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Memorial
ID No.: |
1263 |
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Memorial Title: |
Hunger Strike Plaque (Taghnevan Drive) |
Commemorating: |
The ten Republicans who died on Hunger Strike in 1981.
Information about person(s) commemorated |
Date of Incident: |
05 May 1981 |
Description: |
Appears to be a stone plaque, with a wooden surround, covered with a perspex sheet. |
Inscription(s): |
Names of the dead and the length of time in days on hunger strike. |
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Location
Address: |
Taghnevan Drive, Lurgan,
County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
BT66 ??? |
Location Guide: |
Off the Old Portadown Road about half way along Taghnevan Drive. (This site may actually be on Taghnevan Close; it was not possible to determine where the Close ended and the Drive began.) |
Map
Grid Ref: |
IJ072576 |
X,Y
Co-ordinates: |
X: 307264, Y: 357636 |
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Nature: |
Paramilitary, Republican, IRA |
Physical Type: |
Plaque |
Physical Materials: |
Stone Marble |
Setting: |
Street |
Access: |
Private Restricted (viewable from the street) |
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Commissioned
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Artist(s): |
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Date
Unveiled: |
2001? |
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First Viewed: |
08 March 2009 |
Last Viewed: |
08 March 2009 |
Photographs: |
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Comments: |
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Compiler: |
Martin Melaugh |
