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Memorial
ID No.: |
227 |
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Memorial Title: |
IRA Plot (Derry City Cemetery) |
Commemorating: |
IRA members from Derry who were killed in the conflict. The memorials list 46 people (some of whom have died of natural causes since 2000). Only 34 of the names are listed in Sutton's Index of Deaths.
Information about person(s) commemorated |
Date of Incident: |
April |
Description: |
Monument comprised of a figurative statue on a large inscribed plinth, standing on a platform with three steps. Two additional slabs stand one on either side of the plinth. Figurative statue is of Cuchulainn. This monument forms the central part of the main Provisional IRA burial plot within the City Cemetery. |
Inscription(s): |
A number of inscriptions containing the names of members of the IRA killed on 'active service'. |
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Location
Address: |
Derry City Cemetery, Creggan, Derry,
County Derry, Northern Ireland.
BT48 |
Location Guide: |
Near west wall (south-west corner) of the City Cemetery in Creggan, Derry. The plot can be found be entering the cemetery by Creggan gate, close to St Mary's Church, and proceeding directly ahead along the road. |
Map
Grid Ref: |
IC421162 |
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Co-ordinates: |
X: 242115, Y: 416229 |
Previous Location: |
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Nature: |
Paramilitary, Republican, IRA |
Physical Type: |
Other, Republican Plot, Monument and grave headstones |
Physical Materials: |
Stone Granite |
Setting: |
Cemetery |
Access: |
Public Restricted |
Post Unveiling: |
The monument is the scene of regular commemorations but particularly for the annual Easter Sunday commemoration. |
Commissioned
By: |
Republican Movement / Derry Republican Graves Committee |
Artist(s): |
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Date
Unveiled: |
Easter 1975 |
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First Viewed: |
10 November 2007 |
Last Viewed: |
12 April 2009 |
Photographs: |
11 |
Comments: |
The statue of Cuchulainn appears to be moddelled on that by Oliver Sheppard which is on display in the General Post Office (GPO) in Dublin. |
Compiler: |
Martin Melaugh |
