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Name
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1798 Rebellion |
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Address
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Roddy McCorley's Club, Glen Road, Andersonstown. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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1798 Irishmen and Irishwomen. Republicans of subsequent generations. |
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Commissioned By
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Members of the Roddy McCorley Society. |
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Date of Erection
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19 November 1995 |
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Description
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Iron gates featuring RMcC [Roddy McCorley's Club] lettering and a harp on each side. Central plaque reads: "(Irish version). This monument, erected by the members of the Roddy McCorley Society, is dedicated to the memory of all Irish Men and Irish Women who gave their lives in the 1798 rebellion and to all those who died for Irish freedom in every generation. We also remember those allies who came to our aid when our need was greatest. (French translation). This memorial was unveiled by Gerry Adams and blessed by Fr. Des Wilson 19th November 1995". |
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Notes
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Memorial unveiled by Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams and blessed by Fr. Des Wilson. |
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Name
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1981 Hunger Strikers |
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Address
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Junction of Falls Road and Glen Road, outside Milltown Cemetery, Falls/Andersonstown. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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1981 hunger strikers. |
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Commissioned By
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The Riverdale Sinn Féin Cumann and the Andersonstown '81 Committee. |
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Date of Erection
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04 July 2006 |
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Description
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Wrought iron memorial featuring the portraits of the ten 1981 hunger strikers. Central image of a lark in barbed wire intertwined with the words 'Free Association', 'Visits and parcels', 'No prison work', 'No prison uniform' and 'Full Remission'. Wall behind it painted in light blue and white, seemingly representing a sky. The memorial is backlit every evening from 10 pm. |
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Notes
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The memorial was built at the former Andersonstown Barracks site. It was unveiled by Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey, who gave also the main speech at the ceremony. |
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Name
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Andersonstown Garden of Remembrance |
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Address
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South Link, Andersonstown. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Fallen Volunteers of 1st Battalion, Belfast Brigade, Oglaigh na hEireann. Civilians killed by the British Army, R.U.C., U.D.R. and Loyalist paramilitary organisations. 1798 United Irishmen. Those who died as a result of the Great Hunger. |
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Commissioned By
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Committee of local Republicans. |
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Date of Erection
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3 November 1996 |
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Description
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Central black granite plaque - shields of the four provinces of Ireland, one at each corner; centred on top - image of a male and a female Volunteer with bowed heads, one on each side of a Celtic cross, with the inscription: "They were faithful and they fought"; central inscription reads: "Cead cathlan den Briogaid Bheal Feirste i ndil chuimhne (list stating name and date of death follows) Also in memory of the civilians who died at the hands of the British Army R.U.C. U.D.R. and Loyalist extremists". On the left from the entrance - white stone plaque reads: "i ndil-chuimhne orthu siud a fuair bas ar son saoirse na hEireann agus doibh siud a feallmharaiodh ag forsai na corona no ag dronganna dunmharfa dilseori Republican Movement (list stating name and year of death follows)"; green Celtic design and Celtic cross. On the right - black granite plaque reads: "1798 Who fears to speak of 98 1998 This plaque was erected to the memory of the United Irishmen who gave their lives for Irish freedom Also all those who died as a result of the Great Hunger These are the times that try mens souls The rich always betray the poor Henry Joy McCracken". A folded Irish tricolour and a folded United Irishmen flag are also shown, one on each side. |
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Notes
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Main speaker at the unveiling ceremony: Sinn Féin councillor Alex Maskey. |
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Name
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Ballymurphy Gairdin Cuimhneachain |
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Address
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Divismore Way, off Springfield Road, Ballymurphy. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Fallen Volunteers, Oglaigh na hEireann, and civilian casualties killed by the British Army, R.U.C., U.D.R. and Loyalist paramilitary organizations from the Greater Ballymurphy and Turf Lodge areas. |
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Commissioned By
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Former POWs from the Greater Ballymurphy area. |
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Date of Erection
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27 November 2005 |
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Description
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Iron gates with shields of the four provinces of Ireland and "Gairdin Cuimhneachain" lettering. Flight of stone steps leading up to the garden with small stone reading "failte" at its base. Stone pavement leading to central monument depicting a Celtic cross. Central monument consists of five black granite plaques set in a granite wall. Central plaque reads: "This monument is dedicated to the memory of our comrades from the Greater Ballymurphy and Turf Lodge areas who gave their lives for Irish freedom. It is also dedicated to the men, women and children from our community who were murdered by British Crown forces and pro-Unionist death squads. Fuair said bas ar son na hEireann "The seed which on Cavehill was sown o'er Belfast town its fruit has grown and they who served, suffered and died, their blood our cause has sanctified. Be proud of them our martyred dead and in their footsteps let us tread. They died for us that we might see Ireland, united, Gaelic and free" Jimmy Steele". On either side of central plaque - plaque showing a Volunteer paying his tribute with bowed head and plaque reading "Volunteers (list stating name, age and date of death follows)". Along the base of central monument runs the inscription: "Unbowed, Unbroken. Dedicated to All the Unsung Heroes". On the left hand side wall, black granite plaque reads: "Internment Week On 9th August 1971 over a 3-day period British paratroopers murdered 11 innocent civilians from our community, one of them a Catholic priest. (List stating name and age follows). Kellys Bar On the 13th & 14th May 1972 in co-ordinated bomb and gun attacks pro British agents murdered 5 unarmed civilians and injured over 63 people (list stating name and age follows). Springhill Massacre On 9th July 1972 British soldiers murdered five people, two of them were children and one a Catholic priest (list stating name and age follows)". On the right hand side wall, two black granite plaques read: 1)"As a direct result of Britain's occupation of our country these men, women and children were murdered by British Crown forces and pro-Unionists death squads who were under the control of the British state Civilians (list stating name, age and year of death follows)". 2)"Roll of Remembrance (list stating name, age and year of death follows)". The garden presents two stone water fountains, on either side of central monument. A series of stone panels sculpted by the Tar Anall 50+ Group are placed at both corners adjacent to the entrance. The railings running on top of the boundary wall feature iron gold harps. |
