The Irish Republican Digital Archive

A collection of items related to the Prison Struggle.

1971

Fight Internment (1971) (1)

Internment Order (24 November 1971)

1972

Anti-Internment News No2	Anti-Internment News No4	Hand Drawn Proclamation (Long Kesh)
Internees Say No to EEC Poster

1973

The Hut 60 Bullitin (Circa 1973) (5)

Joe McCloskey Release Order (1973) (5)

Spoil Your Vote (1973)

1974

Michael Gaughan Poster	Michael Gaughan NFÉ Poster	Political Prisoner Poster
Smash Internment Poster	Michael Gaughan Letter (1974) (6)

1975

Published by the Prisoners Aid Committee	Long Kesh Christmas Card	Faoi Glas (1975) (1)
An Síoladóir No 2 (May 1975)	Mísneach (February 1974)	Mísneach (May 1974)

1976

Frank Stagg and Gerard Mealey Leaflet	Frank Stagg	Long Kesh Christmas Card
Support Frank Stagg and Gerry Mealey Poster	An Eochair No 12 (1976) (6)	Political Status Leaflet – Armagh Gaol (1976) (1)
Our Own Voice (Long Kesh 1976)

1977

Prison Struggle Booklet (1)	Blanket Protest Poster	H Block The Facts (September 1977) (1)
Hunger Strike Portlaoise Poster (1977)

1978

Appeal to Voters Poster	Smash H-Block March Leaflet	H Block – The care and welfare of prisoners in Northern Ireland (1978)
H Blocks (Christmas 1978)	H Block (Easter 1978)	Prisoner Release Notice (July 1978)
Long Kesh Concert (1978)

1979

Smash H-Block Poster	H Blocks Letter (1979)	H Block Christmas (1979)
Beansaor (December 1979) (6)	SaorBhean No 3 (1979) (6)

1980

Prisoners in English Jail Booklet	Brendan Hughes Poster	Hunger Strike Poster
Support the Armagh Women Hunger Strikers Poster	What you can do Leaflet	H-Block – An Affront (1980) (4)
H-Block Committee Meeting Minutes (1980) (4)	Remember the Prisoners (1980s) (1)	H-Block and its Background (1980)
We are a risen people (1980) (6)	Hunger Strike Booklet (1980) (6)	IRSP Hunger Strike Bulletin No 3 (1980) (6)
Political Status Now Booklet (1980) (6)	Women Protest in Armagh Gaol (1980) (1)

1981

Seachtain ar an Bhlaincéad Booklet	Booklet by Information on Ireland	Civil Disruption Leaflet
Break Thatcher Poster	Don’t let them die Poster	Greencastle-Gortin H-Block Leaflet
Hunger Strike Poster	Joe McDonnell Poster	Ciarán Docerty Poster
Save Our T.D. Poster	Laurence McKeown Poster	Liam McCloskey Poster
Mairead Farrell No 1 Poster	Micky Devine Rally	Pat McGeown Poster
Pat Sheehan Poster	H-Block Schools Leaflet	Stand up to Britain Poster
H-Block Poster	Vote Carron	Mairead Farrell Election Poster
Martin Hurson Election Poster	Women against H-Block Rally Poster	Vote Martin Hurson
Bobby Sands Manifesto (3)	Bobby Sands Election Leaflet (3)	Faoi ghlas ag Gaill Booklet (3)
Martin Hurson Election Poster (4)	Mairead Farrell Election Poster (4)	Joe McDonnell Election Poster (4)
Kevin Lynch Election Poster (4)	The significance of the Hunger Strike (1981) (1)	H-Block Armagh Bulletin (19 March 1981)
H-Block Armagh Bulletin (19 June 1981)	H-Block Armagh Bulletin (24 July 1981)	H-Block Armagh Bulletin (31 July 1981)
H-Block Armagh Bulletin (21 August 1981)	H-Block Armagh Bulletin (27 August 1981)	H-Block Armagh Bulletin (04 September 1981)
H-Block Armagh Bulletin (11 September 1981)	H-Block Armagh Bulletin (18 September 1981)	H-Block Armagh Bulletin (25 September 1981)
H-Block Armagh Bulletin (02 October 1981)	H-Block Armagh Bulletin (09 October 1981)	Don’t let them die poster (1981) (4)
Francis Hughes Poster (1981) (4)	H Block/Armagh Hunger Strike (1981) (4)	Support the Prisoner TDs (1981) (4)
We Support the Hunger Strikers Window Poster (1981) (4)	Hunger Strike Newsheet (19 June 1981)	ThresHold (August 1981)
Omagh H Block (05 June 1981)	Support the 5 Demands (1)	Hunger Strike – Leading the way forward (October 1981) (1)
H Block/Armagh Bulletin Belfast (June 18th 1981) (1)	H Block Letter (January 1981) (1)	We Support the Hunger Strikers (1981) (1)
ThresHold (September 1981) (1)	H Block Armagh Bulletin (08 May 1981)	H Block Armagh Bulletin (23 April 1981)
H Block Bulletin (26 June 1981)	Hunger Strikes – The Search for Solutions (May 1981)	Hunger Strike 2 (1981)
Derry Hunger Strike Bulletin (27 March 1981)	Youth March to RTE Poster	H Block Martyrs (October 1981)
How Many More Must Die (1981)	H Block – Give Your Support (1981)	Why we ended the Hunger Strike (1981) (6)
Hunger Strikes – The Search for Solutions (1981) (6)	National H Block Committee Circular (10 March 1981) (6)	Christmas 1981 (6)
Women in jail in N Ireland (July 1981) (6)	United Nations Breakthrough (10 March 1981) (6)	Union Action on the Hunger Strike (1981) (6)
ThresHold (September 1981) (6)	H Block Guidelines for Trade Union Action (1981) (6)	Armagh and the H-Blocks (1981) (6)
H Block Armagh Bulletin (02 October 1981) (1)	Support the Irish Hunger Strikers (1981)

