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Memorial
ID No.: |
711 |
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Memorial Title: |
Hunger Strike Plaque and Mural (Iveagh Street) |
Commemorating: |
The ten Republican Hunger Strikers who died in 1981.
Information about person(s) commemorated |
Date of Incident: |
05 May 1981 |
Description: |
Rectangular-shaped card plaque, enclosed in a perspex and wooden frame, with inscription. Attached below a mural part of which has been removed. |
Inscription(s): |
Inscription includes the names of the ten Hunger Strikers. |
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Location
Address: |
Iveagh Street, Beechmount, Belfast West,
County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
BT12 6AU |
Location Guide: |
Close to the junction of Iveagh Street and Fallswater Street. |
Map
Grid Ref: |
IJ318733 |
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Co-ordinates: |
X: 331854, Y: 373323 |
Previous Location: |
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Nature: |
Paramilitary, Republican, IRA, INLA |
Physical Type: |
Plaque, and Mural |
Physical Materials: |
Paper, Perspex, Wood, Paint |
Setting: |
Street |
Access: |
Public Unrestricted |
Post Unveiling: |
The mural originally consisted of seven painted panels. Three of the panels have been removed. |
Commissioned
By: |
Beechmount Iveagh Commemoration Committee |
Artist(s): |
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Date
Unveiled: |
4 March 2001 |
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First Viewed: |
21 March 2009 |
Last Viewed: |
21 March 2009 |
Photographs: |
3 |
Comments: |
The plaque was unveiled by Mrs Fox on 4th March 2001. |
Compiler: |
Martin Melaugh |
