In Sunshine or in Shadow by Donald McRae

Author:Donald McRae [McRae, Donald]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781471163128
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK

Inside the cemetery, Sands’ coffin was removed from the hearse. A trio of IRA gunmen fired three volleys of shots over the coffin. Gerry Adams took charge of the ceremony, while the funeral oration was delivered by Owen Carron, Sands’ election agent and the man who would replace him as the Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone.

‘They tried to compromise Bobby Sands,’ Carron said as his voice boomed through a megaphone. ‘They tried to compromise his supporters. But they failed. Around the world, Bobby Sands has humiliated the British government. In Bobby Sands’ death they have sown the seeds of their own destruction.

‘Bobby Sands has gone to join the ranks of Ireland’s patriotic dead. He will be remembered by freedom-loving people throughout the world as a freedom fighter and a political prisoner hungering for justice. I have no doubt that the name of Bobby Sands will mark a watershed in Irish history and will be a turning point in this struggle for Irish freedom.’

A young man had still died. There was no thought of historic milestones or political watersheds among the grieving Sands family at the graveside. Bobby’s seven-year-old son, Gerard, was among those who helped cover his coffin with sand.

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