1994)", "An Index of Deaths from the Conflict in Ireland", "Thirty years on, the Maze reveals a secret", "2 Irishmen Shoot Their Way Out of a Prison in London", "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 19 December 1994", "Inquiry over helicopter escape-plot at Whitemoor inquiry at Whitemoor", "Prisoners on the run are granted amnesty", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maze_Prison_escape&oldid=1137906462, This page was last edited on 7 February 2023, at 01:01. It also includes reflective interviews with . It was terrible, it really was. [13] Prisoners had been planning the escape for several months. [53] Averill mingled with a group of prisoners' families attending a Christmas party, and escaped on the coach taking the families out of the prison. 120.00 1972 was also witness to the renaming of the site as Maze Prison, although prisoners . Resources are directed towards it and a more liberal attitude adopted towards certain facilities. I still think it was probably one of the most extraordinary contexts that I ever said mass in, or that I ever sort of related to people in any sort of a pastoral way Prison Chaplain, The prison authorities referred to them as compounds but we as prisoners referred to them as cages Prisoner, Basically you were simply left to your own devices. Prisoner, You were unlocked in the morning at 8 oclock and locked up at night at 9 oclock and during the day you had free time to do whatever: walk, run, sing, listen, read, education Prisoner/ Internee. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . By 1972, there were 924 internees and by the end of internment on 5 December 1975, 1,981 people had been detained; 1,874 (94.6%) of whom were Catholic/Irish nationalist and 107 (5.4%) Ulster Protestants/loyalists.[3]. Twenty prison officers were injured during the escape, thirteen were kicked and beaten, four stabbed, and two shot. After several attempts the prisoners had opened the main gate, and were waiting for the prisoners still in the gatehouse to rejoin them in the lorry. RM E07W9E - Dublin, Ireland. The highlight of your week would be getting the call for a visit Prisoner. More than 130 prisoners were injured in the trouble - nine needed hospital treatment. Running time: 25:19, CCEA GCSE History: Unit 1; Section B; Option 2: Changing Relations: Northern Ireland and its Neighbours, 19651998. The republican prisoners who escaped but were captured and returned were forced to run a gauntlet of guard dogs which were allowed to bite them. [13] Out of the remaining 19 escapees, 18 ended up in the republican stronghold of South Armagh where two members of the IRA's South Armagh Brigade were in charge of transporting them to safehouses,[21] and given the option of either returning to active service in the IRA's armed campaign or a job and new identity in the United States. Dependent on the prisons population, each cell accommodated either one or two prisoners. Ex-prisoners from the Maze are subject to increased scrutiny by the security forces. The current prison governor testified that there are no plans to discipline the prison officers involved and the "case is closed" as far as he is concerned. RM M9J13H - A stock picture of watch towers on the remnants of the former H Block Maze prison at Long Kesh near Lisburn Northern Ireland. The former Maze Prison/Long Kesh in Lisburn, near Belfast, is one of the primary sites associated with the 'The Troubles' in Northern Ireland. (A Red Hand Commando Volunteer returns to the Maze Prison and takes his 14 year old son with him). [23] Gerard McDonnell was captured in Glasgow in June 1985 along with four other IRA members, including Brighton bomber Patrick Magee, and convicted of conspiring to cause sixteen explosions across England. menu. [42] However, Tony McAllister was not granted a similar amnesty. Documentation of an attempted escape from a compound within Maze and Long Kesh Prison, 6 November 1974. Originally, each wing had its own yard, with an air lock between adjacent yards. The central point of the H-Block, it was actually an oblong space. Give two reasons. It was militarily active until 1998. The Minister of Justice denied the application and guaranteed that Kane would not be abused upon his return. [6] The prisoners responded by smashing the furniture in their cells, forcing the prison authorities to remove the remaining furniture from the cells, leaving only blankets and mattresses. And the Brits surrounded the compound and they fired in CS gas all round. [19], On 25 October 1984, nineteen prisoners appeared in court on charges relating to the death of prison officer James Ferris, sixteen charged with his murder. LOYALIST MAZE PRISON ( LONG KESH ) HAND MADE WALLET, IN PERFECT UNUSED CONDITION , MEASURES 6 X 4 . play_arrow . This is a very nice hand painted and hand made Ulster loyalist example of prison