53°21′14″N 6°15′49″W / 53.353979°N 6.263693°W The Garden of Remembrance (Irish: An Gairdín Cuimhneacháin) is a memorial garden in Belfast, Northern Ireland, dedicated to the Irish Republican Army members killed during The Troubles, as well as civilians and deceased ex-prisoners. It is located on the Falls Road, which has historically been a predominantly Irish Republican area during the conflict.[1][2][3]
Design
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The garden features an iron gate, with a patio leading towards a large plaque. There are gardens on either side of the walkway. An Irish Tricolour flies over the plaque.[4][5][6]
Commemoration
editThe Garden commemorates the D' Company 2nd Battalion Belfast Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and bears a message in both Irish and English:
'This monument was erected by the Falls Cultural Society on behalf of the Residents of the Falls Road dedicated to those brave and gallant vols of D' Company 2nd Batt Irish Republican Army who made the supreme sacrifice in their quest for Irish Freedom'
See also
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edit- ^ "Garden of Remembrance - Falls Road - Belfast - Political Revolutions on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "CAIN: Victims: Memorials: Garden of Remembrance (Falls Road)". cain.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Monaghan, John (17 April 2017). "Notorious IRA unit takes part in Falls Road march". The Irish News. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Falls Road Garden of Remembrance in Belfast, United Kingdom (Google Maps)". Virtual Globetrotting. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Young, Connla (17 June 2019). "Watch: Large crowds attend Billy McKee funeral". The Irish News. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Former IRA officer commanding Billy McKee died 'unrepentant', mourners hear". www.newsletter.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
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