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Memorial
ID No.: |
1419 |
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Memorial Title: |
IRA Memorial (Downpatrick) |
Commemorating: |
Five IRA members who were killed during the conflict; also one IRA member who was killed in 1923; and also Thomas Russell ('The Man from God Knows Where') hanged on 21 October 1803.
Information about person(s) commemorated |
Date of Incident: |
10 April 1991 |
Description: |
Memorial stone with Celtic cross within a protective brick wall surrounded on three sides by brick columns and low wall. |
Inscription(s): |
Inscription is made up of several compenents |
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Location
Address: |
St Patrick's Avenue (near), Cathedral, Downpatrick,
County Down, Northern Ireland.
BT30 6DN |
Location Guide: |
The memorial is located in a 'field' below the level of the road; there is a pedestrian gate into the field opposite the entrance to the church on St Patrick's Avenue. Go through the gate and down the slope on to the 'Bowling Green'. |
Map
Grid Ref: |
IJ488442 |
X,Y
Co-ordinates: |
X: 348755, Y: 344165 |
Previous Location: |
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Nature: |
Paramilitary, Republican, IRA |
Physical Type: |
Memorial Enclosure |
Physical Materials: |
Stone Granite Brick; Hard Landscaping |
Setting: |
Other, Parkland |
Access: |
Private Unrestricted |
Post Unveiling: |
The memorial was opposed by Unionist councillors on Down District Council who put pressure on the council to have it removed. The meorial site has suffered some damage. |
Commissioned
By: |
Sinn Fein |
Artist(s): |
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Date
Unveiled: |
13 February 2000 |
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First Viewed: |
28 March 2009 |
Last Viewed: |
28 March 2009 |
Photographs: |
5 |
Comments: |
The nearby area is obviously used by people drinking in the green and the area is strewn with glass and rubbish. |
Compiler: |
Martin Melaugh; Sara McDowell |