art. And the noise was just absolutely incredible Prisoner, the Maze was actually pioneering the development of control rooms Prison Officer. These so-called patriots need to be exposed for the agents they are, and for their extensive links to British nazis and Loyalists. [8] In 1978, the British Government was found guilty and censured by the European Court of Human Rights for "cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment in the interrogation procedures". The Government's infrastructure organisation, the Strategic Investment Board (SIB), was tasked with taking forward the proposed stadium idea and appointed one of its senior advisers, Tony Whitehead, to manage the project. Recorded in 2004. Two large football pitches were used on a rota system by the prisoners. You couldnt escape it you see. One prison officer died of a heart attack during the escape and twenty others were injured, including two who were shot with guns that had been smuggled into the prison. This chapter examines Long Kesh/Maze prison within the context of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, with particular emphasis on its impact on society. Chapel Plan. Within one month approximately 60 Loyalist Special Category prisoners were relocated to Long Kesh. [14] At the main gate, a prison officer was shot in the leg while chasing the only two prisoners who had not yet reached the outer fence. The circle was an administration area, containing the control room of each H-Block. 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That would have taken 70 minutes roughly. [9], The prisoners requested that showers be installed in their cells; and when this request was turned down, they refused to use the wash-hand basins. Brendan Hughes, an IRA prisoner, had been imprisoned with Special Category Status in Cage 11, but was alleged to have been involved in a fight with warders. By clicking Accept, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. [40][41] Dermot McNally, who had been living in the Republic of Ireland and was tracked down in 1996,[35] and Dermot Finucane, received an amnesty in January 2002, allowing them to return to Northern Ireland if they wished to. [10][14] By 2:50 pm the prisoners were in control of H7 without an alarm being raised. corporals killings helicopter footagethe hardy family acrobats 26th February 2023 / in was forest whitaker in batteries not included / by / in was forest whitaker in batteries not included / by 13. These cookies do not store any personal information. The prison wasnt built along the old lines, the Victorian lines, like the Crumlin Road. Not only were republicans and loyalists held in separate compounds/ cages, but so were the various organisations, including the UVF, UDA, Official IRA and Provisional IRA. Following the end of the policy of internment in December 1975, the cages/ compounds continued to be used for prisoners. 1. queue_music. Why do you think he described Long Kesh as a prisoner of war camp? 1972 was also witness to the renaming of the site as Maze Prison, although prisoners continued to refer to Long Kesh. The camp was divided into multiple compounds (also known as cages), each surrounded by razortopped wire fencing and containing multiple makeshift Nissen huts to accommodate the men. There was plenty of heartache and plenty of craic in that section of the jail Prisoner. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [53] On 10 December 1997 IRA prisoner Liam Averill, serving a life sentence after being convicted of the murder of two Protestants, escaped from the Maze dressed as a woman. [P] Thats what happened the first riot in Long Kesh, in cage 2. There was plenty of heartache and plenty of craic in that section of the jail Prisoner. 35.9k members in the IrishHistory community. I jumped at the chance, especially as I was able to . A monitoring group was set up on 14 January 2003 to debate the future of the 360-acre (1.5km2) site. And then that escalated into a massive riot. [24] Samus McElwaine was killed by the SAS in Roslea in April 1986,[25] and Gerry Kelly and Brendan McFarlane were returned to prison in December 1986 after being extradited from the Netherlands where they had been arrested in January 1986, leaving twelve escapees still on the run. Gerard given Governor ground groups hand happening head heard hospital Hugh huts injuries internees John kicked knee Lagan Valley later Long Kesh Loyalist morning move night Northern Ireland period pitch present priest prison officers protest received Rees refused Republican returned riot . William Stephen Wright (7 July 1960 - 27 December 1997) was a Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary leader during the Troubles. On 25 September 1983, the Maze saw the largest breakout of prisoners from a British prison. Republicans Against Fascism @RepublicansAF 22 hours ago. Another officer was