[New post] #OTD in 1981 – Death of Kieran Doherty, TD for Monaghan-Cavan, on the 73rd day of his hunger strike in Long Kesh prison.

Stair na hÉireann posted: "Fuair siad bás ar son Saoirse na hÉireann. Kieran went on hunger-strike on Friday, 22nd May, having put his name forward for it long ago, as undaunted and full of fighting spirit as when he roamed free on the streets of Andersonstown. In June 1981, in t" New post on Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland #OTD in 1981 – Death of Kieran Doherty, TD for Monaghan-Cavan, on the 73rd day of his hunger strike in Long Kesh prison. by Stair na hÉireann Fuair siad bás ar son Saoirse na hÉireann. Kieran went on hunger-strike on Friday, 22nd May, having put his name forward for it long ago, as undaunted and full of fighting spirit as when he roamed free on the streets of Andersonstown. In June 1981, in the Free State general election, Kieran was elected a member of the Leinster House parliament for the Cavan/Monaghan constituency with 9,121 first preference votes only 303 votes behind the then sitting Free State Minister of Education. Kieran Doherty Aged 25 from Belfast died 2nd August after 73 days. Stair na hÉireann | August 2, 2021 at 10:00 am | Tags: Andersontown, Belfast, Co. Antrim, England, H Blocks, Hunger Strike, Ireland, Irish History, Kieran Doherty, Long Kesh Prison, TD for Monaghan-Cavan | Categories: History, Ireland, Irish History | URL: https://wp.me/p3XCMr-gmi Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://stairnaheireann.net/2021/08/02/otd-in-1981-death-of-kieran-doherty-td-for-monaghan-cavan-on-the-73rd-day-of-his-hunger-strike-in-long-kesh-prison-5/