Eric Guiney Aged 45, A Milkman for The Newlodge Area from the Protestant Rathcoole Estate had his milk float attacked at the junction of the New Lodge Road and the Antrim Road. His son Desmond aged 14 who was also in the milk float died of his injuries, his father died just 1 day after his son was buried.
14 year old Desmond Guiney was the first official victim related to the violence of the IRA (Irish Republican Army) Hunger Strikes at the Maze Prison (Long Kesh) just outside Lisburn after the IRA Hunger Striker Volunteer Bobby Sands MP died. The milk float he was in was attacked at the top of The New Lodge Road (The Newlodge) at its junction with the Antrim Road in North Belfast.
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25 окт 2024