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Hunger Strike Portraits (Felons Club)

Information on memorial
Memorial ID No.:
653
Memorial Title:
Hunger Strike Portraits (Felons Club)
Commemorating:
The 12 Republicans who died on Hunger Strike since 1974.
Information about person(s) commemorated
Date of Incident:
March
Description:
A series of 12 portraits arranged in the shape of a 'H' (to represent the H-Blocks of the Maze Prison) and attacked to the front wall of the Felons Club.
Inscription(s):
Names of the Hunger Strikers.
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Location Address:
Felons Club, Falls Road (No.537), Falls, Falls Park, Belfast West,
County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
BT11 9AB
Location Guide:
Located on the front wall of the Felons Club close to the junction of Falls Road and Lake Glen Avenue; near to the site of the former Andersonstown Barrracks.
Map Grid Ref:
IJ306723
X,Y Co-ordinates:
X: 330679, Y: 372338
Previous Location:
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Nature:
Paramilitary, Republican, IRA
Physical Type:
Mural
Physical Materials:
Paint
Setting:
Street
Access:
Public Unrestricted
Post Unveiling:
The portraits were a temporary installation and were removed sometime before 2009.
Commissioned By:
The Irish Republican Felons Association
Artist(s):
Date Unveiled:
2006
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First Viewed:
22 March 2007
Last Viewed:
22 March 2007
Photographs:
2
Comments:
Believe to have been painted for the 20th Anniversary of the 1981 Hunger Strikes. The protraits have since been removed and replaced by a mural on a side wall of the Felons Club.
Compiler:
Martin Melaugh

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