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Notes
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Plaques unveiled by Brian Keenan. |
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Name
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Celtic cross |
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Address
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Locan Street, Falls. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Not known. |
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Commissioned By
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Not known. |
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Date of Erection
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Not known. |
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Description
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White stone Celtic cross. When photographed, an Irish tricolour had been added to it. |
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Notes
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A plaque was evidently placed below the cross, but it has been impossible to collect any information about it. The memorial has been removed [additional note August 2006]. |
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Name
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Clonard Martyrs Memorial Garden |
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Address
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Bombay Street, Clonard. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Fallen Volunteers of "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, Belfast Brigade, Oglaigh na hEireann. Civilian casualties from the Greater Clonard area. Deceased Republican prisoners from the Greater Clonard area 1916-1970. |
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Commissioned By
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Greater Clonard Ex-Prisoners Association. |
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Date of Erection
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20 August 2000 |
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Description
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Black iron gates with black and red iron phoenix. Signs at the main entrance, one on each side of the gate, reading: "Clonard Martyrs Memorial Garden" and "Gairdin Cuimneacain Mairtiris Cluain Ard". Garden divided into three separate yards. Central yard - black and white Celtic cross in the middle, with the inscription "Clonard Martyrs i gcuimhme na mairbh dilis". On the wall behind it - granite plaque featuring a male and a female Volunteer with bowed heads on each side; on top runs the inscription: "i measc laocra na ngaedeal go rab siad go ndeana dia trocaire ar a n-anamaca"; two panels are enframed within a Celtic design with the shields of the four provinces of Ireland, one at each corner; left panel - "Clonard Martyrs C Coy 2nd Battalion Belfast Brigade Oglaigh na hEireann Roll of Honour (list stating name and date of death follows). We also remember all the civilians from the Clonard area who were killed by Crown forces and loyalist murder gangs". Right panel - "Civilians murdered by loyalists and British forces during the course of the conflict (list stating name, date and age of death follows)". Right yard - on the boundary walls there are a series of plaques running from left to right as follows: 1)"1921-1922 (list of names follows)". 2)"In loving memory of the deceased Republican prisoners from the Greater Clonard area 1916 (list of names follows) 1920's (list of names follows)". 3)" 1930's/40's (list of names follows)". 4)"1956-62 (list of names follows) 1970 (list of names follows)". Along the walls there are a series of benches, each one accompanied by a small golden plaque "Dedicated to the memory of" - clockwise - Seamus (Shay) Sullivan, Frank Moyna, Lily, Sam and Tony Lewis; next to the gate small golden plaque reads: "This gate was donated by the Roddy McCorley Club". Stone pavement depicting a Celtic cross. Left yard - plaque on the wall reads: "This plaque is dedicated to the people of the Greater Clonard who have resisted and still resist the occupation of our country by Britain. We acknowledge with pride the sacrifices they made throughout every decade. Their names would be too numerous to mention, and their deeds of bravery and resistance are un-equalled in the history of our struggle. We, the Republican ex-prisoners of the Greater Clonard, salute you, and your reward will only be a united Ireland."; shields of the four provinces of Ireland, one at each corner. Along the walls there are a series of benches, each one accompanied by a small golden plaque "Dedicated to the memory of" - counter-clockwise - Renee & Marie Rosbotham, Alex Comerford, Helena Kelly. Next to the gate - small golden plaque "This gate was donated by the Michael Dwyers G.A.C. (1798)" and small golden plaque "Dedicated to the memory of Maura Meehan". Stone pavement depicting a Celtic cross. |
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Notes
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Plaques in memory of all Republican prisoners from the area who have died since 1916 were unveiled on 11 March 2001. Annual commemorative march held around 11th March. |
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Name
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Doherty Kieran - PIRA |
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Address
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Commedagh Drive, Andersonstown. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Provisional Irish Republican Army - Kieran Doherty, 1981 hunger striker. |
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Commissioned By
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Not known. |
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Date of Erection
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29 July 2001 |
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Description
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Memorial stone. Inscription reads: "Oglaigh na hEireann I gcuimhne ar Vol. Kieran Doherty T.D. Briogaid Bheal Feirste Of 54 Commedagh Drive Rugadh 16u Deireadh Fomhair 1955 Elected T.D. for Cavan/Monaghan 11th June 1981 A fuair bas 2u Lunasa 1981 after 73 days on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh 'It is not those who can inflict the most, but those who endure the most who will conquer in the end' ". |
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Name
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Falls Garden of Remembrance |
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Address
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Lower Falls Road, Falls. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Fallen Volunteers of "D" Company, 2nd Battalion, Belfast Brigade, Oglaigh na hEireann. Deceased prisoners of war (POW's) from the "D" Company area. Civilian casualties from the Falls area. |
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Commissioned By
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The Falls Cultural Society. |
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Date of Erection
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24 June 2001 |
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Description
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Iron gates with shields of the four provinces of Ireland. "Garden of Remembrance" iron sign on top. Stone pavement leading to central monument depicting a Celtic cross. Central black granite monument consists of three panels. Central panel reads: on the left hand side - "This monument was erected by the Falls Cultural Society on behalf of the residents of the Falls Road dedicated to those brave and gallant Vols of D' Company 2nd Batt Irish Republican Army who made the supreme sacrifice in their quest for Irish freedom"; at the centre - "Roll of Honour D' Company 2nd Battalion Belfast Brigade Oglaigh na hEireann (list stating name and date of death follows)"; on the right hand side - Irish translation of left hand side inscription. Left panel shows a distraught female figure [perhaps a female representation of Ireland] holding a dead Volunteer in her arms; below - Padraig Pearse's quotation: "The fools, the fools, the fools! They have left us our fenian dead, and while Ireland holds these graves Ireland unfree shall never be at peace". Right panel depicts children and women holding bin lids surrounded by barbed wire, accompanied by the inscription: "The Falls curfew July 1970". The garden presents two granite water fountains, one on each side of the central monument, and some benches. On the boundary walls there are a series of plaques, running from left to right from the entrance as follows: 1)"Dedicated to the Pow's and Volunteers from the D Company area 1970's (list of names follows)". 2)"Dedicated to the deceased Pow's from the D Company area 1916-1969 (list of names follows)". 3)"Roll of Honour 'D' Coy., 2nd Battalion Belfast Brigade Oglaigh na hEireann (list stating name, date and age of death follows) I ndil cuimne orta a fuair bas ar son saoirse na h Eireann". 4)"In dedication to the memory and in honour of those volunteers of D Company who died of natural causes in serving the cause of Irish Republicanism, and to the men, women and children of this community who stood united, resolute and in defiance of the British war machine. Their bravery and courage will be etched in the annals of Irish Republicanism and indelible in the minds of generations to come. Inscribe their names on that scroll of fame in letter of purest gold. (Irish translation runs parallel). Go mbeidh suaimhneas siorai acu uilig go deo". 5)"Dedicated to the civilians from the Falls area who lost their lives during the conflict (list of names follows)". The railings running on top of the boundary wall feature the letter D [for D Company]. |
