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Memorial
ID No.: |
653 |
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Memorial Title: |
Hunger Strike Portraits (Felons Club) |
Commemorating: |
The 12 Republicans who died on Hunger Strike since 1974.
Information about person(s) commemorated |
Date of Incident: |
March |
Description: |
A series of 12 portraits arranged in the shape of a 'H' (to represent the H-Blocks of the Maze Prison) and attacked to the front wall of the Felons Club. |
Inscription(s): |
Names of the Hunger Strikers. |
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Location
Address: |
Felons Club, Falls Road (No.537), Falls, Falls Park, Belfast West,
County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
BT11 9AB |
Location Guide: |
Located on the front wall of the Felons Club close to the junction of Falls Road and Lake Glen Avenue; near to the site of the former Andersonstown Barrracks. |
Map
Grid Ref: |
IJ306723 |
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Co-ordinates: |
X: 330679, Y: 372338 |
Previous Location: |
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Nature: |
Paramilitary, Republican, IRA |
Physical Type: |
Mural |
Physical Materials: |
Paint |
Setting: |
Street |
Access: |
Public Unrestricted |
Post Unveiling: |
The portraits were a temporary installation and were removed sometime before 2009. |
Commissioned
By: |
The Irish Republican Felons Association |
Artist(s): |
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Date
Unveiled: |
2006 |
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First Viewed: |
22 March 2007 |
Last Viewed: |
22 March 2007 |
Photographs: |
2 |
Comments: |
Believe to have been painted for the 20th Anniversary of the 1981 Hunger Strikes. The protraits have since been removed and replaced by a mural on a side wall of the Felons Club. |
Compiler: |
Martin Melaugh |
