Still on Kieran Nugent, the first Blanketman

I have already spoken of Kieran Nugent and the reason why he is called the first Blanketman.

I loved his courage.

Here there is another mural which represents Kieran.

Rockville street, Belfast 2015

I have also found in internet this interesting interview - from BBC - of Kieran explaining the reasons for his choice of wearing only a blanket and why he declared himself a political prisoner..."The British government have declared war in this country and there is a war going on in this country. We believe we are in there [prison] for political reasons".

The video is from 27th of October 1980.

PS: You may need to listen to the video more than once as Kieran's accent is not so easy! ;)

Kieran Nugent died on 4 May 2000 from a heart attack.