29 November 2007 Edition
Dick Humes commemoration
THE Dick Humes commemoration took place in Camolin, County Wexford, last Sunday. Organised by the fledgling Hume/Whitty Sinn Féin Cumann, proceedings were chaired by republican veteran Mick O’Leary.
Humes, a 27-year-old farm worker from Ballyduff, was a committed republican who rejected the 1921 Treaty. He died on 23 November 1923 in the hospital of Tintown Internment Camp from neglect and the effects of a hunger strike.
The main speaker of the day was Sinn Féin Councillor John Dwyer. He said he wanted to dispel the myth that the spirit of Dick Humes could be defeated by a poor election result.
“Our opponents can only succeed if we accept that they are right and that we and all those who have gone before us are wrong,” John said. “It is time for us to refocus on the task of delivering a republic worthy of men like Dick Humes. Part of that task involves focusing on a broad range of issues, including education, healthcare and infrastructure because the present government has failed County Wexford.”
Humes, a 27-year-old farm worker from Ballyduff, was a committed republican who rejected the 1921 Treaty. He died on 23 November 1923 in the hospital of Tintown Internment Camp from neglect and the effects of a hunger strike.
The main speaker of the day was Sinn Féin Councillor John Dwyer. He said he wanted to dispel the myth that the spirit of Dick Humes could be defeated by a poor election result.
“Our opponents can only succeed if we accept that they are right and that we and all those who have gone before us are wrong,” John said. “It is time for us to refocus on the task of delivering a republic worthy of men like Dick Humes. Part of that task involves focusing on a broad range of issues, including education, healthcare and infrastructure because the present government has failed County Wexford.”