The Burning of Long Kesh

The first in a series of articles looking back at the history of Long Kesh prison, currently undergoing demolition work. In this article, former POW Joe Doherty looks back at the 1974 burning of Long Kesh. The article was originally published in the November 1994 issue of Captive Voice/An Glor Gafa.

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