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Mairead Corrigan on being awarded the #NobelPeacePrize (1976) In August 1976, the Northern Irish secretary Mairead Corrigans sister lost three children in a shooting incident in Belfast. She was promptly contacted by a witness, Betty Williams, and they agreed to found a peace organization to bring an end to the bitter conflict between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. Corrigan shared the Peace Prize with Betty Williams and is still one of the youngest Peace Prize Laureates, 32 years at the time of the award. bit.ly/1wSjxnW
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 16:02:50 +0000

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