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Frank Stagg (Irish: Proinsias Stagg; 4 October 1941 – 12 February 1976) was a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) hunger striker from County Mayo, Ireland who died in 1976 in Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire, England after 62 days on hunger strike.
Stagg, Frank (1941–76), republican paramilitary and hunger-striker, was born 5 October 1941 at Bloomfield, Hollymount, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, seventh of thirteen children of Henry Stagg, a farmer, who had been an IRA member during the war of independence and who fought for the anti-treaty side in the civil war, and his wife Mary (née Vahey).
Feb 11, 2022 · Frank Stagg’s wishes were for his body to be buried in the republican plot in Ballina town cemetery. Following his death, the plan was for his coffin to be flown into Dublin Airport and then...
The second of the 12 republicans to die on hunger strike during the latest phase of struggle was IRA Volunteer Frank Stagg. Born in the village of Hollymount, County Mayo in 1941, Stagg was the seventh child of a family of 13.
Last weekend marked the 30th anniversary of the death on hunger strike of republican prisoner of war Frank Stagg in England's Wakefield Prison. A series of events took place at venues across Ireland and at Wakefield Prison itself to mark this important anniversary.
On 12 February 1976 Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) hunger striker Frank Stagg from County Mayo died in Wakefield Prison after a 62 day hunger strike. Frank Stagg’s final wish was...
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Oct 19, 2017 · The body was that of Frank Stagg, Republican hunger striker, who died in prison in Britain. When Stagg died, there was a row over his funeral between the Irish government and the Republican...
