Download or read book Prisoner 1082: Escape from Crumlin Road Prison, Europe's Alcatraz written by Donal Donnelly and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2010-03-03 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On St Stephen's Day 1960 Dónal Donnelly made his dramatic escape from the prison known as 'Europe's Alcatraz'. Three years earlier, the teenage Dónal had been convicted of membership of the IRA in the first year of 'Operation Harvest'. He was sentenced to ten years. Here he reflects on why he came to be on top of a prison wall risking his life. This is the story of a man who overcame the hurdles of his early years to live a successful, happy life.