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Hunger Strike Artwork

Information on memorial
Memorial ID No.:
502
Memorial Title:
Hunger Strike Artwork
Commemorating:
The ten republicans who died on hunger strike in 1981.
Information about person(s) commemorated
Date of Incident:
05 May 1981
Description:
Large metal framwork incorportating metal cutout designs based on portraits of the ten republican hunger strikers; also central circular metal panel featuring a bird and the text of the five 'demands' made by prisoners during the hunger strike.
Inscription(s):
Inscriptions on the central circular panel
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Location Address:
Falls Road, Falls Park, Belfast West,
County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
BT11 9AB
Location Guide:
Junction of Falls Road and Glen Road; on the site of the former Andersonstown Barrracks.
Map Grid Ref:
IJ307724
X,Y Co-ordinates:
X: 330684, Y: 372486
Previous Location:
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Nature:
Paramilitary, Republican, IRA, INLA
Physical Type:
Other, Artwork
Physical Materials:
Metal Iron
Setting:
Street
Access:
Public Unrestricted
Post Unveiling:
Originally constructed for the 20th anniversary of the 1981 hunger strike and used as a portable backdrop to a number of commemorations. During the 25th anniversay commemoration it was decided to place the monument at the site of the former Andersonstown Barracks.
Commissioned By:
Artist(s):
Date Unveiled:
2001
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First Viewed:
22 February 2007
Last Viewed:
09 January 2009
Photographs:
5
Comments:
Compiler:
Martin Melaugh

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