, Creggan, Derry,
County Derry, Northern Ireland.
BT48
Location Guide:
Junction of Cromore Gardens and Central Drive.
Map Grid Ref:
IC419164
X,Y Co-ordinates:
X: 241945, Y: 416442
Previous Location:
Central Drive (moved to allow for a new building on site).
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Nature:
Paramilitary, Republican, IRA
Physical Type:
Memorial Enclosure
Physical Materials:
Stone Granite
Setting:
Street
Access:
Public Unrestricted
Post Unveiling:
Commissioned By:
Republican Movement / Derry Republican Graves Committee
Artist(s):
Date Unveiled:
2005
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First Viewed:
10 November 2007
Last Viewed:
23 March 2008
Photographs:
8
Comments:
Compiler:
Martin Melaugh; Sara McDowell

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