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Notes
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Memorial garden unveiled by the two veteran Republicans Bridget Hannon and Willie John McCorry. Main speaker at the unveiling ceremony: Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams. |
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Name
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Hunger Strikers |
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Address
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Twinbrook Road, Twinbrook. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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1981 hunger strikers, Frank Stagg and Michael Gaughan. |
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Commissioned By
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Not known [The National Hunger Strike Commemoration Committee]. |
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Date of Erection
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07 May 2006 |
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Description
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Memorial stone listing for each Volunteer who died on hunger strike name, date of death and age. "1981 Vol. Bobby Sands M.P. 5th May aged 27 Vol. Francis Hughes 12th May aged 25 Vol. Raymond McCreesh 21st May aged 24 Vol. Patsy O'Hara 21st May aged 24 Vol. Joe McDonnell 8th July aged 30 Vol. Martin Hurson 13th July aged 24 Vol. Kevin Lynch 1st Aug aged 25 Vol. Kieran Doherty T.D. 2nd Aug aged 25 Vol. Thomas McIlwee 8th Aug aged 25 Vol. Michael Devine 20th Aug aged 27 1976 Vol. Frank Stagg 12 Feb aged 34 1974 Vol. Michael Gaughan 3rd June aged 24". Iron lark on the top left corner. Pavement stone leading to the memorial stone shaped as a Celtic cross. |
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Notes
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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. |
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Name
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Hunger Strikers |
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Address
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Roddy McCorley's Club, Glen Road, Andersonstown. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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1981 hunger strikers, Michael Gaughan and Frank Stagg. |
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Commissioned By
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Not known. |
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Date of Erection
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05 May 2001 |
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Description
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Series of twelve trees planted in memory of each of the hunger strikers who died, from Michael Gaughan in 1974 to Michael Devine in 1981. Each tree is accompanied by a black granite plaque. Plaques read, from left to right: 1)"Michael Gaugan died 3rd June 1974 aged 24 years after 64 days on hunger strike Ni deanfar dearmad air go deo". 2)"Frank Stagg died 12th Feb. 1976 aged 34 years after 62 days on hunger strike Ni deanfar dearmad air go deo". 3)"Bobby Sands died 5th May 1981 aged 27 years after 66 days on hunger strike Ni deanfar dearmad air go deo". 4)"Francis Hughes died 12th May 1981 aged 25 years after 59 days on hunger strike Ni deanfar dearmad air go deo". 5)"Raymond McCreesh died 21st May 1981 aged 24 years after 61 days on hunger strike Ni deanfar dearmad air go deo". 6)"Patsy O'Hara died 21st May 1981 aged 24 years after 61 days on hunger strike Ni deanfar dearmad air go deo". 7)"Joe McDonnell died 8th July 1981 aged 30 years after 61 days on hunger strike Ni deanfar dearmad air go deo". 8)"Martin Hurson died 13th July 1981 aged 24 years after 46 days on hunger strike Ni deanfar dearmad air go deo". 9)"Kieran Doherty died 2nd Aug. 1981 aged 25 years after 73 days on hunger strike Ni deanfar dearmad air go deo". 10)"Thomas McIlwee died 8th Aug. 1981 aged 23 years after 62 days on hunger strike Ni deanfar dearmad air go deo". 11)"Kevin Lynch died 1st Aug. 1981 aged 25 years after 71 days on hunger strike Ni deanfar dearmad air go deo". 12)"Mickey Devine died 20th Aug. 1981 aged 27 years after 60 days on hunger strike Ni deanfar dearmad air go deo". |
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Notes
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Trees planted and plaques unveiled by Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams. |
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Name
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Hunger Strikers |
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Address
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Beechmount Avenue, Falls. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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1981 hunger strikers, Frank Stagg and Michael Gaugan. |
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Commissioned By
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Not known [the National Hunger Strike Commemoration Committee]. |
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Date of Erection
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August 2006 |
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Description
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Twelve oval black and white mosaics portraying the hunger strikers, placed clock-like. In the centre, "H25", official symbol of the 25th anniversary of the 1981 hunger strike. Each portrait features a bronze plaque reading name and date of death of the Volunteer. |
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Name
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Hunger Strikers 1917-1981 |
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Address
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Roddy McCorley's Club, Glen Road, Andersonstown. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Hunger strikers 1917-1981. |
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Commissioned By
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Not known. |
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Date of Erection
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Not known. |
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Description
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Stone sculpture of a harp featuring: front - relief faces of hunger strikers Bobby Sands, Joe McDonnell and Kieran Doherty and the inscription "Oglach calma dobhriste"; back - Bobby Sands' quotation: "It is found in every light of hope It knows no bounds nor space It has risen in red and black and white It is there in every race It lights the dark of this prison cell It thunders forth its might It is the undauntable thought my friend That thought that says "I'm right"! Vol. Bobby Sands M.P. for Fermanagh South Tyrone" and the inscription: "Oglach calma dobhriste". Stone base reads: front - "In proud and loving memory of the hungerstrikers who died for the cause of Irish freedom Volunteers Bobby Sands aged 27 M.P. 1st March 1981, died 5th May, 66 days Francis Hughes aged 25 15th March 1981, died 12th May, 59 days Raymond McCreesh aged 24 22nd March 1981, died 21st May, 61 days Patsy O'Hara aged 24 22nd March 1981, died 21st May, 61 days Joe McDonnell aged 29 9th May 1981, died 8th July, 61 days Kieran Doherty aged 25 T.D. 22nd May 1981, died 2nd August, 73 days Kevin Lynch aged 25 23rd May 1981, died 1st August, 71 days Martin Hurson aged 24 29th May 1981, died 13th July, 46 days Thomas McElwee[Ilwee] aged 23 8th June 1981, died 8th August, 62 days Micky Devine aged 27 22nd June 1981, died 20th August, 60 days"; back - "In proud and loving memory of the hungerstrikers who died for the cause of Irish freedom Volunteers Thomas Ashe died 25th Sept 1917, Mountjoy jail Michael Fitzgerald died 17th Oct 1920, Cork jail Terence Mac Swiney died 25th Oct 1920, Brixton jail Joseph Murphy died 25th Oct 1920, Cork jail Joseph Whitty died 2nd Sept 1923, Curragh camp Denis Barry died 20th Nov 1923, Newbridge camp Andrew Sullivan died 22nd Nov 1923, Newbridge camp Tony D'Arcy died 16th April 1940, Arbour Hill' jail Jack McNeela died 19th April 1940, Arbour Hill' jail Sean McCaughey died 11th May 1946, Portlaoise jail Michael Gaugan died 3rd June 1974, Parkhurst jail Frank Stagg died 12th Feb 1976, Wakefield jail". |
