What is Raymond McCreesh's middle name?
Peter
What is Raymond McCreesh's full name?
Raymond Peter McCreesh
Raymond McCreesh nickname(s):
Réamann Mac Raoi, Ray McCreesh
Raymond McCreesh date of birth:
February 25, 1957
How old was Raymond McCreesh when died?
24
Where was Raymond McCreesh born?
St. Malachy's Park, Camlough, County Armagh
When did Raymond McCreesh die?
May 21, 1981
Where did Raymond McCreesh die?
H block of Maze prison (aka Long Kesh), County Down, Northern Ireland
Why did Raymond McCreesh die?
Hunger strike
What religion is Raymond McCreesh?
Roman Catholic
What is Raymond McCreesh's ethnicity?
White
What is Raymond McCreesh nationality?
Northern Irish
Where did Raymond McCreesh go to school?
St Colman's College in Newry.
What is Raymond McCreesh's occupation?
Activist
Who has Raymond McCreesh worked with?
Paddy Quinn (Irish republican)
Short Biography
Raymond McCreesh (Irish: Réamonn Mac Raois, 25 February 1957 – 21 May 1981) was a volunteer in the South Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). In 1976 he and two other IRA volunteers were captured while attempting to ambush a British Army observation post. McCreesh was one of ten Irish republicans who died on hunger strike in the Maze Prison.