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Memorial
ID No.: |
248 |
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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: |
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Commissioned
By: |
Republican Movement / Derry Republican Graves Committee |
Artist(s): |
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Date
Unveiled: |
2005 |
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First Viewed: |
10 November 2007 |
Last Viewed: |
23 March 2008 |
Photographs: |
8 |
Comments: |
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Compiler: |
Martin Melaugh; Sara McDowell |
