It also includes reflective interviews with . Recorded in 2004. . Located in front of the main entrance to an H-Block, it was accessible to vehicles. Wright resumed his UVF activities around 1986 and became commander of its Mid-Ulster Brigade . [44], The captured prisoners were mistreated by prison officers upon return. A prefabricated building which received visitors and checked parcels. Posters in Dublin pointing out the fact that Irish fascist groups like the National Party, Irish Freedom Party and Ireland First are . Following the introduction of internment in August 1971, Long Kesh - a disused WWII airfield near Lisburn, south of Belfast - was used as an internment camp. The prisoners took prison officers hostage using three handguns that had been smuggled in, took their uniforms and shot their way out of the prison. By 1978, more than 300 men had joined the protest. [36] The men officially remain fugitives, but in 2003 Her Majesty's Prison Service said they were not being "actively pursued". "[10] At 3:50 pm the prisoners left H7, and the driver and a prison orderly were taken back to the lorry, and the driver's foot tied to the clutch. Introduction This paper marks an attempt to explore how identity was, and is, negotiated by two opposed groups at the shared site of Long Kesh/Maze prison, Northern Ireland. However, the government immediately reverted to their previous stance, in the belief that the prisoners would not start another strike. And then they followed in and they battered everybody stupid, boy. But the gate opened the other way. The internees and their supporters agitated for improvements in their conditions and status; they saw themselves as political prisoners rather than common criminals. In total, 22 compounds/ cages were constructed in Long Kesh. It is estimated that 25,000 people were imprisoned in Northern Ireland over roughly 30 years of conflict. Kitchen Plan. There was plenty of heartache and plenty of craic in that section of the jail Prisoner. In later years, adjacent yards were combined. It held prisoners suspected of taking part in armed paramilitary campaigns during the Troubles, with separate wings for loyalists and for republicans. Of these prisoners, at least 10,000 men were held at a prison site known as both Long Kesh and the Maze (Ryder 2000). 47 relations. By clicking Accept, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. People are encouraged to write and send cards to the prisoners. Existing prisoners remained in separate compounds and retained their Special Category Status with the last prisoner to hold this status being released in 1986. [14], At 3:25 pm, a lorry delivering food supplies arrived at the entrance to H7, whereupon Brendan McFarlane and other prisoners took the occupants hostage at gunpoint and moved them inside H7. The motor mechanics vocational training course , 1981 . What do you think were some of the consequences of this segregation? Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Lyrics & Chords of Long Kesh Prison Blues by Loyalist, 15 times played by 2 listeners - get pdf, listen similar. [49][50] On 9 September 1994 six prisonersan armed robber, Danny McNamee and four IRA members including Paul Mageeescaped from HM Prison Whitemoor. During the breakout, four prison officers were stabbed, including one, James Ferris, who died of a heart attack. The guides include audio descriptions of the Hospital, the H-Blocks and the Compounds, accompanied by excerpts from participants. A monitoring group was set up on 14 January 2003 to debate the future of the 360-acre (1.5km2) site. H-Block 2 (or H2). [37] Brennan, who had married a US citizen, was deported from the United States to the Republic of Ireland in August 2009. The Maze Prison governor, John Baxter, acknowledged that many of the guards who are at the Maze now have been there since the 1983 escape. All naked to the waist, just wearing the prison, the trousers from the prison uniform. More than 130 prisoners were injured in the trouble - nine needed hospital treatment. [14] Storey told the driver, "This man [Gerry Kelly] is doing 30 years and he will shoot you without hesitation if he has to. Some was looking after the tea facilities and stuff like that, others was cleaning out the hut. [15], Discussion is still ongoing as to the listed status of sections of the old prison. Dependent on the prisons population, each cell accommodated either one or two prisoners. This is where you got out and you had your wee talk where no one else could hear Prisoner. [10][13] Leading unionist politician Ian Paisley called on Nicholas Scott, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, to resign. HM Prison Maze. During the extradition hearing of fugitive and Maze Prison escapee James J. Smyth at the U.S. district court in San Francisco, Maze prison governor John Baxter admitted that guards brutalised the returning inmates following the 1983 breakout and later lied in court by denying the prisoners had suffered dog bites. Produced by Sarah McDonagh. And the noise was just absolutely incredible Prisoner, the Maze was actually pioneering the development of control rooms Prison Officer. [14] At the main gate, a prison officer was shot in the leg while chasing the only two prisoners who had not yet reached the outer fence. There are now plans to turn the abandoned site into a national football stadium.". There was ordinary prisoners serving the food out and there was a Newry man took exception to one of them because this prisoner was from Newry. [26] Pdraig McKearney was killed by the SAS along with seven other members of the IRA's East Tyrone Brigade in the Loughgall ambush in May 1987, the IRA's biggest single loss of life since the 1920s. In October 2006, demolition work started in preparation for construction on the site. The prisoners were denied medical care for several days. [10][11] On 10 June 1981, eight IRA members on remand, including Angelo Fusco, Paul Magee and Joe Doherty, escaped from Crumlin Road Jail. They organised themselves . Some prisoners changed from being Special Category Status prisoners to being common criminals. [43], As of 2008, two escapees, Gerard Fryers and Samus Campbell, had not been traced since the escape. Stream Loyalist Long Kesh Prison by bertyss on desktop and mobile. The Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) leader Billy Wright was shot dead in December 1997 by two Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) prisoners.