Martin Hurson | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Máirtín Ó hUrsáin |
| Birth name | Edward Martin Hurson |
| Born | 13 September 1956 Cappagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 13 July 1981 (aged 24) HM Prison Maze, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Cause of death | Died after 46 days on hunger strike |
| Buried | Galbally, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
| Paramilitary | Provisional IRA |
| Rank | Volunteer |
| Unit | East Tyrone Brigade |
| Battles / wars | The Troubles |
Edward Martin Hurson (13 September 1956 – 13 July 1981) was an Irish Republican hunger striker and a Volunteer in the East Tyrone Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). He was the sixth to die during the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike.[1]