13 August 1998 Edition
Volunteers to be remembered
A commemoration to mark the 25th anniversary of the deaths of IRA volunteers, Gerard McGlynn and Seamus Harvey will be held this coming Sunday evening at the spot where both men were killed by a premature explosion.
The event will take place at the former customs site at the Castlefin road, not far from Castlederg and on the Donegal border with Tyrone.
Local Sinn Fein councillor Charlie McHugh called for ``all republicans in the area together with the friends of Gerard and Seamus'' to attend the commemoration.
Councillor McHugh said, ``August is a very poignant month for republicans in Tyrone, a month full of anniversaries. Indeed, the anniversary of Padraig O'Seanachan falls this very week as well. On Sunday evening at 7pm, the Tyrone National Graves Association and Sinn Fein in the Derg area, and from Donegal, would very much welcome a large attendance to remember these two men who died in 1973, these men who gave their lives for Irish freedom.''
Commemorations to mark the 25th anniversary of the deaths of IRA volunteers Dan McAnallen and Patrick Quinn will be held this coming weekend in both Eglish and Edendork. Both men were killed in Pomeroy in 1973.
A ceremony at the graveside of Dan McAnallen in Eglish will take place on Saturday evening (15 August) after 7.30 mass, while the Edendork ceremony at the republican plot where young Patsy Quinn was buried will take place on Sunday afternoon at 3.30pm.
Tyrone National Graves Chairperson, Brian Cauley, called on local people to attend both commemorations.
The event will take place at the former customs site at the Castlefin road, not far from Castlederg and on the Donegal border with Tyrone.
Local Sinn Fein councillor Charlie McHugh called for ``all republicans in the area together with the friends of Gerard and Seamus'' to attend the commemoration.
Councillor McHugh said, ``August is a very poignant month for republicans in Tyrone, a month full of anniversaries. Indeed, the anniversary of Padraig O'Seanachan falls this very week as well. On Sunday evening at 7pm, the Tyrone National Graves Association and Sinn Fein in the Derg area, and from Donegal, would very much welcome a large attendance to remember these two men who died in 1973, these men who gave their lives for Irish freedom.''
Commemorations to mark the 25th anniversary of the deaths of IRA volunteers Dan McAnallen and Patrick Quinn will be held this coming weekend in both Eglish and Edendork. Both men were killed in Pomeroy in 1973.
A ceremony at the graveside of Dan McAnallen in Eglish will take place on Saturday evening (15 August) after 7.30 mass, while the Edendork ceremony at the republican plot where young Patsy Quinn was buried will take place on Sunday afternoon at 3.30pm.
Tyrone National Graves Chairperson, Brian Cauley, called on local people to attend both commemorations.