Patsy O'Hara
Patsy O'Hara | |
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| Born | 11 July 1957 |
| Died | 21 May 1981 (aged 23) HM Prison Maze, Northern Ireland |
| Organization | INLA |
| Known for | Hunger strike of 61 days, from 22 March 1981 |
Patsy O'Hara (
Biography
O'Hara was born in Bishop Street,
In October 1974, O'Hara was interned in
On 10 May 1978, he was arrested on
He became
On Thursday, 21 May, at 11:29 pm, he died after 61 days on hunger strike, at the age of 23. In accordance with his wishes, his parents did not get him the medical intervention needed to save his life.[citation needed] His corpse was found to be mysteriously disfigured prior to its departure from prison and before the funeral, including signs of his face being beaten, a broken nose, and cigarette burns on his body.[4]
Family
His mother Peggy O'Hara, was an independent candidate in the 2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election in the Foyle constituency.[5] She was not elected, but she was one of the more successful dissident republican candidates opposed to the new policy of the Sinn Féin leadership of working with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), and won 1,789 votes. On the eve of the election, over 330 former republican prisoners wrote a letter to the Derry Journal endorsing her campaign.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9542946-0-2.
- ^ "Roll of Honor/Hunger 6 May 2021". 6 May 2014. at republicansinnfein.org
- ^ ISBN 1-85371-263-9.
- ^ ISBN 0-226-24071-1.
- ^ "Foyle". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ Peggy O'Hara's campaign website Archived 4 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Correspondence: Republican opposition". socialistdemocracy.org. 2 April 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Article which discusses her campaign". Archived from the original on 29 November 2007.
External links
Media related to Patsy O'Hara at Wikimedia Commons- Biography from the Irish Republican Socialist Movement
- Stailc 81 Hunger Strike Commemoration Committee
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