Murdered prison governor’s letter on Maze security

Title

Murdered prison governor’s letter on Maze security

Genre

Speech

TX Date

Mar 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:05

Description

The letter about the Hennessy report on Maze Prison security written by William McConnell, a governor at the prison, before his murder by the IRA, is read out by his cousin, the Reverend David McGaughey, at his funeral.

Contributors

David McGaughey

Keywords

Deaths; Reports; Northern Ireland; Prisons; Governors; Terrorists; IRA; Homicide; Funerals; Maze Prison; Security; Prison officers; Prisoners; William McConnell; Henessy Report

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