Patrick Quinn (Irish: Pádraic Ó Cuinn) (born, 1962, Belleeks, County Armagh, Northern Ireland) was a volunteer with the 1st Battalion, South Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who took part in the 1981 Irish hunger strike.^[1] ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Armagh Area: 1,254 km² Population (est. ... This article is about the constituent country. ... Volunteer, often abbreviated Vol. ... The South Armagh Brigade was a brigade within the Provisional Irish Republican Army which operated during the Troubles in south County Armagh, a predominantly Nationalist area along the border with the Republic of Ireland. ... The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) (IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Army or the RA.[2]) is an Irish Republican, left wing[3] paramilitary organisation that, until the Belfast Agreement, sought to end Northern... A mural in Derrys Bogside, commemorating Irish hunger strikers. ...

Early life

Quinn was born into a Catholic republican family and was the eldest child in a family of four boys and four girls born to Paddy and Catherine Quinn in Camlough, County Armagh. At the age of nine, Quinn's father died, as the new head of the family his mother relied heavily on Paddy for both emotional support and to help work their 32 acre farm in County Armagh. Irish republicanism is an ideology based on the Irish nationalist belief that all of Ireland should be a single independent republic, whether as a unitary state, a federal state or as a confederal arrangement. ... Camlough (Camloch) is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, near Bessbrook and the slopes of the Ring of Gullion. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Armagh Area: 1,254 km² Population (est. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Armagh Area: 1,254 km² Population (est. ...

Quinn's mother introduced him to Irish republicanism and told tales of when his uncle was shot by the Black and Tans during the Irish War of Independence. Irish republicanism is an ideology based on the Irish nationalist belief that all of Ireland should be a single independent republic, whether as a unitary state, a federal state or as a confederal arrangement. ... For other senses of the term, see Black and tan (disambiguation). ... Combatants Irish Republic United Kingdom Commanders Michael Collins Richard Mulcahy Cathal Brugha Important local IRA leaders Henry Hugh Tudor Strength Irish Republican Army c. ...

The Quinn family were unable to maintain the farm after their father's death and moved to Newry, County Down in 1979.^[2] , Newry (from the Irish: Iúr Cinn Trá meaning The Yew Tree at the Head of the Strand, short form An tIúr, The Yew) is the fourth largest city in Northern Ireland and eighth on the island of Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Downpatrick Area: 2,448 km² Population (est. ...

Active service

On 25 June 1976, Quinn along with his brother Séamus, Danny McGuinness and Raymond McCreesh planned to ambush a British Army patrol at the Mountain House Inn on the Newry-Newtownhamilton Road. They hijacked a "getaway" car from a farm in Sturgan but were observed moving into their ambush position. They prematurely opened fire on soldiers when they began moving in to investigate and the IRA member in the car drove off. The others tried to hide in a farmhouse but were surrounded. is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Raymond Peter McCreesh (25 February 1957 - 21 May 1981) was an Irish Republican hunger striker and member of the Provisional IRA. He was born in Camlough in South Armagh and was sentenced in March 1977 and sent to the Maze Prison. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... , Newry (from the Irish: Iúr Cinn Trá meaning The Yew Tree at the Head of the Strand, short form An tIúr, The Yew) is the fourth largest city in Northern Ireland and eighth on the island of Ireland. ... Newtownhamilton is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. ...

After they failed to shoot their way out the local Catholic parish priest facilitated their surrender.^[3][4] This article is about religious workers. ...

On 2 March 1977, Quinn and Raymond McCreesh were convicted and sentenced to fourteen years in prison for attempted murder, possession of a rifle and ammunition and a further five years for IRA membership.^[5][6]-1... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ...

Imprisonment

Quinn was sent to Long Kesh prison where he refused to wear a prison uniform, demanded political status and joined the blanket protest. Her Majestys Prison (HMP) Maze (known colloqually as The Maze) is a disused prison sited at the former RAF station at Long Kesh (it is still called Long Kesh by many Irish Republicans) near Lisburn, nine miles outside Belfast, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. ... The blanket protest was part of a dispute involving Provisional IRA and Irish National Liberation Army prisoners held in the Maze prison (Long Kesh) in Northern Ireland. ...

1981 Hunger Strike

Quinn joined the hunger strike on 15 June 1981. When he was close to death after 47 days, he was the first hunger striker whose family intervened. They helped to get him medical help to save his life.^[7][8][9] is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...

References

1. ^ Irish Hunger Strikes Chapter 41
2. ^ Remembering 1981: Two more join the Hunger Strike
3. ^ Raymond McCreesh
4. ^ McCreesh Biography from IRIS, Vol. 1, No. 2, November 1981
5. ^ Two Lives and Two Deaths for Ireland
6. ^ Guardian
7. ^ 1981 Hunger Strike Survivors.
8. ^ The legacy of the hunger strikes
9. ^ MESSAGES FROM A HUNGER STRIKE