Raymond McCreesh
Raymond McCreesh | |
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| Born | 25 February 1957 Camlough, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 21 May 1981 (aged 24) HM Prison Maze, Maze, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Cause of death | Hunger strike |
| Organization | Provisional IRA |
| Known for | Hunger strike of 61 days, from 22 March 1981 |
Raymond McCreesh (Irish: Réamonn Mac Raois, 25 February 1957 – 21 May 1981) was an Irish volunteer in the South Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). In 1976, he and two other IRA volunteers were captured while attempting to ambush a British Army observation post. McCreesh was one of the ten Irish republicans who died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike in the Maze Prison. McCreesh was one of 22 Irish republicans (in the 20th century) who died on hunger-strike.