| Birth: | Mar. 9, 1954
County Antrim, Northern Ireland | | Death: | May 5, 1981
County Antrim, Northern Ireland | 
Irish Nationalist. The leader of the Irish Nationalist prisoners being held on H-Block in the infamous Belfast prison known as "The Maze”, he and nine others protested the continued presence of British troops in Northern Ireland through a huger strike that gained continued world wide coverage. The attention to the plight of the Hunger Strikers also drew international attention to the plight of Irish Catholics in the Ghettos and slums of Belfast and led indirectly 20 years later to the agreements for a co-operative government in Northern Ireland and possibly one day a rejoining of the Republic. Bobby Sands funeral was attended by over 100,000 people, and he is considered by many to be one of the greatest heroes of the Nationalist movement. (bio by: Mark S)
Search Amazon for Bobby Sands | | | Burial:
Milltown Cemetery
Belfast
County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Mark S
Record added: Sep 22, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 11800340 |
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