Fuair siad bás ar son Saoirse na hÉireann! The death of Francis Hughes at the age of 25 after a 59 day hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh. Hughes was such an effective guerrilla fighter that British authorities at one stage named him as the mo… Read on blog or Reader Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland Read on blog or Reader #OTD in 1981 – Francis Hughes, Irish political prisoner, dies on hunger strike in Long Kesh Prison. Stair na hÉireann May 12 Fuair siad bás ar son Saoirse na hÉireann! The death of Francis Hughes at the age of 25 after a 59 day hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh. Hughes was such an effective guerrilla fighter that British authorities at one stage named him as the most wanted man in the north of Ireland. His death comes a week after the the death of Bobby Sands on 5 May, the first to die in a republican campaign for political status. See | Francis Hughes bio Featured Image | 1916 Easter Revolution in Colour Image | Memorial plaque for the 1981 Irish Republican hunger striker Francis Hughes SaveSave

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