What is Francis Hughes's full name?
Proinsias Ó hAodha
Francis Hughes date of birth:
February 28, 1956
How old was Francis Hughes when died?
25
Where was Francis Hughes born?
Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
When did Francis Hughes die?
May 12, 1981
Where did Francis Hughes die?
H block of Maze prison (aka Long Kesh), County Down, Northern Ireland
Why did Francis Hughes die?
Hunger strike
Francis Hughes body shape:
Slim
What is Francis Hughes's ethnicity?
White
What is Francis Hughes nationality?
Northern Irish
What is Francis Hughes's occupation?
Irish volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Francis Hughes claim to fame:
The second prisoner to join the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike in the H-Blocks at HM Prison Maze.
Who is Francis Hughes's father?
Joseph Hughes (member of the Irish Republican Army in the 1920s)
Francis Hughes brother(s):
Oliver Hughes
Francis Hughes family:
Thomas McElwee (cousin) (hungerstriker)
Short Biography
Francis Hughes (28 February 1956 – 12 May 1981) was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) from Bellaghy, Northern Ireland. Hughes was the most wanted man in Northern Ireland until his arrest following a shoot-out with the Special Air Service (SAS) in which an SAS soldier was killed. At his trial he was sentenced to a total of 83 years' imprisonment; he died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike in HM Prison Maze.