| Information on photograph |
Memorial ID No.: |
226 |
Memorial Title: |
INLA Plot (Derry City Cemetery) |
Photo Series No.: |
M226P6/11 (Monument 226 Photograph 6 of 11) |
Photo Description: |
A close-up view of the east side of the stone plinth. |
Inscription(s): |
In Proud and loving memory of ten | young Irish Republicans who gave their | lives during the 1981 hunger-strike | in the H.Blocks of Long Kesh | | Bobby Sands aged 27 died 5 may 1981 after 66 days | Francis Hughes aged 25 died 12 May 1981 after 59 days | Ray McCreesh aged 24 died 21 May 1981 after 61 days | Patsy O'Hara aged 24 died 21 May 1981 after 61 days | Joe McDonnell aged 30 died 8 July 1981 after 61 days | Martin Hurson aged 24 died 13 July 1981 after 46 days | Kevin Lynch aged 25 died 1 Aug. 1981 after 71 days | Kieran Doherty aged 25 died 2 Aug. 1981 after 73 days | Thomas McIllwee aged 23 died 8 Aug. 1981 after 60 days | Michael Devine aged 27 died 20 Aug. 1981 after 60 days | | they were ordinary men | in extraordinary circumstances | whose steadfast resolve disipline | and unity of purpose pervailed |
Commemorating: |
INLA and IRSP members who were killed in the conflict, plus some members who died of natural causes. There is also a memorial to the 10 Republicans who died on Hunger Strike in 1981.
~deaths |
Location Address: |
Derry City Cemetery, Creggan, Derry,
County Derry, Northern Ireland.
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Location Guide: |
Near west wall (south-west corner) of the City Cemetery in Creggan, Derry. Entering through the main Creggan gate the INLA plot can be found by following the road directly ahead and across the cemetery and then turning up towards the boundary wall. |
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Photographer: |
Martin Melaugh |
Date Taken: |
10 November 2007 |
Technical Details: |
Canon EOS D5 camera; EF17-40mm f/4L IS USM lens; |
Filename: |
DER07MEM_INLA_Plot_Cemetery_0262.JPG |
Image Format: |
Landscape |
File Formats : |
Canon Raw File (.CR2); TIFF; JPEG |
Copyright: |
~copyright A
copy of the above image(s) may be downloaded for private study or personal
use. Anyone requiring a copy for commercial use, or use at a web site, should contact CAIN
for further information. |
Note: |
Higher (and larger) resolution version available on request - contact CAIN for details. Full camera settings embedded in Canon Raw File and TIFF image. |
