BELUM.W2023.54.3 | Explore Our Collections

Description: Pat O’Hagan was struck by this plastic bullet when he was 15 years old. He retrieved it from the street afterwards and wrote his response to the incident on the bullet. The use of plastic bullets by members of the security forces resulted in the death of 14 people during the course of the Troubles.
Catalogue Number: BELUM.W2023.54.3

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