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Mick Murray (other)
Mick Murray may refer to: * Mick Murray (Irish republican) (c. 1936–1999), Irish Republican Army bomber, best known for his role in the Birmingham pub bombings * Mick Murray (politician) (born 1949), member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly * Mick Murray (leader), leader of the Comanchero Motorcycle Club See also *Michael Murray (other) {{hndis, Murray, Mick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Murray (Irish Republican)
Michael Joseph Murray, also known as Squire Murray, was a Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteer, later named as an organiser of the Birmingham pub bombings, which killed 21 people on 21 November 1974. Personal life Murray was born in Donnycarney, County Dublin and was educated at Scoil Mhuire, Marino. He ran a pub in Kilbeggan and he joined the IRA in the early 1950s. He was a father of six. Republican activities Prior to coming to work in England, Murray had a short spell in prison in Dublin for selling Easter lilies when he was a teenager. This was illegal at the time in the Republic of Ireland as proceeds went to the IRA.Chris, Mullin, ''Error of Judgement'' 3rd Edition, Poolbeg Press, pp. 153-54. Murray worked in Birmingham as a labourer at a forgings and press factory, while living in Watt Road, Erdington. He was generally known in the community as "Big Mick". Murray's involvement in the 21 November 1974 bombing of the ''Mulberry Bush'' and the ''Tavern in the Tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |