Civil rights campaigner Bernadette McAliskey says the State ‘hounded’ Dolours Price all her life

What the Price sisters endured through brutal abuse and Marian still, is beyond reproach. Any that know of their family history which lead the girls into a life of unbelievable Patriotic duty would admire them. Their resilience is astounding. Dolores was not well for a number of years due to the post traumatic effects from prison abuses.The Boston tapes credibility regarding statements would not be taken as evidence in a court of law due to Dolores mental health.It would do people better to read up on their lives before making judgement. Heres a factual part of their imprisonment ,that came from a prison officer who couldnt live with his conscience. He believed that by their physical treatment being force fed lead to unbelievable mouth ulcers and infections.When the feeding wasnt a success, the screws would take out their frustration by giving beatings ,sexual assaults .He believed Rape also was committed. They remained resilient to this very day.Dolores said and it wasnt denied that the procedure was as follows......Four male prison officers tie you into the chair so tightly with sheets you can't struggle. You clench your teeth to try to keep your mouth closed but they push a metal spring device around your jaw to prise it open. They force a wooden clamp with a hole in the middle into your mouth. Then, they insert a big rubber tube down that. They hold your head back. You can't move. They throw whatever they like into the food mixer – orange juice, soup, or cartons of cream if they want to beef up the calories. They take jugs of this gruel from the food mixer and pour it into a funnel attached to the tube. The force-feeding takes 15 minutes but it feels like forever. You're in control of nothing. You're terrified the food will go down the wrong way and you won't be able to let them know because you can't speak or move. You're frightened you'll choke to death .

cillowen, escaped irish slaves intermarried with escaped african slaves in the Caribbean. Their offspring maintained the Gaelic language in the Caribbean.

Did you know about Irish slavery? It seems that Irish slavery has escaped many texts, and therefore the entire education of many. Surprised to learn that there were Irish Slaves in the Caribbean? The reign of Elizabeth I, English privateers captured 300 African Negroes, sold them as slaves, and initiated the English slave trade. Few people know that the majority of Slaves in the Carribean, during the 17th Century, were actually Irish

Did Dolores participate in a bombing? Apparently so, yet she was later freed. There's no disputing she was a revolutionary patriot of some sort but the state would be negligent if they hadn't kept close watch on her after she was released. It's unfortunate her disclosures to researchers at Boston College led to her death.

Marian should be released from DETENTION is a far cry from his old one of END INTERNMENT. Says it all about his bogus sincerity.

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams TD commenting on the death today of Dolours Price said: “I want to express my profound sadness at the news of the death of Dolours Price. "I want to extend my sincere condolences to her family and especially to her two sons, Danny and Oscar, and her sister Marian. Marian should be released from detention.” "I have known Dolours for a very long time. She endured great hardship during her time in prison in the 1970s enduring a hunger strike which included force feeding for over 200 days. "In more recent years she has had many personal trials. "I am sure all of those who knew Dolours will be very sad at the news of her death. "Go ndeanfaidh Dia trocaire uirithi.”

It's terribly sad. A peaceful resolution is what stands between violence and progress. Hasn't it been a hard struggle to get that far in NI.