[13]. Each H-Block was identified by a number e.g. The article charts the environment Spence presided over in jail, the . Used in 1942 by Short Bros. to assemble and test-fly Stirling bombers. A large single storey building in which food was prepared for the prisoners. [10], Fifteen escapees were captured on the day, including four who were discovered by the RUC hiding underwater in the river Lagan using reeds to breathe. Inside Man: Loyalists of Long Kesh -., Smith, William 9781780730646 | eBay [L] They drove it straight into the cage? The republican prisoners who escaped but were captured and returned were forced to run a gauntlet of guard dogs which were allowed to bite them. The Conservative government led by Margaret Thatcher did not initially give in. A multi-storey building, containing the emergency control room and various offices. Kane also was roughed up by the security forces within hours of being returned to Northern Ireland. [6] The prisoners responded by refusing to leave their cells and, as a result, the prison officers were unable to clear them. (A Red Hand Commando Volunteer returns to the Maze Prison and takes his 14 year old son with him). As Northern Ireland's Troubles intensified, its prison population increased exponentially, with as many as 15,000 loyalists incarcerated for politically motivated crimes. Gerard given Governor ground groups hand happening head heard hospital Hugh huts injuries internees John kicked knee Lagan Valley later Long Kesh Loyalist morning move night Northern Ireland period pitch present priest prison officers protest received Rees refused Republican returned riot . How useful is the clip of William for an historian studying life in the cages/ compounds of Long Kesh? Each H-Block also had its own individual control room. Paul Kane was a 1983 Maze escapee who was extradited from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland in 1989. There must have been over a hundred men, all with long, dirty, greasy hair, long beards some longer than others totally unkempt. Staff Reporter. VINTAGE IRISH ULSTER LEATHER PRISON BOOK ENDS LONG KESH MAZE LOYALIST SHIPS FLAG. 120.00 I jumped at the chance, especially as I was able to . Reproduced with the permission of the Deputy Keeper of the Records, the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Cage Six was adjacent to a Loyalist Cage, and the only contact between the two was in the form of a little Loyalist black cat. Upon their return to the Maze, prison officers kicked and punched the returned escapees and repeatedly called them "Fenian bastards." star star star . In October 2019, the European Union withdrew 18m that had been approved to develop a peace centre, due to disagreements between Sinn Fin and the Democratic Unionist Party. Catholics are marching for civil rights and loyalist attacks have brought the British army onto the streets to quell the riots. Where various classes took place within the H-Block. 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Supp. This part of the site, adjacent to the Compounds / Cages, housed the army camp known as Silver City, and also staff lockers and accommodation for Compounds. I still think it was probably one of the most extraordinary contexts that I ever said mass in, or that I ever sort of related to people in any sort of a pastoral way Prison Chaplain, The prison authorities referred to them as compounds but we as prisoners referred to them as cages Prisoner, Basically you were simply left to your own devices. Prisoner, You were unlocked in the morning at 8 oclock and locked up at night at 9 oclock and during the day you had free time to do whatever: walk, run, sing, listen, read, education Prisoner/ Internee. Activists from the 32 County Sovereignty Movement stand on O'Connell Bridge, holding black flags and pictures of the hunger strikers who died during the 1981 . This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Ten prisoners dressed in guards' uniforms and armed with guns and chisels dismounted from the lorry and entered the gatehouse, where they took the officers hostage. [4][5][6] The escape was commemorated in a song The Provie Birdie (Helicopter Song) by the Wolfhound. In its original inception the site we stood on had been RAF base Long Kesh, after the war a motor cycling racing track and then HMP Maze. Several witnesses on behalf of James Smyth testified that ex-prisoners are frequently subject to harassment by the security forces. As part of a new British policy of "criminalisation", and coinciding with the end of internment, the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Merlyn Rees, ended Special Category Status from 1 March 1976. search. 49.99 + 27.50 Postage. They remained in use until 1988. Similarities between 1988-94 British broadcasting voice restrictions and Bernadette Devlin McAliskey. PRONI ref: INF/7/A/8/16, H-Block classroom, 1981. Piled them all against the gate. After spending several years in prison, he became a Protestant fundamentalist preacher. Area for washing, showering and disposal of overnight waste. TabLyrics. A place of incarceration and liberation, political debate and historical denial, the H Block cell units of Long Kesh/Maz. Maze and Long Kesh. search. Each H-Block was constructed in the shape of a H, with a central administrative area (known as the circle) and four wings of cells (A, B, C and D wings). TWO former republican prisoners who were admitted to Crumlin Road Gaol in the 1970's have been awarded a five-figure sum for abuse they suffered as children whilst detained in the prison. [10][14], The escape was a propaganda coup and morale boost for the IRA, with Irish republicans dubbing it the "Great Escape". Used for exercise and outdoor recreation by the prisoners. [32][33], Kevin Barry Artt, Pl Brennan, James J. 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