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Name
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Kelly Carol Ann |
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Address
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Aspen Park, Twinbrook. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Carol Ann Kelly. |
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Commissioned By
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Money collection from local community. |
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Date of Erection
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24 May 1998 |
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Description
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Black granite music stand-like monument on a little grass hillock outside the Kelly house. The inscription reads: "In loving memory of Carol Ann Kelly aged 12 Murdered by the British Army 22nd May 1981. R.I.P.". On the adjoining wall: fading mural depicting Carol Ann Kelly. |
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Notes
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The present memorial was erected and re-dedicated after the original one was destroyed by vandals in April 1998. |
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Name
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Livingstone Julie |
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Address
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Junction of Lenadoon Avenue and Stewartstown Road, Andersonstown. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Julie Livingstone. |
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Commissioned By
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Young people of Leicester, England. |
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Date of Erection
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Not known. |
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Description
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Memorial stone. From top to bottom - Julie's photograph. Name "Julie Livingstone" accompanied by a small brass image of a doll; plaque reading: "In loving memory of Julie Livingstone Killed by a plastic bullet 13th May 1981 aged 14 years R.I.P. This stone was erected by young people of Leicester, England". |
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Name
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Milltown Cemetery - IRA County Antrim Roll Of Honour |
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Address
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Milltown Cemetery, Upper Falls Road, Falls. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Fallen Volunteers from County Antrim, Oglaigh na hEireann, from 1797 onwards. Deceased members of the Belfast National Graves Association. Irish Republicans who fought in the Spanish Civil War. Hunger strikers. |
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Commissioned By
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Belfast National Graves Association. Donations from America and Dublin. |
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Date of Erection
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Not known [1953]. |
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Description
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Irish limestone monument, built in a cruciform shape rising from a black base in the form of a cross. The Roll of Honour of IRA Volunteers from County Antrim who died from 1797 onwards is inscribed on the cross' arms. One side of monument reads: "COUNTY ANTRIM MEMORIAL Togad an leact seo mar comarta urraime gra agus dilse do na saigdiuiri uaisic as Contae Aontroma a martraiod ar son Poblacht na hEireann. Seas gac giuin diob sa bearna baoil ag troid go croga cun aontact agus saoirse a tabairt ar ais do Naisiun na nGael go srreaga an leact Cuimne seo na daoine Feasta ionas go leana siad lorg na laocra go dti go mbearrar bua uasal na saoirse ar ball Erected by the Belfast Committee of the National Graves Association with generous co-operation from sub-committees in America and Dublin". A series of three plaques are placed on its feet on one side. Left plaque reads: "(Irish version). In memory of those members of the National Graves Association (Belfast) who built and maintained the graves of our patriot dead". Central plaque reads: "This grave is reserved for the remains of Lieut. Tom Williams I.R.A. Hanged in Belfast Jail 2nd Sept. 1942 Go ndeanfaid dia a mait air". Right plaque reads: "(Irish version). In memory of those Irish Republicans who fought against fascism during the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 No Pasaran". Bronze plaque attached to the monument reads: "I ndil chuimhne Jimmy Steele Died Aug 9th 1970 Soldier - Writer - Poet Lieut general Oglaigh na heireann Chairman National Graves Association Also all deceased members of the above association associated with him in the erection of this memorial A Mhuire na nGael guidh orthu". Black granite plaque in the memorial grounds reads: "In loving memory of those who died on hunger strike in H-Blocks Long Kesh March-October 1981 Vol. Bobby Sands aged 27 5-5-81 66 days Vol. Francis Hughes aged 25 12-5-81 59 days Vol. Ray McCreesh aged 24 21-5-81 61 days Vol. Patsy O'Hara aged 24 21-5-81 61 days Vol. Joe McDonnell aged 30 8-7-81 61 days Vol. Martin Hurson aged 24 13-7-81 46 days Vol. Kevin Lynch aged 25 1-8-81 71 days Vol. Kieran Doherty aged 25 2-8-81 73 days Vol. Thomas McIlwee aged 23 8-8-81 60 days Vol. Michael Devine aged 27 20-8-81 60 days Their comrades died on hunger strike England Vol. Michael Gaughan aged 24 3-6-74 65 days Vol. Frank Stagg aged 34 12-2-76 62 days Ar laim deas de go rab siad". On either side of monument - bronze sculptures representing, on one face, Roisin Dubh exorting the men of Antrim to rise; on the other, Roisin Dubh rising from bondage. |
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Notes
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The monument is built on a 17 foot square of ground formerly known as the Tom Williams Plot, because it was bought from money accumulated by the Tom Williams Gaelic, Athletic and Camogie Club, Belfast, that was founded in "A" Wing, Belfast Prison, in 1945 by the Republican sentenced prisoners. It was designed by architect Sean Mackel and sculpted by Mr. Wm. Currie & Sons, Monumental Sculptors, Belfast. The bronze sculptures on each side of monument were the work of Dublin sculptor Richard Enda King. |
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Name
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Milltown Cemetery - IRSP/INLA Communal Plot |
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Address
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Milltown Cemetery, Upper Falls Road, Falls. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Deceased members of the Irish Republican Socialist Party and the Irish National Liberation Army. 1981 hunger strikers. |
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Commissioned By
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Irish Republican Socialist Movement. |
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Date of Erection
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Not known. |
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Description
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Stone Celtic cross showing an Easter Lily and the IRSM symbol with the inscription: "In proud and loving memory of those members of the Irish Republican Socialist Party and the Irish National Liberation Army who gave their lives in the cause of national liberation and socialism". Stone base reads: front - "Roll of Honour Aontraim (list stating name, date of death and how Volunteer died follows)". An Irish tricolour and a Starry Plough are shown; left side - "Doire (list stating name, date of death and how Volunteer died follows) Cill Mhanntain (list stating name, date of death and how Volunteer died follows) Ard Macha (list stating name, date of death and how Volunteer died follows) Sasain (list stating name, date of death and how Volunteer died follows); right side - Baile Atha Cliath (list stating name, date of death and Volunteer died follows) Tir Eoghain (list stating name, date of death and how Volunteer died follows) Comrades Aontraim (list stating name, date of death and how Volunteer died follows) Doire (list stating name, date of death and how Volunteer died follows) Erected by their friends and comrades in the Republican Socialist Movement". Memorial stone on the left reads: "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 27 died 5 May 1981 66 days Francis Hughes 25 died 12 May 1981 59 days Ray McCreesh 24 died 21 May 1981 61 days Patsy O'Hara 24 died 21 May 1981 61 days Joe McDonnell 30 died 8 July 1981 61 days Martin Hurson 24 died 13 July 1981 46 days Kevin Lynch 25 died 1 Aug 1981 71 days Kieran Doherty 25 died 2 Aug 1981 73 days Thomas McIlwee 23 died 8 Aug 1981 60 days Michael Devine 27 died 20 Aug 1981 60 days". |
