Mairéad Farrell (IRA activist)

Mairéad Farrell
Mairéad Farrell
Born3 August 1957
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died6 March 1988(1988-03-06) (aged 30)
Gibraltar
Cause of deathInternal haemorrhaging caused by multiple bullet wounds
Resting placeMilltown Cemetery, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Other namesMáiréad Ní Fhearghail / Ní Fhearail
RelativesMairéad Farrell (niece)

Mairéad Farrell (Irish: Máiréad Ní Fhearghail or Mairéad Ní Fhearail; 3 August 1957 – 6 March 1988) was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). She was shot and killed by the Special Air Service in Gibraltar during Operation Flavius.

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