Bobby Sands MP
Poet, Gaeilgeoir, Revolutionary, IRA Volunteer.
— Slí na Gaeltachta / The Gaeltacht Way —
múrmhaislú a aithnítear ar fud an domhain. Ba scríbhneoir,
file, réabhlóidi agus díograiseoir Gaeilge é Sands. Fuair sé bás
5 Bealtaine 1981 tar éis 66 lá ar stailc ocrais. As ucht na
diograise a thaispeáin Sands agus a chomhchimí i leith
fhoghlaim na teanga faoi choinníollacha uafásacha Bhlocanna
H na Ceise Fada, spreagadh glúin úr chun dul i mbun
athghabháil na Gaeilge.
[Mural text]
Everyone Republican or otherwise has
...our revenge will be the
[Left side of mural]
[Right side of mural]
I.R.A. Volunteer
"I'll wear no convicts uniform, nor meakly
mural which has become world-renowned. Sands, a writer,
poet, revolutionary and Gaelic enthusiast, died on May 5th
1981 after 66 days on hunger strike. Sands and his fellow
prisoners inspired a new generation to reclaim the Irish
language enthusing them by the huge efforts they put into
learning Irish in the horrendous conditions
in the H Blocks of Long Kesh.
their own particular role to play
laughter of our children
I.R.A. Volunteer
Kieran
I.R.A. Volunteer
Joe McDonnell.
Sean McCaughey.
serve my time, that Britain might make Irelands
fight 800 years of crime........
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Government & Politics • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US.
Location. 54° 35.879′ N, 5° 57.174′ W. Marker is in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Marker is at the intersection of Falls Road (Northern Ireland Route A501) and Sevastopol Street, on the right when traveling west on Falls Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 53 Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT12 4PD, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Séamus Mac Roibín / Seamus Robinson (here, next to this marker); Michael O'Dwyer, Paddy Loughran, and Pat McBride (here, next to this marker); Pat (Beág) McGeown (a few steps from this marker); Máire Drumm (a few steps from this marker); Fall Road Carnegie Library / Leabharlann Carnegie na bhFál (a few steps from this marker); The Chronicles of a People (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Vol. Tom Williams (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Abhainn na Feirste / River Belfast (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belfast.
Also see . . .
1. Better Photo of Bobby Sands Mural. (Submitted on May 27, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Bobby Sands Trust. (Submitted on May 27, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 109 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.