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Laurence McKeown, the Glossary

Laurence McKeown (born 1956) is an Irish author, playwright, screenwriter, and former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who took part in the 1981 Irish hunger strike.^[1]

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20th-century writers from Northern Ireland
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Irish people convicted of attempted murder
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People from Randalstown
Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Northern Ireland
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An Phoblacht

An Phoblacht (Irish pronunciation:; "The Republic") is a formerly weekly, and later monthly newspaper published by Sinn Féin in Ireland.

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A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin baccalaureus) or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin baccalaureatus) is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years (depending on institution and academic discipline).

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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Belfast

Belfast (from Béal Feirste) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel.

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Belfast Film Festival

The Belfast Film Festival (BFF) is an annual film festival in Northern Ireland with an attendance over 25,000.

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Blanket protest

The blanket protest was part of a five-year protest during the Troubles by Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) prisoners held in the Maze prison (also known as "Long Kesh") in Northern Ireland.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

Bloomsbury Publishing plc is a British worldwide publishing house of fiction and non-fiction.

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Bobby Sands

Robert Gerard Sands (Roibeárd Gearóid Ó Seachnasaigh; 9 March 1954 – 5 May 1981) was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who died on hunger strike while imprisoned at HM Prison Maze in Northern Ireland. Laurence McKeown and Bobby Sands are Irish republicans and Provisional Irish Republican Army members.

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Business Post

The Business Post (formerly The Sunday Business Post) is a Sunday newspaper distributed nationally in Ireland and an online publication.

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Coiste na nIarchimí

Coiste na nIarchimí (Ex-Prisoner's Committee) is an organisation founded in 1998 to facilitate the reintegration of Irish Republican released prisoners of The Troubles.

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Conflict Archive on the Internet

CAIN (Conflict Archive on the Internet) is a database containing information about Conflict and Politics in Northern Ireland from 1968 to the present.

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County Antrim

County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, located within the historic province of Ulster.

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Derry

Derry, officially Londonderry, is the largest city in County Londonderry, the second-largest in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest on the island of Ireland.

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Dirty protest

The dirty protest (also called the no wash protest) was part of a five-year protest during the Troubles by Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) prisoners held in the Maze Prison (also known as "Long Kesh") and a protest at Armagh Women's Prison in Northern Ireland.

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Garda Síochána

The italic (meaning "the Guardian(s) of the Peace") is the national police and security service of Ireland.

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H3 (film)

H3 is a film released in 2001 about the 1981 Irish hunger strike at HM Prison Maze in Northern Ireland, the events leading up to it, and subsequent developments in the prisoners' struggle for Prisoner of War status.

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Hackney carriage

A hackney or hackney carriage (also called a cab, black cab, hack or London taxi) is a carriage or car for hire.

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HM Prison Maze

HM Prison Maze (previously Long Kesh Detention Centre, and known colloquially as the Maze or H-Blocks) was a prison in Northern Ireland that was used to house paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles from August 1971 to September 2000.

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Hunger strike

A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance where participants fast as an act of political protest, usually with the objective of achieving a specific goal, such as a policy change.

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Irish republicanism

Irish republicanism (poblachtánachas Éireannach) is the political movement for an Irish republic, void of any British rule.

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Les Blair

Leslie "Les" Blair (born 23 October 1941, Manchester, England) is a BAFTA winning television, film and theatre director.

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Melanie McFadyean

Melanie McFadyean (24 November 1950 – 16 March 2023) was a British journalist and lecturer.

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Northern Ireland Forum

The Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue was a body set up in 1996 as part of a process of negotiations that eventually led to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.

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Officer commanding

The officer commanding (OC), also known as the officer in command or officer in charge (OiC), is the commander of a sub-unit or minor unit (smaller than battalion size), principally used in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth.

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Open University

The Open University (OU) is a public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students.

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Oral history

Oral history is the collection and study of historical information about people, families, important events, or everyday life using audiotapes, videotapes, or transcriptions of planned interviews.

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Pan Books

Pan Books is a British publishing imprint that first became active in the 1940s and is now part of the British-based Macmillan Publishers, owned by the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group of Germany.

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Provisional Irish Republican Army

The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Provisional IRA), officially known as the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and informally known as the Provos, was an Irish republican paramilitary force that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate Irish reunification and bring about an independent republic encompassing all of Ireland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_McKeown

Also known as Lawrence McKeown.

Laurence McKeown, the Glossary

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See also

20th-century writers from Northern Ireland

21st-century non-fiction writers from Northern Ireland

Irish hunger strikers

Irish people convicted of attempted murder

Irish republicans imprisoned under Prevention of Terrorism Acts

Male dramatists and playwrights from Northern Ireland

People from Randalstown

Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Northern Ireland

Screenwriters from Northern Ireland

Television writers from Northern Ireland

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