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Memorial
ID No.: |
933 |
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Memorial Title: |
Jim McGinn Plaque |
Commemorating: |
IRA member Jim McGinn.
Information about person(s) commemorated |
Date of Incident: |
15 December 1973 |
Description: |
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Inscription(s): |
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Location
Address: |
Clady Bridge, Urney Road (B85), Clady,
County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
BT82 9?? |
Location Guide: |
On the south-west corner of the parapet of Clady Bridge over the river Finn at Clady, County Tyrone. |
Map
Grid Ref: |
IH292940 |
X,Y
Co-ordinates: |
X: 229248, Y: 393993 |
Previous Location: |
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Nature: |
Paramilitary, Republican, IRA |
Physical Type: |
Plaque |
Physical Materials: |
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Setting: |
Road |
Access: |
Public Unrestricted |
Post Unveiling: |
The new plaque was a replacement. The earlier plaque was lost to the River Finn when a trailer accidentally collided with Clady Bridge during the summer of 2008. |
Commissioned
By: |
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Artist(s): |
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Date
Unveiled: |
14 December 2008 |
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First Viewed: |
09 October 2010 |
Last Viewed: |
09 October 2010 |
Photographs: |
3 |
Comments: |
Unveiled on Sunday 14 December 2008 to mark the 35th anniversary of the death of Jim McGinn. The commemoration also saw the launch of a new banner by the Jim Mc Ginn Sinn Féin Cumann, Strabane. http://www.derryjournal.com/strabane/Jim-McGinn-recalled-at-Clady.4806767.jp |
Compiler: |
Martin Melaugh |
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