Mairéad Farrell

Mairéad Farrell
Mairéad Farrell
Born3 March 1957
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died6 March 1988(1988-03-06) (aged 31)
Cause of deathInternal haemorrhaging caused by multiple bullet wounds
Resting placeMilltown Cemetery, Belfast, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Other namesMáiréad Ní Fhearghail / Ní Fhearail
RelativesMairéad Farrell (niece)

Mairéad Farrell (Irish: Máiréad Ní Fhearghail or Mairéad Ní Fhearail; 3 March 1957 – 6 March 1988) was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). She was shot and killed by the Special Air Service in Gibraltar during Operation Flavius.