Hunger Strike Mural (Falls Library)
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Memorial
ID No.: |
549 |
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Memorial Title: |
Hunger Strike Mural (Falls Library) |
Commemorating: |
The ten republicans who died on hunger strike in 1981.
Information about person(s) commemorated |
Date of Incident: |
05 May 1981 |
Description: |
Mural painted on canvas and attached to gable wall. The mural depicts portraits of the ten Hunger Strikers plus a quotation from a Bobby Sands poem. |
Inscription(s): |
Several inscriptions. |
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Location
Address: |
Falls Road, Falls, Belfast West,
County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
BT13 ??? |
Location Guide: |
Mural is located on the side / gable wall of the Falls Library. |
Map
Grid Ref: |
IJ324742 |
X,Y
Co-ordinates: |
X: 332393, Y: 374155 |
Previous Location: |
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Nature: |
Paramilitary, Republican, IRA, INLA |
Physical Type: |
Mural |
Physical Materials: |
Paint and canvas |
Setting: |
Street |
Access: |
Public Unrestricted (viewable from the road) |
Post Unveiling: |
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Commissioned
By: |
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Artist(s): |
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Date
Unveiled: |
2001 |
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First Viewed: |
21 March 2009 |
Last Viewed: |
21 March 2009 |
Photographs: |
2 |
Comments: |
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Compiler: |
Martin Melaugh |
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