In tribute to the ten men
who gave their lives on hungerstrike:
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Vol. Bobby Sands, IRA
Vol. Francis Hughes, IRA
Vol. Patsy O'Hara, INLA
Vol. Raymond McCreesh, IRA
Vol. Joe McDonnell, IRA
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Vol. Martin Hurson, IRA
Vol. Kevin Lynch, INLA
Vol. Kieran Doherty, IRA
Vol. Thomas McElwee, IRA
Vol. Michael Devine, INLA
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Sands
5 May 81
66 days |
Hughes
12 May 81
59 days |
O'Hara
21 May 81
61 days |
McCreesh
21 May 81
61 days |
McDonnell
8 July 81
61 days |
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Hurson
13 July 81
46 days |
Lynch
1 Aug 81
71 days |
Doherty
2 Aug 81
73 days |
McElwee
8 Aug 81
62 days |
Devine
20 Aug 81
60 days |
Historical information:
The 10 Who Died
Background
The 1980 Hunger Strike | The Participants
The 1981 Hunger Strike | The Survivors
The 5 Demands
The Diary of Bobby Sands
Statement at Start of Strike
Statement on 4 July 1981
Statement at End of Strike
The Forgotten Hunger Strikes - a work in progress
Scenes from the Funerals - a work in progress (last updated 20 Nov 03)
Other Hunger Strike Pages:
(updated 20 Nov 03)
National Hunger Strike Memorial and North West Monument
Bobby Sands Trust
The Irish Hunger Strikers (from Ireland's Own)
| Sadly, many of the other hungerstrike sites that sprang up to commemorate the 20th anniversary have disappeared from the web. If you are a webmaster of a hunger strike site (Irish or other), or you know of any other sites that are not listed here, please send us the url and we'll take a look at them. |
Hunger Strike Era Documents:
(updated 27 Oct 03)
Relatives Action Committee/H-Block/Armagh Committee History
The IRSP Announcement of the Start of the 1981 Hunger Strike
More Join Hunger Strike
Why it is murder....
Solidarity Statement to the Hunger Strikers By Palestinian Prisoners in Nafha Prison
Hunger Strike Related Texts:
(updated 18 Sept 03)
The Women Hunger Strikers of Armagh Prison (from Ireland's Own)
The 1981 Irish Hunger Strike: Struggle For Legitimacy or Pathology Of Terrorism?
Irish Political Prisoners and Post Hunger-Strike Resistance to Criminalisation
Other Related Sites:
Irish Republican Socialist Movement
Republican Sinn Fein
Sinn Fein
Irish History on the Web (recently moved, links still being worked on)
CAIN's Hunger Strike Page
CAIN's collection of Hunger Strike and Prisoners Campaign Posters
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