Cage Eleven: Prison Writings from Long Kesh

By Gerry Adams

Book Overview

Gerry Adams' personal account of his time in Long Kesh prison, reflecting on his experiences as a civil rights activist and political prisoner during the 1970s.

Long before he became President of Sinn F in, Gerry Adams was a civil rights activist who took part in sit-ins, marches and protests in Northern Ireland. Along with hundreds of other men, Adams was interned on the Maidstone prison ship and in Long Kesh prison - without charge or trial - during the 1970s for his political activities. Women were interned also, in Armagh Women's Prison. Cage Eleven is his own account - sometimes passionate, often humorous - of life in Long Kesh. Written while Adams was a prisoner, the pieces were smuggled out for publication.

This updated edition includes a new introduction and sketches drawn in Cage Eleven by another prisoner at the time, Danny Devenny.

'Offers a unique insight into ... the experience of internment ... an unrivalled representation of the resilience and humour that were as much a part of the life of the political prisoner as the adherence to a set of political ideals.' Irish Herald

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788495543
• ISBN13: 9781788495547
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Brandon Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.7"