{"product_id":"50th-anniversary-blanket-protest-1976-1981-commemorative-jersey","title":"50th Anniversary Blanket Protest 1976–1981 Commemorative Jersey","description":"\u003ch1\u003e50th Anniversary Blanket Protest 1976–1981 Commemorative Jersey\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1976. The year the protest began. The year the uniform was refused.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark 50 years since the beginning of one of the most significant acts of resistance in the history of the North of Ireland with this \u003cstrong\u003elimited-edition Blanket Protest 1976–1981 commemorative jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned as a powerful political statement, this premium soccer\/GAA-style jersey commemorates the prisoners who refused to accept the criminalisation of their struggle and stood their ground inside the prisons of the North.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the design is a striking graphic representing the \u003cstrong\u003eblanketmen\u003c\/strong\u003e — the prisoners who rejected the prison uniform and instead wore only blankets in protest. On the chest, the words \u003cstrong\u003e“BLANKET PROTEST 1976–1981”\u003c\/strong\u003e mark the five-year struggle and its place in Irish history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross the shoulders are the defiant words of \u003cstrong\u003eCiaran Nugent\u003c\/strong\u003e, the first prisoner to refuse the prison uniform:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e“If they want me to wear a uniform they'll have to nail it to my back.”\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose words became an enduring expression of resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe front of the jersey also carries a line from \u003cstrong\u003eFrancie Brolly's “The H-Block Song”\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e“I'll wear no convicts uniform nor meekly serve my time.”\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, these words capture the spirit of the men who refused to submit — and the determination that ultimately carried the struggle from the Blanket Protest into the hunger strike of 1981.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e“76”\u003c\/strong\u003e on the back represents the year it all began.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis jersey also honours the prisoners who made that stand, including \u003cstrong\u003eCiaran Nugent\u003c\/strong\u003e, the first blanket protester, and \u003cstrong\u003eJames Connolly Brady of Derry\u003c\/strong\u003e, who was the first prisoner from Derry to join the protest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMore than a jersey. A statement.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not designed to be a quiet piece of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is designed to be \u003cstrong\u003eseen\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe green, white and orange colour scheme, powerful blanketman graphic, historic quotations and bold \u003cstrong\u003e76\u003c\/strong\u003e combine to create a jersey that carries a clear message of resistance, defiance and remembrance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e50 years on, the words still stand.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e50th Anniversary Blanket Protest 1976–1981 design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePremium polyester\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoccer\/GAA-style jersey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegular fit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eU-neck design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSizes \u003cstrong\u003eS–6XL\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen, white and orange colour scheme\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge blanketman graphic across the front\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e“BLANKET PROTEST 1976–1981”\u003c\/strong\u003e chest emblem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCiaran Nugent's historic words across the shoulders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e“76”\u003c\/strong\u003e commemorating the beginning of the protest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWear the history. 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