1981 Hunger Strike Funeral coverage in An Phoblacht/Republican News

Bobby Sands	Francis Hughes	Raymond McCreesh
Patsy O’Hara	Joe McDonnell	Martin Hurson
Kevin Lynch	Kieran Doherty	Thomas McElwee
Micky Devine

1982

Bobby Sands Anniversary Poster

Vote Joe O’Connell

The Armagh Women (1982) (2)

1983

H Block (Christmas 1983) (1)

The Stripping Naked of the Women Prisoners in Armagh Prison (1983)

1986

Irish Prisoners Appeal (24 March 1986)	Irish Prisoners Appeal (08 July 1986)	Irish Prisoners Appeal (Date Unknown)
Stop Strip Searching in Maghaberry (1986)

1987

Inside an English jail (Book)

Louth Hunger Strike Memorial (1987)

1989

The Irish Prisoner (1989)

The Captive Voice / An Glór Gafa

Autumn 1989 (Vol 1, No 1)	Winter 1989 (Vol 1 No2)	Spring 1990 (Vol 2, No 1)
Summer 1990 (Vol 2, No 2)	Winter 1996 (Vol 8, No 1)	Winter 1996 (Vol 8, No 3)
Summer 1997

1990

Irish Political Prisoners in Europe (Autumn 1990) (1)

1991

Booklet highlighting the plight of female Republican Prisoners	RSF Hunger Strike Commemoration	Éirí na Gealaí (1991) (3)
Irish Political Prisoners in Europe (December 1991) (1)	The Beechmount Five (1991) (1)	Irish Political Prisoners in Europe (April 1991) (6)

1992

Long Kesh 1992 Prisoners Concert (2)

1996

Coiste Dublin Newsletter (August 1996)

Coiste Dublin Newsletter (July 1996)

1997

Joesphine Hayden Leaflet

1998

Internment Rally Poster

2001

IPSC Leaflet (1)

Tommy Crossan (2001)

Misc

H-Block Poster	Wanted for Murder Poster	Lifers Booklet (1980s)
Stop Strip Searches Leaflet (1980s)	Remember the Prisoners Leaflet	Irish Prisoners in Europe (1)
Justice for Marian Price	Nicky Kelly News	British renege on hunger strike commitments (4)
H-Block – Can we remain silent (4)	Nicky Kelly is Innocent (1980s) (4)	Wanted for Murder and Torture (4)
Greater Clonard Ex-Prisoners Association (2006)	Prison Posters Collection	Armagh Jail Faul (1)
H Block – The care and welfare of prisoners in Northern Ireland (1)	H Blocks Letter (1)	H Block Conveyor Belt (1)
Armagh Mass leaflet (1)	Jim Clarke (1)	Robert Russell Leaflet (1)
Britain’s Hell Hole (1)	H Block Maltreatment (1)	Armagh Prison (1)
Paul Kane Poster (1)	Free the Guilford Four Leaflet (1)	Republican Prisoner of War leaflet (1970s)
Justice for Marian Price (2012)	County Wicklow H Block/Armagh Committee	Release Sean Kelly Postcard (2005)
Expac News (No 43)	Expac News (No 44)	Coiste (Jan-March 2007)
Coiste (Dec 2005)	Coiste (May-Sep 2006)	Coiste (Oct-Dec 2006)
The Boys Behind the Wire – Jim McCann	Stop Extradition Campaign (1980s)	Release all IRA Prisoners Leaflet (2000s)
Hunger Strike Memorial Card (1980s) (6)	Irish Prisoners in English Jails (6)	On the Blanket (6)
IRPWA Leaflet (6)	Political Status Leaflet (6)	Craigavon 2 Leaflet (6)
Hunger Strike Memorial Card (1980s) (6)	1981 Hunger Strikes – 25th Anniversary (2006)	Free all Political Prisoners
Saoirse Leaflet (1990s)

(1) Donated by @irish_republican_archive

(2) Donated by Paddy Fox

(3) Donated by Seán Ó Cadhla

(4) Donated by Tallaght Sinn Féin

(5)Joe McCloskey, 1st Battalion, B Company. Internee, Cage 6.

(6) Donated by the J and L Sweeney Collection

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