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Memorial
ID No.: |
502 |
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Memorial Title: |
Hunger Strike Artwork |
Commemorating: |
The ten republicans who died on hunger strike in 1981.
Information about person(s) commemorated |
Date of Incident: |
05 May 1981 |
Description: |
Large metal framwork incorportating metal cutout designs based on portraits of the ten republican hunger strikers; also central circular metal panel featuring a bird and the text of the five 'demands' made by prisoners during the hunger strike. |
Inscription(s): |
Inscriptions on the central circular panel |
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Location
Address: |
Falls Road, Falls Park, Belfast West,
County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
BT11 9AB |
Location Guide: |
Junction of Falls Road and Glen Road; on the site of the former Andersonstown Barrracks. |
Map
Grid Ref: |
IJ307724 |
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Co-ordinates: |
X: 330684, Y: 372486 |
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Nature: |
Paramilitary, Republican, IRA, INLA |
Physical Type: |
Other, Artwork |
Physical Materials: |
Metal Iron |
Setting: |
Street |
Access: |
Public Unrestricted |
Post Unveiling: |
Originally constructed for the 20th anniversary of the 1981 hunger strike and used as a portable backdrop to a number of commemorations. During the 25th anniversay commemoration it was decided to place the monument at the site of the former Andersonstown Barracks. |
Commissioned
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Artist(s): |
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Date
Unveiled: |
2001 |
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First Viewed: |
22 February 2007 |
Last Viewed: |
09 January 2009 |
Photographs: |
5 |
Comments: |
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Compiler: |
Martin Melaugh |
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