Name or description acceptable. The poems "Weeping Winds" and the "Rhythm of Time" were written during this event, and Eric and Desmond Guiney were killed in a riot after this event.
Name or description acceptable. The poems "Weeping Winds" and the "Rhythm of Time" were written during this event, and Eric and Desmond Guiney were killed in a riot after this event. Francis Hughes and Martin Hurson died during this event, which was done to oppose the loss of Special Category Status. The participants sought to regain the right of free association and the right to not wear a (*) uniform as part of the Five Demands. The leader of this effort, which lasted 53 days, was elected to Parliament as part of the Anti-H-block ticket, and the number of participants was set at 7 to match the number of signatories of the Easter Proclamation. For 10 points, name this event in which a group of IRA members interred in HM Prison Maze led by Bobby Sands slowly committed suicide.
Name or description acceptable. The poems "Weeping Winds" and the "Rhythm of Time" were written during this event, and Eric and Desmond Guiney were killed in a riot after this event.
1981 Irish hunger strike [accept anything involving Bobby Sands before mention such as Bobby Sands won't eat]