shot in the head by Gerry Kelly, and several other officers were injured by the escapees. The H-Block from which thirty-eight PIRA prisoners escaped by taking prisoner officers hostage and hijacking a food lorry, on 25 September 1983. Also used as a recreation room and for religious services on a Sunday. Tue 15th+ Wed 16th Oct 1974. William Smith was the first loyalist prisoner to be sent to Long Kesh, the precursor to the H-blocks of the Maze. Shortly after Mowlam's visit, they changed their minds, allowing their representatives to continue talks that would lead to the Good Friday Agreement of 10 April 1998. How useful is the clip of William for an historian studying life in the cages/ compounds of Long Kesh? He was initially jailed for six months in 1971 but, shortly afterwards, served over another five years in the unionist paramilitary cages or compounds of Long Kesh. It held prisoners suspected of taking part in armed paramilitary campaigns during the Troubles, with separate wings for loyalists and for republicans. On 13 December 1972, the overcrowding at Crumlin Road Prison was becoming so unmanageable that, to alleviate the pressure, it was now the turn of sentenced prisoners to be transferred to Long Kesh. [12], HM Prison Maze was considered one of the most escape-proof prisons in Europe. Abstract. This incident was seen by a soldier on duty in a watch tower, who reported to the British Army operations room that he had seen prison officers fighting. [2] Those behind Operation Demetrius were accused of bungling, by arresting many of the wrong people and using out-of-date information. It replaced portacabin visiting facilities that originally served the H-Blocks when they opened in 1976. Special Category Status for convicted paramilitary-linked prisoners gave them the same privileges previously available only to internees. Two escaped through the gate, one was captured exiting the car, and another was captured after being chased by a soldier. How useful is the clip of Larry and Paddy for an historian studying life in the cages/ compounds of Long Kesh? delete_sweep Clear All close. Author:Smith, William. There was no evidence that prisoners in the loyalist wing were similarly treated. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Also known as the canteen. This was the location where ten men died during the 1981 hunger strike. All naked to the waist, just wearing the prison, the trousers from the prison uniform. Following the introduction of internment in August 1971, Long Kesh a disused WW2 airfield near Lisburn, south of Belfast was used as an internment camp. Republican and loyalist prisoners were housed according to group. HM Prison Maze (also known as Long Kesh) was a maximum security prison considered to be one of the most escape-proof prisons in Europe. [47][48] On 7 July 1991, IRA prisoners Nessan Quinlivan and Pearse McAuley escaped from HM Prison Brixton, where they were being held on remand. A place for discussions about Irish history. [5], Prisoners convicted of scheduled offences after 1 March 1976 were housed in the "H-Blocks" that had been constructed. Following the introduction of internment in August 1971, Long Kesh a disused World War 2 airfield near Lisburn, south of Belfast was used as an internment camp. The cages/compounds were segregated along political lines. IRA member Hugh Coney was shot dead by a sentry, 29 other prisoners were captured within a few yards of the prison and the remaining three were back in custody within 24 hours. The trouble started in Cage 13 where Malachy Cullen was cage O/C. However, weddings did take place here, as well as graduations for prisoners who undertook Open University degrees in the prison. Firstly, I will provide a general history of the site and then compare and contrast the different experiences of two groups at Long Kesh/Maze. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. So after a shower and stuff the compound would have come to life. Piled them all against the gate. [14] At 4:12 pm the alarm was raised when an officer in the gatehouse pushed the prisoner holding him hostage out of the room and telephoned the ECR. [14] James Prior announced that the prison's governor had resigned, and that there would be no ministerial resignations as a result of the report's findings. In fact, despite the opening of the H-Blocks in 1976, they remained in use until 1988, with people who had been sentenced before 1976 finishing their sentence in the cages/ compounds and anyone sentenced after March 1976 going into the H-Blocks. He has nothing to lose. your own Pins on Pinterest In Northern Ireland's Long Kesh prison in the late 1980s and 1990s, prisoners from each of the loyalist and republican groups painted highly politicized murals on the walls in their respective wings. INLAIrish National Liberation Army. They remained in use until 1988. Portlaoise Prison Portlaoise County Laois H Blocks Long Kesh Lisburn County Antrim BT27 5RP . Image courtesy Ulster Aviation Society. The Maze and Long Kesh overview map was supplied to PMA during filming in 2007. D. Morley Camp O/C 4th Batt. During the extradition hearing of fugitive and Maze Prison escapee James J. Smyth at the U.S. district court in San Francisco, Maze prison governor John Baxter admitted that guards brutalised the returning inmates following the 1983 breakout and later lied in court by denying the prisoners had suffered dog bites. