one day in my life bobby sands

Bobby sands was born on march 9 1954 in rathcoole in.

One day in my life bobby sands. Bobby sands was an irish nationalist who supported the ira and was sent to prison where he led a hunger strike. In hartford connecticut a memorial was dedicated to bobby sands and the other hunger strikers in 1997 the only one of its kind in the united states. I heard of the death of bobby sands mp with great sadness. I was fortunate enough not to endure the agony the pain and the brutality of that wretched place.

A tear ran down his cheek and i said what s wrong with you and he says how did a decent wee. On this day may 5 1981 bobby sands died after mounting a historic 66 day hunger strike while imprisoned in long kesh northern ireland. That was before the h blocks. Bobby sands died on 5 may 1981 and was buried in milltown cemetery west belfast sinn féin s deputy leader has described as crass a suggestion that ira hunger striker bobby sands was not buried.

Set up by the irish northern aid committee and local irish americans it stands in a traffic island known as bobby sands circle at the bottom of maple avenue near goodwin park. I knew him from my years in long kesh when we were both declared political prisoners. Bobby sands died in prison on the sixty sixth day of his hunger strike at long kesh outside belfast on 5 may 1981. A woman whose father was murdered by the ira during the 1981 hunger strikes says she has been left angry by commemorations to mark the 40th anniversary of the death of bobby sands.

He died in prison on 5 may 1981 on. The day bobby sands died was one of the few times in my life i ever saw my dad cry. Bobby sands by an ex pow.