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Name
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Milltown Cemetery - IRSP/INLA Communal Plot 2 |
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Address
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Milltown Cemetery, Upper Falls Road, Falls. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Deceased members of the Irish Republican Socialist Party and the Irish National Liberation Army. |
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Commissioned By
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Irish Republican Socialist Movement. |
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Date of Erection
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Not known. |
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Description
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On the left - memorial stone reading: "In proud and loving memory of those members of the Irish Republican Socialist Party and the Irish National Liberation Army who gave their lives in the cause of national liberation and socialism Roll of Honour Aontraim Vol. Patrick Campbell Killed in action 10 October 1999". An Irish tricolour and a Starry Plough are shown. On the right - stone Celtic cross showing an Easter Lily and the IRSM symbol. Stone base shows the shields of the four provinces of Ireland, one at each corner, and reads: "There is no easy road to a Socialist Republic/ No short cuts!/ We must strive towards uniting and politicising/ The working class no matter what obstacles/ Confront us in our task. Thomas Ta Power". |
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Name
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Milltown Cemetery - OIRA Communal Plot |
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Address
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Milltown Cemetery, Upper Falls Road, Falls. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Deceased members of the Official Irish Republican Army and the Official Sinn Féin. |
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Commissioned By
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The Workers Party. |
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Date of Erection
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Not known. |
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Description
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Stone monument consists of three panels. Central panel shows the shields of the four provinces of Ireland, one at each corner, and reads: "Erected by the Workers Party In proud and loving memory of all those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish freedom (list stating name and date of death of Volunteers follows). [Illegible - covered by wreaths] na martar go rabh aca"; on the right - Volunteer paying his tribute with bowed head with the inscription "I ndil cuimne"; on the right - female figure with left arm raised with [illegible] inscription. Left and right panels - lists of names. Stone plaque in the memorial grounds reads: "Please remember our friends who were brutally murdered Eileen Kelly Jim Fogarty Comgall Casey Jackie McAllister John Short Kevin McMenamin Geraldine Macklin". |
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Name
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Milltown Cemetery - PIRA Communal Plot |
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Address
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Milltown Cemetery, Upper Falls Road, Falls. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Deceased members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army and the Provisional Sinn Féin. |
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Commissioned By
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Belfast National Graves Association. |
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Date of Erection
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Not known. |
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Description
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Light stone enclosure with corridor in the middle leading to central monument. Black granite plaque set in the pavement at the entrance of the corridor reads: "Under the care of the National Graves". Graves of fallen Volunteers along the path, on either side of corridor. On the right hand side, from entrance to central monument: 1) Volunteers Louis Scullion James Reid Joseph Downey Seamus Cassidy 2) Volunteers Robert McCrudden Michael Clarke Anne Parker Joseph McComiskey James Quigley 3) Volunteers Daniel McAreavey John Donaghy Joseph McKinney Bernard Fox 4) Volunteers Francis Liggett James Sloan Anthony Campbell James McCann 5) Volunteers Patrick McCabe Edward O'Rawe Seamus Simpson 6) Volunteers Brian Smyth Francis Hall Anne Marie Pettigrew Patrick Mulvenna 7) Volunteers Francis Dodds James Bryson Michael Marley 8) Volunteers Patrick Teer Martin Skillen Gerard Fennell James McDade 9) Volunteers Brian Fox John Kelly John Stone 10) Volunteers Terence O'Neill Bobby Sands Joe McDonnell 11) Volunteers Kieran Doherty Sean Mulvenna Jim McKernan 12) Volunteers Mairead Farrell Dan McCann Sean Savage Behind grave n. 12, black granite plaque reads: "I ndil cuimhne ar Thomas McErlean - John Murray Volunteer Kevin Brady R.I.P., who were killed in defence of their people 16th March 1988 at the burial of the three Volunteers murdered by the British in Gibraltar 6th March 1988". On the left hand side, from entrance to central monument: 1) Volunteers Sean Bailey James O'Neill James McGrillen Sean McDermott 2) Volunteers Daniel Lennon Francis Fitzsimons Joseph Surgeoner Paul Marlow 3) Volunteers Brendan O'Callaghan Thomas Tolan Paul McWilliams 4) Volunteers John McMahon Dennis Brown Jackie Mailey James Mulvenna 5) Volunteers Lawrence Montgomery Frankie Donnelly Kevin Delaney 6) Volunteers John Dempsey Lawrence Marley Finbarr McKenna 7) Volunteers Kevin McCracken Kevin Brady Brendan Davison Sean Bateson 8) Volunteers Francis Ryan Patrick McBride SINN FEIN Pearse Jordan Thomas Begley 9) Volunteer Pat McGeown. Central monument features a black granite plaque showing an Easter Lily and inscribed with the 1916 Proclamation of Independence; below - black granite plaque reads: "Tiomnaionn cumann uaigheann na laochradh gaedheal (Beal Feirste) an leacht chuimhneachain seo doibh siud uilig a thug a mbeo go fial ar son shaoirse na heireann The Belfast National Graves Association dedicate this memorial to all those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom". |
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Name
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Milltown Cemetery - Workers Party Communal Plot |
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Address
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Milltown Cemetery, Upper Falls Road, Falls. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Deceased members of the Workers Party. Members and supporters of the Official IRA and Official Sinn Féin killed during the 1975 pogrom. |
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Commissioned By
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The Workers Party. |
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Date of Erection
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Not known. |
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Description
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Stone monument consists of three panels. Central panel - upper part: Celtic cross with Starry Plough as centre; lower part: on the left - image of Cuchulainn with a raven on his shoulder; at the centre: shields of the four provinces of Ireland, one at each corner, and the inscription "Erected to the memory of those who struggled and died for the establishment of a Socialist Republic by the Workers Party"; on the right - image of two children staring at the sun. Left panel - silhouette of a Belfast estate and list stating name and date of death of Volunteers. Right panel - the Starry Plough. Black granite plaque in the memorial grounds shows an Irish tricolour and a Starry Plough flag and reads: "Eamonn Kerr Murdered 11th March 1983 A socialist comrade A workers friend Erected by the Workers Party, Lower Falls". Bronze plaque attached to a small pillar in front of the monument reads: "National Commemoration Committee In memory of all our comrades and supporters, murdered during the 1975 Pogrom. They died in defence of the democratic, secular and socialist republic.". |
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Name