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. The judge acquitted all sixteen as he could not correlate the stabbing to the heart attack. In October 2006, demolition work started in preparation for construction on the site. Presumably, this meant he was a member of the IRA or a similarly affiliated group. [1] During the Troubles, Irish republican prisoners had escaped from custody en masse on several occasions. [6] At the end of April 1978, a fight occurred between a prisoner and a prison officer in H-Block 6. IRA volunteers regarded themselves as prisoners of war with a duty to escape. Last week "Extreme" Republican Donal Billings was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment for a plot in which he intended to kill either the Queen or another member of the Royal family in 2011. Each H-Block also had its own individual control room. Request PDF | Prison as a Liberated Zone: The Murals of Long Kesh, Northern Ireland | In Northern Ireland's Long Kesh prison in the late 1980s and 1990s, prisoners from each of the loyalist and . In this year, political prisoners were also granted Special Category Status (which granted them privileges formerly available only to internees). Adams, Sean St. James 14rs Agnew, Kieran Ahoghill 10yrs . It was possible to gain qualifications through the centre and obtain City and Guilds certificates. That is, of the loyalist and republican prisoners who did not escape, only the republicans were moved, beaten, kicked, bitten by dogs, and subjected to religious and political insults. In March 1978, some prisoners refused to leave their cells to shower or use the lavatory because they were being beaten when they did, and were provided with wash-hand basins in their cells. PRONI ref: INF/7/A/8/16, H-Block classroom, 1981. And they put all the beds against the gate. One officer is being treated for a suspected fractured skull. The highlight of your week would be getting the call for a visit Prisoner. On 29 September 2000, the remaining four prisoners at the Maze were transferred to other prisons in Northern Ireland and the Maze Prison was closed. and U.D.A. Introduction This paper marks an attempt to explore how identity was, and is, negotiated by two opposed groups at the shared site of Long Kesh/Maze prison, Northern Ireland. https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/events/intern/docs/devlin.htm, http://www.epic.org.uk/images/custom/uploads/129/files/Prison-History.pdf. [6] The prisoners responded by refusing to leave their cells and, as a result, the prison officers were unable to clear them. Former Loyalist prisoner Ronnie-Flint-McCullough remembers meeting Billings for the first time 44 years ago in Long Kesh prison camp. MADE IN A TAN LEATHER WITH ULSTER EMBOSSED ON ONE SIDE AND PORTADOWN ON THE OTHER, INSIDE IS I 49.99 + 5.99 Postage. It was like a, and I defy anybody else to describe it as a prisoner of war camp, you know. close. This was in the townland of Maze, about nine miles (14km) southwest of Belfast. On 17 November 1971, nine prisoners, dubbed the "Crumlin Kangaroos", escaped from Crumlin Road Jail when rope ladders were thrown over the wall. Free association was permitted within each compound/ cage from 8am until lock-up at 9pm. [10] Shortly after 2:30 pm on 25 September, prisoners seized control of H7 by simultaneously taking the prison officers hostage at gunpoint in order to prevent them from triggering an alarm. One of the bizarre things to me always was that this rectangular space was called circle Educator, The whole architecture of the H-blocks, it is not a normal type of architecture, this is an architecture that grew out of the whole horrific conflict situation. Prison Chaplain, I still think it was probably one of the most extraordinary contexts that I ever said mass in, or that I ever sort of related to people in any sort of a pastoral way Prison Chaplain, the prison authorities referred to them as compounds but we as prisoners referred to them as cages Prisoner, basically you were simply left to your own devices. Prisoner, You were unlocked in the morning at 8 oclock and locked up at night at 9 oclock and during the day you had free time to do whatever: walk, run, sing, listen, read, education Prisoner/ Internee, I was no expert on escaping or tunnelling, but every person in the