Bobby Sands was born in 1954 in Rathcoole, a loyalist community in North Belfast as the first child 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 qui ly 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 …showed first 75 words of 1428 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1428 total…struggle for freedom. All over the world, people watched this man die, standing by what he believes in until death. His death was a triumph. He brought many more yo g men to the cause and shed a light that the whole world could see on the situation in Northern Ireland. His courage should serve as a model for everyone. In essence Bobby Sands was a true freedom fighter, and in the end, he won.