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PIRA, "A" Company, 1st Battalion, Belfast Brigade |
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Address
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Junction of Shaws Road and Rosnareen Road, Andersonstown. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Fallen Volunteers of "A" Company, 1st Battalion, Belfast Brigade, Oglaigh na hEireann. Deceased Republicans. Civilian casualties killed by the British Army, R.U.C., U.D.R. and Loyalist paramilitary organizations from the Upper Andersonstown area. |
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Commissioned By
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Not known. |
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Date of Erection
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Not known. |
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Description
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Stone wall features the shields of the four provinces of Ireland, one at each corner. Central black granite plaque reads: "In proud memory of the Volunteers from 'A' Company 1st Battalion Belfast Brigade Oglaigh na h-Eireann who gave their lives in the struggle for Irish freedom Also our comrades from the greater Republican family who have died and all the people from the area who have been murdered at the hands of the British Army, R.U.C., U.D.R. and loyalists murder gangs I measc laochra na n-Gael go raibh a n-anamacha"; a male and female Volunteer with bowed heads are also shown, one on each side. |
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Name
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PIRA, "A" Company, 2nd Battalion, Belfast Brigade |
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Address
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Beechmount Avenue, Falls. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Fallen Volunteers of "A" Company, 2nd Battalion, Belfast Brigade, Oglaigh na hEireann. Deceased members of Sinn Féin, Republicans and prisoners of war (POW's) from the Mid Falls area. Civilian casualties from the Mid Falls area. Hunger strikers. |
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Commissioned By
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The Mid-Falls Commemoration Committee. |
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Date of Erection
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04 June 2006 |
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Description
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Iron gates with "Oglaigh na hEireann" lettering. Shields of the four provinces of Ireland on the outside wall. Central black granite plaque inscribed with the 1916 Proclamation of Independence and featuring on each side an iron silhouette of a male and a female Volunteer paying their tribute with bowed heads. Along the wall there are a series of black granite sculpted panels and black granite plaques that run from left to right as follows: 1) Lark breaking free from a prison cell window. Plaque below reads: "In memory of the local men, women and ex p,o,w,s who have died and whose selfless sacrifice and dedication will always be remembered by the Republican movement Republican family (Mid Falls)"; 2) Lark holding a bin lid in its feet with an "H" and the inscription "The supreme sacrifice" in the background. Plaque below reads: "In memory of all Irish martyrs who have died on hunger strike in the fight for Irish freedom Their inspiration and courage will always be remembered by the Republician [Republican] movement and Republican family (Mid Falls)". 3)"I ndilchuimhne chomhaltai Shinn Féin as Lar an bhfal a sheas le Complacht a den 2u Cathlan de Bhriogaid Bheal Feirste Comhaltai Shinn Féin (list stating name and date of death follows) Go ndeana Dia trocaire ar a n-anam". 4)"I ndilchuimhne oglaigh chroga Chomplacht A den 2u Cathlan de Bhriogaid Bheal Feirste d, Oglaigh na hEireann Na hOglaigh (list stating name and date of death follows) Go ndeana Dia trocaire ar a n-anam". 5) Hands in prayer position. Plaque below reads: "In memory of those innocent people from the area who have died in this struggle for Irish freedom". 6) Republican scene from the Falls area. Plaque below reads: "In memory of all the unsung heroes off [of] this area who,s [whose] hardship sacrifice and support during this struggle for Irish freedom will never be forgotten by the Belfast Brigade Oglaigh na h-eireann". On the left from the entrance - stone water fountain featuring an iron silhouette of a female figure [perhaps a female representation of Ireland] holding a harp and the body of a dying Volunteer. There is a dedicated bench on either side of the gate: left bench - brass plaque reads: "Dun Garbhan This bench is dedicated to the memory of Anthony (Tony) Bradley Died 13th Sept 2004 Go ndeana Dia trocaire ar a h-anam Sinn Fein"; right bench - brass plaque reads: "Port Lairge This bench is dedicated to the memory of George McMullan Died 23rd October 2005 Go ndeana Dia trocaire ar a h-anam Sinn Fein". |
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Notes
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Memorial garden blessed by Fr. Des Wilson. Main speakers at the unveiling ceremony: former Republican prisoner Danny Morrison and ex-blanketman Pat Sheehan. |
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Name
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PIRA, "B" Company, 1st Battalion, Belfast Brigade |
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Address
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Bingnian Drive, off Glen Road, Andersonstown. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Fallen Volunteers of "B" Company, 1st Battalion, Belfast Brigade, Oglaigh na hEireann. Deceased Republicans and civilian casualties killed by the British Army, R.U.C., U.D.R. and Loyalist paramilitary organizations from the Lower Andersonstown area. |
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Commissioned By
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The Andersonstown Ex-Prisoners Association and donations from the local community. |
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Date of Erection
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08 June 2003 |
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Description
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Memorial stone carved from polished granite featuring an outline of Ireland with an Easter Lily and the inscription "Oglaigh na hEireann" on the front and a male and female Volunteer on each side. Plaque reads: "(Irish version). This memorial was erected in memory of the fallen volunteers of 'B' Company 1st Battalion Belfast Brigad[e] I.R.A. and to honour Republican families who fought at their side along with the people from this area who died at the hands of the British crown forces and their allies.". |
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Notes
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Memorial unveiled by Leo Wilson and Rosaleen Walsh. Main speaker at the unveiling ceremony: Sinn Féin councillor Martin Meehan. |
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Name
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PIRA, Fallen Volunteers from the Greater Lenadoon Area |
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Address
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Roddy McCorley's Club, Glen Road, Andersonstown. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Fallen Volunteers, Oglaigh na hEireann, deceased Republicans and civilian casualties from the Greater Lenadoon area. |
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Commissioned By
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Money raising from local Republicans since 1994. |
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Date of Erection
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06 May 2000 |
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Description
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Stone statue of Cuchulainn, holding a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right hand, tied to a tree trunk with a raven on his right shoulder. Stone base reads: front - "I ndil chuimhne ar na mna agus ar na fir uilig a thug a mbeatha ar shon saoirse na hEireann Tony Henderson 4.4.71 Tony Jordan 28.6.72 John Finucane 28.6.72 Laura Crawford 1.12.75 Brendan O'Callaghan 23.4.77 Joe McDonnell 8.7.81 Mairead Farrell 6.3.88 Bridie Quinn 8.12.88 Patricia Black 15.11.91". Right side - "The people of Greater Lenadoon remember those who have died in the struggle for Irish freedom". Left side features a portrait of Wolfe Tone. On the wall behind the monument, black granite plaque reads: "Unbowed - Unbroken A tribute to the Volunteers of Oglaigh na h-Eireann from the Greater Lenadoon area Belfast Brigade I.R.A. 1969-2000 Beirigi Bua This monument was unveiled by Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams M.P. for West Belfast 6th May 2000". Plaque features an emblem of a Celtic cross, a shield, a harp, spears, an Irish tricolour and a Fianna Eireann flag with the caption "Leana an Dunn Beidh siad in ar gcuimhne choiche". |
