Bernadette Sands McKevitt
Bernadette Sands McKevitt (born in November 1958[1]) is an Irish republican, and a founding member of the 32 County Sovereignty Movement.[2][3]
Early life
She lived in the mainly loyalist Rathcoole area of Newtownabbey before her family were forced out of their home, when they moved to republican West Belfast.[4] She is the younger sister of Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) hunger striker Bobby Sands.[5] She was unable to attend his funeral because she was on the run at the time.[citation needed]
Personal
Her husband, Michael McKevitt, was the Quartermaster General of the IRA and later a founding member of an anti-Good Friday Agreement splinter group commonly known as the Real Irish Republican Army.[5] Bernadette and McKevitt have three children.[6]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Village.IE.Interview with Bernadette Sands 1 February 1998, retrieved 1 October 2008
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  |
This Northern Ireland biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
