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University of Galway launches archive of Long Kesh internment journals

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University of Galway launches archive of Long Kesh internment journals

A new digital archive of prison journals created in Long Kesh internment camp has been made available by University of Galway.

Long Kesh - or HM Prison Maze - housed paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles from 1971 to 2000.

The Paddy McMenamin Collection features hand-made journals and a rare album of photographs from inside the prison during the 1970s.

It was smuggled out of Long Kesh over time, and includes articles, poems, and Irish language lessons.

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The archive can be viewed on the University of Galway Library repository online.

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