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Hunger Strike Memorial (Gardenmore Road)

Information on memorial
Memorial ID No.:
695
Memorial Title:
Hunger Strike Memorial (Gardenmore Road)
Commemorating:
The ten Republicans who died on Hunger Strike in 1981 and the two other Republicans who died on Hunger Strike in 1976 and 1974.
Information about person(s) commemorated
Date of Incident:
05 May 1981
Description:
Large stone slab with text in raised metal lettering; also a metal sculpture of a dove. The stone monument is set on a paved area in the form of a Celtic cross.
Inscription(s):
Inscription contains the names of the dead.
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Location Address:
Gardenmore Road, Twinbrook, Belfast West,
County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
BT17 0??
Location Guide:
Close to the junction of Gardenmore Road and Twinbrook Road and next to Laburnum Park. Sited next to the IRA Monument (ID No.632)
Map Grid Ref:
IJ280691
X,Y Co-ordinates:
X: 327954, Y: 369109
Previous Location:
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Nature:
Paramilitary, Republican, IRA
Physical Type:
Memorial Stone
Physical Materials:
Stone Granite
Setting:
Street
Access:
Public Unrestricted
Post Unveiling:
Commissioned By:
Artist(s):
Date Unveiled:
7 May 2006
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First Viewed:
28 February 2009
Last Viewed:
28 February 2009
Photographs:
Comments:
Monument unveiled in 2006 by Robert McBride, a member of the ANC, and grandson of John McBride who was executed following the Easter Rising in 1916. Memorial stone's weight: 5 and 1/2 tons. Unveiled by Robert McBride, leading member of the African National Congress and currently Chief of Police for Johannesburg's East Rand District. Proceedings chaired by Jennifer McCann, former political prisoner and comrade of Bobby Sands. Main speaker at the unveiling ceremony: Raymond McCartney.
Compiler:
Martin Melaugh

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