1. Bobby Sands
... of John and Rosaleen Sands. He was followed by two sisters, Marcella and Burnadette, and a brother, Sean. The first years of Bobby's life were spent quietly at Abbots Cross in the Newtonabbey area of North Belfast. However, the anti-Catholic attitudes raised their heads and the Sands family was forced to move in 1962 to another predominately Protestant ghetto in Belfast. Growing up in these ... to a Catholic housing settlement in West Belfast. It was here that Bobby first heard about the IRA and joined up with it. Bobby's life changed dramatically; in October of 1972, Bobby was arrested...
- Word Count: 1062
- Approx Pages: 4
- Grade Level: High School
