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Memorial
ID No.: |
567 |
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Memorial Title: |
Bobby Sands Mural (Sevastopol Street) |
Commemorating: |
Hunger Striker Bobby Sands who died in 1981.
Information about person(s) commemorated |
Date of Incident: |
05 May 1981 |
Description: |
Large mural on gable wall of building; includes large portrait of Bobby Sands. One of the most famous murals in Northern Ireland. |
Inscription(s): |
Three inscriptions |
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Location
Address: |
Sevastopol Street, Falls Road (off), Falls, Belfast West,
County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
BT12 ?? |
Location Guide: |
At the junction of Sevastopol Street and Falls Road; on the gable wall of the Sinn Fein Office. |
Map
Grid Ref: |
IJ323742 |
X,Y
Co-ordinates: |
X: 332320, Y: 374175 |
Previous Location: |
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Nature: |
Paramilitary, Republican, IRA |
Physical Type: |
Mural |
Physical Materials: |
Paint |
Setting: |
Street |
Access: |
Public Unrestricted |
Post Unveiling: |
The mural has been damaged on numerous occasions; mainly with bottles of paint having been thrown at it. |
Commissioned
By: |
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Artist(s): |
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Date
Unveiled: |
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First Viewed: |
29 September 2006 |
Last Viewed: |
21 March 2009 |
Photographs: |
1 |
Comments: |
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Compiler: |
Martin Melaugh; Sara McDowell |
