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The Maze Prison escape (known to Irish republicans as the Great Escape) took place on 25 September 1983 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. HM Prison Maze (also known as Long Kesh) was a maximum security prison considered to be one of the most escape-proof prisons in Europe.
23 May - The Bushmills Distillery in County Antrim celebrates its 375th anniversary. 30 May - The inaugural meeting of the New Ireland Forum takes place at Dublin Castle . 10 June - Gerry Adams of Sinn Féin is elected the new Member of Parliament for West Belfast .
The voters of North Antrim weren't impressed by Nigel Farage. ... two radio interviews given by writer Malachi O'Doherty in which he said Kelly shot a prison officer during the Maze escape in 1983.
25 September: 38 IRA prisoners took part in the Maze Prison escape. A guard (James Ferris) died of a heart attack after being stabbed during the escape, and six others were injured when shot or stabbed. Half were recaptured in a short period of time, and several others were eventually recaptured. One escapee died while trying to swim to safety.
Two people have escaped injury during an arson attack on a property in Antrim, police have said. It is believed that flammable liquid was poured on the front door of a flat in Mallusk Gardens and ...
Crumlin Road Gaol interior view. Designed by Sir Charles Lanyon, the prison was built between 1843 and 1845 and cost £60,000.Built as a replacement for the County Gaol on Antrim Street in Carrickfergus, and known as the County Gaol for Antrim, it was constructed of black basalt rock on ten acres at the bottom of the Crumlin Road.
Later in 1425, pursued by a royal expedition, James fled to Antrim, Ireland, accompanied by the sons of his dead brother Walter, to escape the King's justice. Few details of his escape survive but it seems likely that he sought assistance from the Campbells of Lochawe, to whom he was closely linked by blood and marriage. [9]
a bomb exploded under the car of a member of the security forces in Glengormley, County Antrim, but there were no reported injuries. [311] the victim of an IRA punishment attack in Dungannon, County Tyrone, had to have one of his legs amputated. [306] an IRA unit launched a rocket at an RUC base in Donegall Pass [303] in south Belfast. [306]