#OTD in 1981 – Bobby Sands begins his hunger strike at Long Kesh prison.

01/03/2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

The choice of the start date was significant because it marked the fifth anniversary of the ending of special category status (1 March 1976). The main aim of the new strike was to achieve the reintroduction of political status for Republican prisoners. Edward Daly, Catholic Bishop of Derry, criticised the decision to begin another hunger […]

#OTD in 1981 – Bobby Sands begins his hunger strike at Long Kesh prison.

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#OTD in 1981 – Bobby Sands begins his hunger strike at Long Kesh prison.

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In 1803 we sailed out to sea Out from the sweet town of Derry For Australia bound if we didn’t all drown And the marks of our fetters we carried In our rusty iron chains we cried for our weans Our good women we left in sorrow As the mainsails unfurled, our curses we hurled […]

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