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Memorial
ID No.: |
1286 |
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Memorial Title: |
Republican Plot (Tullysaran New Graveyard) |
Commemorating: |
IRA member Gerard O'Callaghan killed at Loughgall; also the other seven IRA members killed in the same incident.
Information about person(s) commemorated |
Date of Incident: |
08 May 1987 |
Description: |
Large headstone with inscribed armed figures on either side of the central inscription. |
Inscription(s): |
Three inscriptions, one in Irish. |
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Location
Address: |
Tullysaran New Graveyard, Maydown Road, Benburb (Near)
County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
BT71 |
Location Guide: |
In church graveyard near the junction of Maydonw Road and Artasooly Road; approximately two kilometres south of Benburb. |
Map
Grid Ref: |
IH819499 |
X,Y
Co-ordinates: |
X: 281889, Y: 349876 |
Previous Location: |
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Nature: |
Paramilitary, Republican, IRA |
Physical Type: |
Other, Gravestone |
Physical Materials: |
Stone Marble |
Setting: |
Cemetery, Graveyard |
Access: |
Private Restricted (viewable when the graveyard open) |
Post Unveiling: |
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Commissioned
By: |
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Artist(s): |
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Date
Unveiled: |
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First Viewed: |
25 March 2009 |
Last Viewed: |
25 March 2009 |
Photographs: |
2 |
Comments: |
Although only one person is buried in the grave, it has been assumed that this is a Republican Plot as it names the other seven IRA members killed at Loughgall on 8 May 1987. |
Compiler: |
Martin Melaugh |
