On 2 March 1977 , McCreesh and Quinn were sentenced to fourteen years in prison for the attempted murder of British soldiers , possession of a rifle and ammunition , and a further five years for IRA membership . The rifle that McCreesh had in his possession when captured was one of those used in the Kingsmill massacre on 5 January 1976 , when 10 Protestant civilians were shot dead . McCreesh was sent to the Maze Prison . He joined the blanket protest and took part in the 1981 Irish hunger strike . He died on 21 May , after 61 days on hunger strike
Kingsmill massacre
Kingsmill massacre
Raymond McCreesh