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Notes
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Memorial unveiled by Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams. |
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Name
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PIRA, Fallen Volunteers from the Greater New Barnsley Area |
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Address
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New Barnsley Gardens, off Springfield Road, New Barnsley. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Fallen Volunteers, Oglaigh na hEireann, deceased Sinn Féin members and civilian casualties killed by the British Army, R.U.C., U.D.R. and Loyalist paramilitary organizations from the Greater New Barnsley area. |
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Commissioned By
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Not known. |
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Date of Erection
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27 June 1999 |
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Description
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Iron gates with shields of the four provinces of Ireland. Plaque inserted into a red brick wall reads: "In memory of the Volunteers from Greater Newbarnsley area who gave their lives in the fight for Irish freedom (list of names follows. For each Volunteer date of death and age is stated). Also in memory of local residents who were murdered by Crown forces and Loyalist extremists "Ireland unfree will never be at peace" P.H. Pearse Unveiled by Maggie O'Rawe 27th June 1999". Plaque shows the shields of the four provinces of Ireland, one at each corner, and a Volunteer paying his tribute with bowed head on each side. From the entrance on the left - small memorial stone; plaque reads: "This garden is dedicated to the memory of all those from this area who died as a result of this present conflict in Ireland". |
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Notes
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Memorial garden unveiled by Maggie O'Rawe. |
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Name
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PIRA, Twinbrook and Poleglass Fallen Volunteers |
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Address
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Twinbrook Road, Twinbrook. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Fallen Volunteers from the Twinbrook and Poleglass areas, Oglaigh na hEireann. |
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Commissioned By
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The Teeling Group. |
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Date of Erection
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August 1998 |
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Description
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Granite obelisk. Upper part, from top to bottom - image of a lark; Bobby Sands' quotation: "I too have fought for my freedom not only in captivity but also outside where my country is held captive. I have the spirit of freedom that cannot be quenched."; image of Volunteers performing the armed Republican salute; image of an Easter lily. Lower part - inscription: "This monument has been re-dedicated by the people of Twinbrook and Poleglass in honour of those Volunteers of Oglaigh na hEireann who gave their lives for Irish freedom Oglach Gerard Fennell 8.11.1974 Oglach John Rooney 15.11.1974 Oglach Bobby Sands 5.5.1981 (MP) Oglach Frankie Ryan 15.11.1991 Fuair siad bas ar son saoirse na hEireann". Outside the fencing, two black granite plaques are set in the pavement. On the left - "I have sacrificed for the Republic all that man holds dearest - my wife, my children, my liberty, my life. - Wolfe Tone -". On the right - "The road for freedom is paved with suffering, hardships and torture, carry on my gallant and brave comrades until that certain day. - Tom Williams -". |
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Notes
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Originally a Bobby Sands memorial, the monument now includes the names of those other IRA Volunteers from the Twinbrook and Poleglass areas who died in the struggle. It was re-dedicated and unveiled by Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams. |
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Name
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Shankill Memorial Park |
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Address
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Shankill Road, beside the West Kirk Church, Shankill. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Members of H.M. forces from the Shankill area who served and died 1914-1918, 1939-1945 and subsequent conflicts. The nine victims of the Shankill bombing on 23 October 1993 and all civilian casualties from the Shankill community. |
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Commissioned By
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Not known. |
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Date of Erection
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16 August 1992 |
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Description
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Central Mourne granite monument with descending steps of white stone leading down to the garden. The inscription reads: "This memorial and park is dedicated to the memory of those members of H.M. forces from this area who served and died 1914-1918 1939-1945 and subsequent conflicts Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends". At the right corner from the entrance stands a restored former Belfast City gaslight. The adjoining plaque reads: "This lamp has been erected and dedicated to the memory of those innocent victims of the Shankill bombing on Saturday 23rd October 1993 and to all innocent victims of terrorism from the Shankill community To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. St. Luke. Chapter 1 Verse 79". |
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Notes
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The Memorial Park was established on the interlapping ground of two famous old streets, Argyle and Urley, that belonged to the old area of the Shankill affectionately called 'The Nick'. It was built in the mould of Belfast's Cenotaph in the grounds of the City Hall. Memorial stone dedicated by the Reverend Bishop Samuel Poynz. Memorial lamppost and plaque unveiled and dedicated on 29 May 1994. Entombed within the lamppost is a casket containing the ashes of many of the thousand plus floral tributes placed on the Shankill Road following the 1993 bombing. |
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Name
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Springhill Massacre Memorial Garden |
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Address
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Westrock Drive, Ballymurphy. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Victims of the Springhill Massacre on 9th July 1972. Civilian casualties from the area. 1981 hunger strikers. |
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Commissioned By
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The Upper Springfield Development Trust. |
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Date of Erection
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04 May 1999 |
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Description
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Centred within the garden - Wrought iron sculpture featuring a half moon cross-section intersected by an iron bar to which five spheres are attached [symbolizing the five victims of the Springhill Massacre] mounted on a stone. Along the wall, there a series of brass plaques and blue and white mosaics, running from left to right as follows: 1) Plaque reading "Gairdini Cuimhneachain na carraige thiar agus na carraige baine Gearoid Mac Adhaimh BP a d'oscail go hoifigiuil ar". 2) Plaque reading "This garden is dedicated to the memory of all those from this area who died as a result of the present conflict in Ireland". 3) Mosaic portraying the five victims of the Springhill Massacre. Each face is accompanied by a caption: "John Dougal age 17 Knowing how he died I am assured that he rests with God (Rose Dougal, mother)"; "Paddy Butler age 38 He was a jolly man who lived for his family and work (Margaret Butler, wife)"; "Father Noel Fitzpatrick We should all pray that we shall one day meet in paradise (his final sermon)"; "Margaret Gargan age 13 She was a good wee girl The people of the Whiterock buried her (Nelly Gargan, mother)"; "David Mc Cafferty age 15 There was a priest shot dead and my son died helping him (Nora Mc Cafferty, mother)"; 4) Mosaic reading "We remember their selfless courage Life spills on warm summer streets Our taken treasure innocence Our children neighbours priest Their selfless courage we remember". 5) Mosaic showing an image of the Springhill area accompanied by the Belfast Telegraph's headlines of the Massacre and reading "On the evening of July 9th 1972 British marksmen mounted an unprovoked and sustained attack on this community among the snipers victims lay 5 dead gunned down during efforts to bring aid and succour to the wounded Still yet waiting for justice to their memory and for freedom of the truth". On the left from the entrance - small memorial stone with a painted image of a lark in barbed wire and the date "1981". |
