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How many died with Bobby Sands?
Nine other IRA and Irish National Liberation Army members who were involved in the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike died after Sands. On the day of Sands’ funeral, Unionist leader Ian Paisley held a memorial service outside Belfast City Hall to commemorate the victims of the IRA.
Is Bobby Sands alive?
Deceased (1954–1981)
Bobby Sands/Living or Deceased
Where is Bobby Sands from?
Newtownabbey, United Kingdom
Bobby Sands/Place of birth
What happened after Bobby Sands death?
In the two weeks following Sands’ death, three more hunger strikers died. Francis Hughes died on 12 May, resulting in further rioting in nationalist areas of Northern Ireland, in particular Derry and Belfast.
When was Bobby Sands Funeral?
May 7, 1981
Bobby Sands/Date of burial
What is the longest hunger strike recorded?
India’s Mahatma Gandhi staged several hunger strikes to protest British rule, the longest said to have been 21 days. Bobby Sands, a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), starved himself to death in 1981 after 66 days on hunger strike while demanding to be treated as a political prisoner, not as a criminal.
Who was Gerard Quigley?
Gerry Quigley (3 November 1928 – 23 December 2003) was a trade unionist and political activist in Northern Ireland. Quigley grew up in the Donegall Pass area of Belfast. He studied at St Joseph’s Training College before working as a primary school teacher.
Where was Mother’s Son filmed?
Suffolk County
A Mother’s Son was filmed in Suffolk County. It was filmed in and around the town of Southwold in Suffolk. The series was also filmed in the nearby village of Walberswick.
What was Gandhi’s longest hunger strike?
21 days
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, informally The Father of the Nation in India, undertook 18 fasts during India’s freedom movement. His longest fasts lasted 21 days. Fasting was a weapon used by Gandhi as part of his philosophy of Ahimsa (non-violence) as well as satyagraha.
Where was Gerard Quigley hunger striker from?
Quigley grew up in the Donegall Pass area of Belfast.