| Information on memorial |
|
|
|
Memorial
ID No.: |
203 |
|
Memorial Title: |
Hunger Strike Mural (Kells Walk) |
Commemorating: |
The Hunger Strikes by Republican prisoners, the first in 1980 and the second in 1981.
Information about person(s) commemorated |
Date of Incident: |
05 May 1981 |
Description: |
Large painted wall mural on the gable wall of a maisonnette. (The mural commemorates the hunger strikes of 1981 and 1981 but does not feature those who died.) |
Inscription(s): |
No Inscriptions |
 |
Location
Address: |
Rossville Street (Kells Walk), Bogside, Derry,
County Derry, Northern Ireland.
BT48 9DP |
Location Guide: |
On gable wall of maissonnette, just off Rossville Street, close to the junction of Rossville Street and William Street. Not far from the Bloody Sunday monument. |
Map
Grid Ref: |
IC432169 |
X,Y
Co-ordinates: |
X: 243242, Y: 416885 |
Previous Location: |
|
|
Nature: |
Paramilitary, Republican, IRA |
Physical Type: |
Mural |
Physical Materials: |
Paint |
Setting: |
Street |
Access: |
Public Restricted. (On gable wall of maisonnette; within private garden; viewable from street.) |
Post Unveiling: |
This mural suffered some damage when vandals smashed two bottles of paint against it in 2006. |
Commissioned
By: |
The Bogside Artists |
Artist(s): |
The Bogside Artists |
Date
Unveiled: |
25 July 2000 |
|
First Viewed: |
03 November 2007 |
Last Viewed: |
03 November 2007 |
Photographs: |
2 |
Comments: |
The mural depicts Raymond McCartney who took part in the hunger strikes but did not die. The Bogside Artists decided to feature McCartney because he is from Derry and also because an iconic photograph of him appeared in the media at the time of the hunger strikes. |
Compiler: |
Martin Melaugh; Sara McDowell |
