http://ask.metafilter.com/106588/Gerard-Sands/ Comments on Ask MetaFilter post Gerard Sands Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:43:37 -0800 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:43:37 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/106588/Gerard-Sands What ever happened to Gerard Sands, the son of Bobby Sands the IRA Hunger Striker who died in the Maze? <br /><br /> What ever became of him. Did he just grow up and live a quiet life? <a href="http://larkspirit.com/hungerstrikes/funerals/sands_funeral11.jpg">He's pictured here at seven years of age at his Dad's funeral.</a><br> <br> Has anyone in Northern Ireland ever interviewed him, or written about him? Just curious as a person who reads a lot about the struggles. Google turns up nothing. post:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.106588 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:49:05 -0800 lottie Bobby Sands IRA hunger strikers http://ask.metafilter.com/106588/Gerard-Sands#1537877 Links four and five on the Google search <em>"bobby sands" son</em> suggest he is now a chef <a href="http://www.ardglassgolfclub.com">here</a>, though that site doesn't reference him. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.106588-1537877 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:43:37 -0800 gnomeloaf http://ask.metafilter.com/106588/Gerard-Sands#1537962 <a href="http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_happened_to_the_son_of_Bobby_Sands">Answered here</a>. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.106588-1537962 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:05:38 -0800 fire&wings http://ask.metafilter.com/106588/Gerard-Sands#1539050 I should also have asked: Do you think his anonymity is for safety reasons, or more personal just-how-it-is reasons? comment:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.106588-1539050 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:13:38 -0800 lottie