1954 - 1981
Bobby Sands Northern Irish Activist
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Bobby Sands dating history
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Bobby Sands was previously married to Geraldine Noade (1972 - 1981).
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Northern Irish Activist Bobby Sands was born Robert Gerard Sands on 9th March, 1954 in Abbots Cross, Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland and passed away on 5th May 1981 H block of Maze prison (aka Long Kesh), County Down, Northern Ireland aged 27. He is most remembered for First of the 10 hungerstrikers to die in Maze prison in 1981 during the troubles.. His zodiac sign is Pisces.
Bobby Sands is a member of the following lists: 1954 births, Deaths by starvation and 1981 deaths.
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Relationship Statistics
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| Married | 1 |
9 years, 4 months
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9 years, 4 months
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Details
| First Name |
Bobby
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| Last Name |
Sands
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| Full Name at Birth |
Robert Gerard Sands
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| Alternative Name |
Roibeárd Gearóid Ó Seachnasaigh, Marcella (as a poet)
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| Birthday |
9th March, 1954
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| Birthplace |
Abbots Cross, Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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| Died |
5th May, 1981
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| Place of Death |
H block of Maze prison (aka Long Kesh), County Down, Northern Ireland
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| Cause of Death |
Hunger strike
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| Buried |
Milltown Cemetery, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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| Height |
5' 9½" (177 cm)
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Light
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Light
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| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Roman Catholic
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Northern Irish
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| High School |
Stella Maris
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| Occupation Text |
Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteer, poet, gaeilgeoir, revolutionary
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| Occupation |
Activist
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| Claim to Fame |
First of the 10 hungerstrikers to die in Maze prison in 1981 during the troubles.
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| Official Websites |
http://www.bobbysandstrust.com/, https://web.archive.org/web/20080731013648/http://larkspirit.com/hungerstrikes/bios/sands.html
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| Father |
John Sands
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| Mother |
Rosaleen Sands
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| Brother |
John Sands
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| Sister |
Bernadette Sands McKevitt, Marcella Sands
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| Family Member |
Gerald Sands (son)
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| Associated People |
Owen Carron (election agent)
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Robert Gerard Sands (Irish: Roibeárd Gearóid Ó Seachnasaigh; 9 March 1954 – 5 May 1981) was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who died on hunger strike while imprisoned at HM Prison Maze in Northern Ireland. Sands helped to plan the 1976 bombing of the Balmoral Furniture Company in Dunmurry, which was followed by a gun battle with the Royal Ulster Constabulary. Sands was arrested while trying to escape and he was sentenced to 14 years for firearms possession.
