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Memorial
ID No.: |
584 |
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Memorial Title: |
The County Antrim Memorial (Milltown Cemetery) |
Commemorating: |
Republican dead from 1798 to the present; includes 34 IRA volunteers who died during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Information about person(s) commemorated |
Date of Incident: |
March |
Description: |
Large inscribed stone monument enclosed within a low stone border topped with a metal railing. The plot is divided into two sections. The larger section is dominated by the large stone monument. |
Inscription(s): |
Numerous inscriptions on monument and individual memorial stones (for text see individual photographs). |
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Location
Address: |
Milltown Cemetery, Falls Road, Falls, Belfast West,
County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
BT12 ?? |
Location Guide: |
On the southern side of the cemetery close to the New Republican Plot. |
Map
Grid Ref: |
IJ312723 |
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Co-ordinates: |
X: 331250, Y: 372300 |
Previous Location: |
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Nature: |
Paramilitary, Republican, IRA |
Physical Type: |
Other, Republican Plot, Monument |
Physical Materials: |
Stone |
Setting: |
Cemetery |
Access: |
Public Restricted (only viewable when cemetery is open) |
Post Unveiling: |
The monument has been attacked on a number of occasions, including bomb attacks in the 1940s. |
Commissioned
By: |
National Graves Association Belfast |
Artist(s): |
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Date
Unveiled: |
Easter 1966 |
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First Viewed: |
22 March 2007 |
Last Viewed: |
22 March 2007 |
Photographs: |
28 |
Comments: |
Note that some republicans are buried in family graves throughout the cemetery. The presence of the Red Hand symbol indicates that the grave is under the care of the National Graves Association Belfast. |
Compiler: |
Martin Melaugh; Sara McDowell |
