Funeral of Bobby Sands

Title

Funeral of Bobby Sands

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

8 May 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:52

Description

Report on the funeral of IRA member and Maze Prison hunger striker Bobby Sands MP (died 05/05/81). Includes recording of the service and excerpts from a rally led by Democratic Unionist Party leader The Reverend Ian Paisley. Speakers include: Father Liam Mullen; Ian Paisley. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Ian Paisley; Liam Mullen

Keywords

Deaths; Politics; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; British; Political protests; Members of Parliament; Funerals; Hunger; Prisoners; Church services; DUP; Bobby Sands

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