Who died in the 1981 hunger strike?
There had been hunger strikes by Irish republican prisoners since 1917, and twelve men had previously died on hunger strike; Thomas Ashe, Terence MacSwiney, Michael Fitzgerald, Joe Murphy, Joseph Whitty, Andy O’Sullivan, Denny Barry, Tony D’Arcy, Jack McNeela, Seán McCaughey, Michael Gaughan and Frank Stagg.
How long did Bobby Sands survive without food?
Sands died on 5 May 1981 in the Maze’s prison hospital after 66 days on hunger strike, aged 27.
Who were the 10 hunger strikers?
Hunger strikes
- Michael Devine.
- Kieran Doherty.
- Francis Hughes.
- Martin Hurson.
- Kevin Lynch.
- Raymond McCreesh.
- Joe McDonnell.
- Thomas McElwee.
Who are the people who died on the 1981 hunger strike?
Participants who died on hunger strike Name Paramilitary affiliation Strike started Length of strike Age at death Bobby Sands IRA 1 March 66 days 27 Francis Hughes IRA 15 March 59 days 25 Raymond McCreesh IRA 22 March 61 days 24 Patsy O’Hara INLA 22 March 61 days 23
When was the 15th anniversary of the hunger strike?
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What was the cause of the 1981 Irish hunger strike?
1981 Irish hunger strike. The 1981 Irish hunger strike was the culmination of a five-year protest during The Troubles by Irish republican prisoners in Northern Ireland.
Who was involved in the prison hunger strike in 1980?
The IRA shot and killed a number of prison officers, while loyalist paramilitaries shot and killed a number of activists in the National H-Block/Armagh Committee and badly injured McAliskey and her husband in an attempt on their lives. On 27 October 1980, republican prisoners in HM Prison Maze began a hunger strike.