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After a hunger strike that lasted 64 days, he died on Monday 3 June 1974, aged 24 years old. [5] [6] Gaughan was one of 22 Irish republicans to die on hunger strike in the 20th century, which had started with the 1923 Irish Hunger Strikes . The cause of his death was disputed.
- 5 October 1949, Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland
- Provisional IRA
Remembering the Past. • Michael Gaughan died on hunger strike in Parkhurst Prison, England, on 3 June 1974. Of the hundreds of republicans imprisoned at this time, the most vulnerable were those in English jails. Among them was a young man from Ballina, County Mayo.
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Jun 1, 2019 · On 3 June 1974, the prison authorities announced that Michael had died. They later explained that he died from pneumonia, a result of the force-feeding tube having pierced his lung and food lodging in his lung. Michael was 24 years old.
Jun 4, 2009 · Michael Gaughan died at 7.30pm on Monday 3 June 1974, 35 years ago this week.
Mar 11, 2024 · Michael died on Monday, 3 June 1974, in Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight. It was revealed at Michael’s inquest that at the time of his death his mouth and throat had been badly cut, with some of his lower teeth knocked out.
Jul 15, 1974 · More than 1,000 people paid mournful tribute yesterday to 24‐year‐old Michael Gaughan, member of the Irish Republican Army who died in a British jail on June 3 after a hunger strike of 64 days....
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Michael Gaughan (5 October 1949 – 3 June 1974) was a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) hunger striker who died in 1974 in Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight, England. Oops something went wrong: 403.
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