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Thomas McElwee (30 November 1957 – 8 August 1981) was a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer who participated in the 1981 hunger strike.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 20 relations: Ballymena, Bellaghy, Blanket protest, British Army, Castledawson, County Londonderry, Cumann, Francis Hughes, George Lennon, Hunger strike, Maghera, Magherafelt, Manslaughter, Northern Ireland, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Republican Sinn Féin, The Crucifucks, Volunteer (Irish republican), Waterford, 1981 Irish hunger strike.

  2. Irish people convicted of manslaughter
  3. People from Bellaghy
  4. People who died on the 1981 Irish hunger strike
  5. Serial bombers

Ballymena

Ballymena (from an Baile Meánach, meaning 'the middle townland') is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Bellaghy

Bellaghy is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

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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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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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Castledawson

Castledawson is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

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County Londonderry

County Londonderry (Ulster-Scots: Coontie Lunnonderrie), also known as County Derry (Contae Dhoire), is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland and one of the nine counties of Ulster.

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Cumann

A cumann (Irish for association; plural cumainn) is the lowest local unit or branch of a number of Irish political parties.

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Francis Hughes

Francis Joseph Sean Hughes (28 February 1956 – 12 May 1981) was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) from Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Thomas McElwee and Francis Hughes are Irish republicans, People from Bellaghy, People who died on the 1981 Irish hunger strike and Provisional Irish Republican Army members.

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George Lennon

George Lennon (25 May 1900 – 20 February 1991) was an Irish Republican Army leader during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War.

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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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Maghera

Maghera is a small town at the foot of the Glenshane Pass in Northern Ireland.

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Magherafelt

Magherafelt is a town and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

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Manslaughter

Manslaughter is a common law legal term for homicide considered by law as less culpable than murder.

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region.

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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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Republican Sinn Féin

Republican Sinn Féin or RSF (Sinn Féin Poblachtach) is an Irish republican political party in Ireland.

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The Crucifucks

The Crucifucks were an American punk band formed in 1981 in Lansing, Michigan.

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Volunteer (Irish republican)

A volunteer is a member of various Irish republican paramilitary organisations.

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Waterford

Waterford is a city in County Waterford in the south-east of Ireland.

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1981 Irish hunger strike

The 1981 Irish hunger strike was the culmination of a five-year protest during the Troubles by Irish republican prisoners in Northern Ireland.

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See also

Irish people convicted of manslaughter

People from Bellaghy

People who died on the 1981 Irish hunger strike

Serial bombers

References

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

Also known as McElwee, Thomas, Tom McElwee.