Long Kesh
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Long Kesh was a notorious Northern Irish prison complex, also known as the Maze, that housed many paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles and became a focal point of republican protest and resistance.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former prison
→
internment camp → prison → site of political imprisonment → |
| afterUse |
Maze/Long Kesh development site
→
redevelopment proposals → |
| alsoKnownAs |
HM Prison Maze
→
the Maze → |
| closureCompleted |
2000
→
|
| country |
United Kingdom
→
|
| detainedGroup |
Irish nationalist prisoners
→
Irish republican paramilitaries → Ulster loyalist prisoners → loyalist paramilitaries → |
| endDate |
2000
→
|
| governingAuthority |
Northern Ireland Office
→
UK Government NERFINISHED → |
| hasPart |
H-blocks
→
Nissen huts → compounds → |
| historicalPeriod |
The Troubles
NERFINISHED
→
|
| involvedInConflict |
Irish republican–British state conflict
→
Northern Ireland conflict NERFINISHED → |
| locatedIn |
County Antrim
NERFINISHED
→
Maze, County Antrim → Northern Ireland → |
| locatedNear |
Lisburn
NERFINISHED
→
|
| notableEvent |
1981 Irish hunger strike
→
blanket protest → dirty protest → escape attempts → |
| operatedBy |
Northern Ireland Prison Service
→
|
| politicalSignificance |
focal point of Irish republican resistance
→
site of protests over political status of prisoners → symbol of British state power in Northern Ireland → |
| securityClassification |
high security
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|
| startDate |
1971
→
|
| subjectOf |
documentary films
→
dramas and plays → numerous books → political campaigns for prisoner rights → |
| usedFor |
detention of paramilitary prisoners
→
imprisonment of loyalist prisoners → imprisonment of republican prisoners → internment without trial → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
HM Prison Maze
→
|
alsoKnownAs |
|
Bobby Sands
→
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imprisonedAt |
|
Hunger strikes of 1981
→
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mainLocation |
|
Bobby Sands
→
|
placeOfDeath |
|
HM Prison Maze
("Maze Long Kesh regeneration project")
→
|
siteRedevelopment |