hut was expected to do their duty Prisoner/Internee, it is the most unfriendly place on Gods earth, its pretty scary I can tell you Prison Officer, Documentation of an attempted escape from a compound within Maze and Long Kesh Prison, 5 May 1976. H-Block 2 (or H2). By this time the prisoners were struggling to maintain control in the gatehouse due to the number of hostages. "Our day" is the date hoped for by Irish nationalists on which a united Ireland is achieved. [38][39] Tony Kelly was arrested in Letterkenny, County Donegal in October 1997 but was not extradited. Aircraft hangars built for the Royal Air Force (RAF) station at Long Kesh, 1941-1946. [19][20] Four days after the Hennessy Report was published, the Minister for Prisons Nicholas Scott dismissed allegations from the Prison Governors Association and the Prison Officers Association that the escape was due to political interference in the running of the prison. As Northern Ireland's Troubles intensified, its prison population increased exponentially, with as many as 15,000 loyalists incarcerated for politically motivated crimes. Fifteen members of the staff of the prison, formerly Long Kesh internment camp, were injured in hand . With close motorway and rail links, there were many proposals, including a museum, a multi-purpose sports stadium and an office, hotel and leisure village. It was situated at the former Royal Air Force station of Long Kesh, on the outskirts of Lisburn. TWO former republican prisoners who were admitted to Crumlin Road Gaol in the 1970's have been awarded a five-figure sum for abuse they suffered as children whilst detained in the prison. The escape was a propaganda coup for the IRA, and a British government minister faced calls to resign. These privileges included free association between prisoners, extra visits, food parcels and the right to wear their own clothes rather than prison uniforms. [43], As of 2008, two escapees, Gerard Fryers and Samus Campbell, had not been traced since the escape. [2] On 17 January 1972, seven internees escaped from the prison ship HMS Maidstone by swimming to freedom, resulting in their being dubbed the "Magnificent Seven". [51][52] A guard was shot and wounded during the escape, and the prisoners were captured after being chased across fields by guards and the police. It was later to be used for housing sentenced republican and loyalist prisoners from 1972 who were initially granted 'Special . You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. The terminology of the circle comes from Victorian prison design. All naked to the waist, just wearing the prison, the trousers from the prison uniform. As an 18-year-old member of the Ulster Volunteer Force, he had been sentenced to . Following nationalist protests, some Ulster loyalists were also arrested. Outside the prison, in a major publicity coup, Sands was nominated for Parliament and won the Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election. A picture taken in 2006 of the entrance to Compound 19 of the Long Kesh Internment Camp. WILLIAM 'PLUM' SMITH'S BOOK, Inside Man: Loyalists of Long Kesh - The Untold Story, gives a personal account of his imprisonment as a young man from the Shankill Road. One officer was stabbed with a craft knife, and another was knocked down by a blow to the back of the head. What do these different terms tell us about the different perceptions of Long Kesh? members. [6][7] Prisoners "on the blanket" reported that one of the things that caused the most stress was "waiting for the moment the cell door would open and they would be dragged out, naked and defenseless, and then pounded into semi-consciousness before being thrown back in again". The hangars were later used by prison staff: the hangar on the right was used for prison stores; the hangar on the left was empty until the 1990s, when a mock-up of half a H-Block was built inside for prison staff to conduct riot control manoeuvres. [13][15], Outside the prison the IRA had planned a logistical support operation involving 100 armed members,[16] but due to a miscalculation of five minutes, the prisoners found no transport waiting for them and were forced to flee across fields or hijack vehicles. It held prisoners suspected of taking part in armed paramilitary campaigns during the Troubles, with separate wings for loyalists and for republicans. Rosena Brown (Risn De Brn; born c.1945) is an Irish actress of television, cinema, and stage from Belfast, Northern Ireland who also served as an intelligence officer for the Provisional IRA. Not allowed their own clothes, they wrapped themselves in bedsheets. In December, the prisoners called off the hunger strike when the government appeared to concede to their demands. Several prisoners brought actions for damages for their treatment following the escape. 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