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Permission refused for Old IRA Funeral?

category waterford | history and heritage | other press author Saturday July 04, 2009 21:30author by Archangel Report this post to the editors

Son of Flying Column veteran refused permission to spread Father's ashes on Republican Plot



During the War of Independence, George Lennon was the leader of the West Waterford Flying Column, taking part in nearly twenty actions against Crown forces and later fighting in the Civil War from which he withdrew when it became obvious that it was destroying the country.

He emigrated to the USA in 1946 (due largely to his opposition to Catholic influence on Irish society) , where he became a decicated pacifist , protesting against the Vietnam War.

Lennon was a fighter in his youth and a man of peace in his last years.

Recently, his only son announced his wish to spread his father's ashes on the Old IRA plot in Kilrossanty. However, the Sinn Fein affiliated West Waterford Old IRA Association has refused permission for this and the Department of Defence has declined to allow any military presence at any such ceremony.

The situation has been complicated by Republican Sinn Fein's decision to name one of their branches for George Lennon, without the permission and against the wishes of his family.

It would be shameful for such a man to be forgotten in this manner.

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   so what now?     Diarmuid Breatnach    Tue Jul 07, 2009 04:03 
   Process     pat c    Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:57 
   Permission Refused for Old IRA funeral     Ivan Lennon    Tue Jul 07, 2009 20:54 
   Shame on us     Pheff    Tue Sep 01, 2009 20:25 
   Dail Debates     mahonvalley    Sun Jan 24, 2010 12:56 
   Suggestion     iamsam    Mon Jan 25, 2010 23:03 


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