Enquiries, Messages, Copyright
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The Trust regularly receives a large volume of letters, emails and supportive messages of solidarity, etc. In recent years there has been a big increase in enquiries from young students writing essays or theses which cover such themes as prison literature, the legacy of the Fermanagh/South Tyrone bye-elections and the electoral rise of Sinn Féin.
All queries are answered and most requests we facilitate as best we can.
We also receive requests from writers and publishers for permission to use extracts from the writings of Bobby Sands. All Bobby’s writings are copyrighted but the Trust encourages fair use, though permission is required to reproduce or use any of Bobby’s writings in a commercial context [for example, anthologies or professional drama productions]. Please contact the Secretary of the Trust for permissions: info@bobbysandstrust.com.
This site is pre-moderated and we cannot guarantee that all postings will be published online.
I live in Sweden and for me Bobby Sands is a hero. He was a very brave man and we should never forget what he and his friends did for Ireland. I think the way that he fought the English in Long Kesh sets an example for us all. He can be compared to people such figures as Nelson Mandela and Gandhi. He is a true and exceptional freedom fighter. To imagine the hardship that he went through for his country is heart-breaking. I think we owe it to him to remember him always.
Not only does his memory continue to support the struggle for a a united Ireland, he is also a figure to turn to for strength in any hardship. He just wouldn’t brake. Thank you Bobby.
i have so much admiration for bobby and all the volunteers and everyone that has played a part in the struggle. i am so proud to be a republican. i would like to get a phrase tattooed on me in irish i hav a few in mind but as i only know a smal bit of irish that i learnt in school im not too sure of th exact translation an would like it to be exactly right. if you could help me with these phrases i would much appreciate it.
“the spirit cannot be shackled although they chain our feet and hands”
“remember our hero bobby sands”
“remember the hunger strikers”
go raibh míle maith agat.
just thought i,d let you know that michael mallon died recently. Michael was the undertaker who can be seen at the front of bobby cortege .
I remember 1981 very well. I went to an Irish High School in Montreal Canada and I remember how we followed every little news that came out of Ireland. I remember the day Bobby Sands died. I will never forget it. It changed my life forever. I remember the death of Francis Hughes, and weeping out of sadness and frustration. I am from Canada but I will always be Irish. Irish to the core. I am republican and proud of it. I will fight in my own way to make sure people don’t forget the sacrifices made but by so few for so many.
Hello
Scottish songwriter David Heavenor has written a song about Bobby Sands on his album In Northern Towns Like These. ‘Bobby in the Wire’ http://www.davidheavenor.com. Not sure if you were aware of this one
Best
Lewis
Indeed, David Heavenor has written “Bobby on the Wire” but when I clicked on Buy and under the heading In Northern Towns Like These CD, this is what I found. It states, in part ” the songs range from a ballad about a revenge killing(Bad Man’s Pride) to a piece about Bobby Sands, the Irish Terrorist, who died from Hunger Strike In Longmarsh prison.”
I have tried to contact David Heavenor but he can only be contacted through “Outlook Express” which does not work for me.
I would like to know why he would use that language to describe
Bobby Sands dying on Hunger Strike in the Maze. Known to us as Long Kesh.
Could someone tell me what schools Bobby attended?
For a school project and most links are blocked
Thanks
Paul,Bobby attended Stella Maris primary and then Stella Maris Sec schools both in Rathcoole,he always was a member of the Star of the Sea youth club fwhere he played soccer .