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Hunger Strike Memorial (Townsend Street)
Photograph M941P3/3 (Monument 941 Photograph 3 of 3)

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Information on photograph
Memorial ID No.:
941
Memorial Title:
Hunger Strike Memorial (Townsend Street)
Photo Series No.:
M941P3/3 (Monument 941 Photograph 3 of 3)
Photo Description:
A close-up view of the Hunger Strike Memorial.
Inscription(s):
I gComóradh na Stailceoiri Ocrais a fuair bás | i mBloic-H na Céise Fada sa bhliain 1981 | | Vol. Bobby Sands | 09-03-1954 - 05-05-1981 | Vol. Francis Hughes | 28-02-1956 - 12-051981 | Vol. Raymond McCreesh | 25-02-1957 - 21-05-1981 | Vol. Patsy O'Hara | 11-07-1957 - 21-05-1981 | Vol. Joe McDonnell | 14-09-1951 - 08-07-1981 | Vol. Martin Hurson | 13-09-1956 - 13-07-1981 | Vol. Kevin Lynch | 25-05-1956 - 01-08-1981 | Vol. Kieran Doherty | 16-10-1955 - 02-08-1981 | Vol. Thomas McElwee | 30-11-1957 - 08-08-1981 | Vol. Mickey Devine | 26-05-1954 - 20-08-1981 | | agus I ndil chuimhne ar ár laochra cróga go léir a thug a raibh acu | ar stailc ocrais in aghaidh impiriúlachas na breataine in Éireinn | This Memorial Stone is erected to commemorate | the deaths of 10 Republican Volunteers | who died in the H-Blocks of Longh Kesh Prison | in the cause of Irish freedom | Their supreme sacrifice changed the course of Irish history forever | Their suffering and subsequent deaths showed the inhumane barbarity | of a British government in its attempts to deny our people | their liberty and rights as a free nation
Commemorating:
The ten Republicans who died on Hunger Strike in 1981.
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Location Address:
Townsend Street, Strabane,
County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Location Guide:
Close to the junction of Townsend Street and Fountain Street.
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Photographer:
Martin Melaugh
Date Taken:
18 February 2009
Technical Details:
Canon EOS D5 camera; EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens;
Filename:
STB09MEM_HS_Memorial_4445.JPG
Image Format:
Landscape
File Formats :
Canon Raw File (.CR2); TIFF; JPEG
Copyright:
~copyright A copy of the above image(s) may be downloaded for private study or personal use. Anyone requiring a copy for commercial use, or use at a web site, should contact CAIN for further information.
Note:
Higher (and larger) resolution version available on request - contact CAIN for details. Full camera settings embedded in Canon Raw File and TIFF image.

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