Michael Devine (other)
Michael or Mickey Devine may refer to: * Michael Devine (hunger striker) (1954–1981), INLA hunger striker who died in 1981 *Michael Devine (footballer) (born 1973), Irish footballer *Mickey Devine (baseball) William Patrick "Mickey" Devine (May 9, 1892 – October 1, 1937) was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between and . Listed at , 165 lb., Devine batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Al ...

Michael Devine (hunger Striker)
Michael James "Mickey" Devine ( ga, Mícheál Ó Daimhín; 26 May 1954 – 20 August 1981) was a Volunteer (Irish republican), volunteer in the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA). He was the last hunger striker to die in prison during the 1981 Irish hunger strike. Background Devine, also known as ''Red Mickey'' because of his red hair, was born into a family from the Springtown Camp, Derry, Northern Ireland. In 1960, when Devine was six years of age, the Devine family including his grandmother, sister Margaret and parents Patrick and Elizabeth, moved to the then newly built Creggan, Derry, Creggan estate to the north of Derry city centre. Devine was educated at Holy Child Primary School and St. Joseph's Secondary School, both in the Creggan. Political activities In July 1971, soldiers from the Royal Anglian Regiment fired into a crowd of approximately 70 people stoning them, fatally wounding two civilians, Dessie Beattie and Seamus Cusack. After this incident, Devin joined ...
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