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Notes
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Memorial garden unveiled by Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams. |
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Name
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UDA, "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, West Belfast Brigade |
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Address
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Boundary Way, Shankill. |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Fallen Volunteers of "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, West Belfast Brigade, Ulster Defence Association. |
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Commissioned By
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Not known [UDA]. |
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Date of Erection
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Not known. |
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Description
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Iron gates with UDA emblem on the right, UFF emblem on the left. Central plaque reads: "West Belfast Brigade C. Coy 2 Batt. In proud and loving memory of all our comrades who gave their lives in the pursuit of peace. Quis separabit". Plaque shows the province of Ulster's outline with the Ulster flag inscribed in it. Two armed Volunteers stand with bowed heads on each side of it. At the top left: UDA emblem; At the top right: UFF emblem; centred at the bottom: LPA emblem. Above the plaque runs the inscription: "Sleeping where no shadows fall, at rest thier [their] fighting done. Peace achieved but at what price, our freedom they have won". On the wall on the right from the entrance - fourteen bronze plaques that read from left to right, top to bottom, as follows: 1)"W. Andrews Died 5th April 1975 In Proud and Loving Memory Always Remembered by C Company Quis Separabit". 2)"W. Archer Died 6th April 1975 In Proud and Loving Memory Always Remembered by C Company Quis Separabit". 3)"G. Surgeoner Died 30th May 1979 In Proud and Loving Memory Always Remembered by C Company Quis Separabit". 4)"Buckie McCullough Died 16th October 1981In Proud and Loving Memory Always Remembered by C.Company Quis Separabit". 5)"Norman Truesdale 26.3.53 - 10.3.93 In Proud and Loving Memory Always Remembered by C.Company Quis Separabit". 6)"Harry Ward Died 10th October 1991 In Proud and Loving Memory Always Remembered by C.Company Quis Separabit". 7)"Robert Skey Died 24th November 1991In Proud and Loving Memory Always Remembered by C.Company Quis Separabit". 8)"Billy Quee 9.4.56 - 7.9.88 In Proud and Loving Memory Always Remembered by C.Company Quis Separabit". 9)"William Montgomery 1.7.59 - 7.9.97 In Proud and Loving Memory Always Remembered by C.Company Quis Separabit". 10)"Tommy Baxter 28.9.38 - 11.6.96 In Proud and Loving Memory Always Remembered by C.Company Quis Separabit". 11)"Jackie Coulter 22.5.54 - 21.8.00 In Proud and Loving Memory Always Remembered by C.Company Quis Separabit". 12)"Stevie McKeague 1.4.70 - 24.9.00 In Proud and Loving Memory Always Remembered by C.Company Quis Separabit". 13)"J. Todd Died 17th October 1972 In Proud and Loving Memory Always Remembered by C.Company Quis Separabit". 14)"Norman Truesdale Murdered 10th March 1993 In Proud and Loving Memory Always Remembered by C.Company Quis Separabit". |
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Name
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UDA/UFF, "A" Company, West Belfast Brigade |
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Address
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Highfield Drive, Springmartin. |
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Mural
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20. 667 |
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Group/Individual Commemorated
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Fallen Volunteers of "A" Company, West Belfast Brigade, Ulster Defence Association/Ulster Freedom Fighters. |
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Commissioned By
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Not known [UDA/UFF]. |
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Date of Erection
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Not known. |
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Description
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Mural - Cuchulainn "Ancient defender of Ulster from Gael attacks" under a poppy with banners "Glencairn, Highfield, Springmartin. 'A' Coy West Belfast, Ulster's Defenders Past and Present". On one side, the Union Jack shield, "UDA Est. 1973" with illustrations of two towers, "Irish Tower, Messines, Belgium" and "Ulster Tower, Thiepval, France". On the other, UDA and UFF crests illustrating volunteers and a three man guard of honour beside a coffin draped in an Ulster flag. In front of it - central black granite stone showing the UFF and the UDA symbols and reading: "In memory of the officers and Volunteers of A. Coy. UDA/UFF West Belfast Brigade who unselfishly dedicated their lives in defence of their country Vol. George Samuel Rankin aged 50 years 24.9.76 Vol. Alan Simpson aged 19 years 3.4.75 Vol. Mark Bunting aged 21 years 7.2.76 Lt. Col. James Moorehead aged 30 years 31.1.77 Lt. Col. Michael Wright aged 25 years 13.6.80 Vol. Stephen Hamilton aged 24 years 19.10.81 Vol. Michael Morrison aged 27 years 23.10.93 C. Coy. Vol. John (Jackie) Todd aged 23 years 17.10.72 Ferien's Tego - Quis separabit". Iron gates have UFF and UDA worked into them. |
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1798 Rebellion
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1981 Hunger Strikers
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Andersonstown Garden of Remembrance
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Ballymurphy Gairdin Cuimhneachain
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Celtic cross
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Clonard Martyrs Memorial Garden
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Doherty Kieran - PIRA
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Falls Garden of Remembrance
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Hunger Strikers
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Hunger Strikers
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Hunger Strikers
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Hunger Strikers 1917-1981
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Kelly Carol Ann
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Livingstone Julie
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Milltown Cemetery - IRA County Antrim Roll Of Honour
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Milltown Cemetery - IRSP/INLA Communal Plot
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Milltown Cemetery - IRSP/INLA Communal Plot 2
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Milltown Cemetery - OIRA Communal Plot
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Milltown Cemetery - PIRA Communal Plot
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Milltown Cemetery - Workers Party Communal Plot
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PIRA, "A" Company, 1st Battalion, Belfast Brigade
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PIRA, "A" Company, 2nd Battalion, Belfast Brigade
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PIRA, "B" Company, 1st Battalion, Belfast Brigade
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PIRA, Fallen Volunteers from the Greater Lenadoon Area
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PIRA, Fallen Volunteers from the Greater New Barnsley Area
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PIRA, Twinbrook and Poleglass Fallen Volunteers
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Shankill Memorial Park
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Springhill Massacre Memorial Garden
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UDA, "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, West Belfast Brigade
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UDA/UFF, "A" Company, West Belfast Brigade
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